With Quinn Jacobson, author of The Contemporary Wet Plate Collodion Experience and moderator of the collodion.com Wet Plate Collodion Forum.
Tag: alt process
Wet plate collodion workshop with Kerik Kouklis, Philadelphia, US
Here’s a very interesting-looking workshop with Kerik Kouklis (I have it on good authority that his workshops are excellent):
Wet plate collodion, one of the earliest photographic processes, has been experiencing a resurgence of interest in recent years. This resurgence is primarily because of the beauty and uniqueness of the images created. In this workshop, you will learn how to create wet plate positive images (Tintype and Ambrotype) as well as wet plate negatives. Through a combination of discussions, shooting sessions and darkroom time, participants will learn how to incorporate this process in their own photography.
Cameras and wet plate holders ranging from 4×5 to 8×10 will be available for students to use. Students are also encouraged to bring your own view camera as well. This workshop is open to anyone with an interest in 19th century techniques.
The one-weekend workshop runs 9 am – 6 pm, May 5–6, 2007, at Project Basho, 1305 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA, US.
Check out the complete workshop schedule at ProjectBasho.org, including a two-weekend pinhole workshop with Scott McMahon for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.
"Digital Alternatives" digital/alt process workshop, NYC
This 10 week class at ICP in New York City, meets on Fridays from 10am to 1pm starting on February 2nd. It is called Digital Alternatives, but we will be going back and forth between the digital lab and the alternative lab, using all aspects of photography to create work. Paper negatives, digital negatives, historical techniques, transfers and decals so that we can combine photographic skills from the beginnings of photography up to the 21st century. Participants with basic Photoshop skills will learn how to optimize their files using various manipulation techniques. Demonstrations will address subjects from scanning and image editing to the production of the final enlarged digital negative.
The workshops run Fridays 10:00am – 1:00pm, 2 Feb – 6 April, 2007 at the International Center for Photography, New York, NY, US.
About Jill:
Jill Enfield, one of this country’s most experienced and respected handcoloring artists; is a fine art, editorial and commercial photographer. She has taught handcoloring and non-silver techniques at Parsons School of Design, The New School, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York University, Long Island University and the International Center of Photography in New York, as well as in workshops throughout the USA and Europe. Her work is in the collections of RJ Reynolds Co., Southeast Banking Corp., Museo de Arte Moderno de Mediellin in Colombia, The Boca Raton Museum of Art and Hotel Parisi in LaJolla.Jill’s book on non-silver techniques titled: Photo Imaging: A Complete Guide to Alternative Processes published by Watson-Guptill in November 2002, won the Golden Light Award for Best Technical Book of 2002 through the Maine Photographic Workshop and is already in its second printing.
Nikon has honored Jill by featuring her on their web-site as a "Legend Behind The Lens" photographer as well as in their Full-Line product guide and an upcoming issue of Nikon World. Jill has also appeared on The Today Show Weekend Edition, New York One and The CBS Saturday Morning Edition as a spokesperson for www.takegreatpictures.com on several occasions.
Thanks to Tom Persinger of f295 for the heads up!
Lecture lineup for f295 2007 lensless imaging symposium roundtable
f295 press release:
f295 is pleased to announce, as part of the 2007 Symposium on Lensless, Alternative and Adaptive Photographic Processes the list of speakers and topics for the lecture and round-table session to take place 27 April 2007. This event is being held in conjunction with The Center for the Arts in Society at Carnegie Mellon University as part of The Perspectives on the Arts in Society Series.
Date: 27 April 2007
Time: 9am – 5pm (1.5 hour break for lunch)
Place: McConomy Auditorium in the University Center at Carnegie Mellon UniversitySPEAKERS & TOPICS:
Tom Persinger – Introduction: ‘Simple’ Methods in a Complex World
Jo Babcock – Contemporary Pinhole Photography and it’s Place in Photographic History
Craig Barber – Photography and Memory
Barbara Ess – Reality, Representation and Lo-Fi Image-Making
Alan Greene – Steps Leading to ‘Primitive Photography’
Patricia Katchur – Back to Basics: The Renaissance in Alternative and Historic Photographic Processes
Terry King, FRPS – Retro-Invention: A Revolution in Gold and Blue
Mike Robinson – The Daguerreotype: Past, Present & PerfectMore information may be found on the symposium website:
http://www.f295.org/wordpress/?page_id=26All inquires may be directed to:
Tom Persinger
tp@f295.org
f295 Symposium workshop information
Tom Persinger writes:
If you’ve done all your holiday shopping and are thinking about something for yourself how about one of the many workshops being offered as part of the f295 Symposium on Lensless, Alternative and Adaptive Photographic Processes? The Symposium takes place in Pittsburgh, PA USA 26-29 April 2007.
The workshops that are currently available for registration are filling up quickly. If you’re interested in participating in one (or more) of them I urge you to contact the organization/person listed as the registration contact ASAP.
Complete Symposium information may be found online at www.f295.org/wordpress, but here’s the workshop info:
One Day Daguerreotype Workshop at the Daguerreian Society World Headquarters
Instructor: Mike Robinson
Learn the traditional mercury daguerreotype process in this one day workshop. Mike will first demonstrate the process, then each participant will have the opportunity to create their own daguerreotype. All cameras, equipment and materials will be provided. No prior experience is necessary.
This workshop is limited to 6 students. (ONLY 4 spots remaining!)
Location: The Daguerreian Society, 3043 West Liberty Avenue
Date:Saturday, 28 April 2007
Time: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Cost: $350 Workshop fee plus $50.00 material fee.
Registration: phone: (412) 343-5525 e-mail dagsocpgh@comcast.net
One Day Wet Plate Workshop with CFAAHP
Instructor: The Center for Alternative and Historic Processes
Learn the 19th Century Technique of Wet Plate Collodion in this one day workshop. We will discuss the differences between ambrotypes (glass positives), glass negatives and tintypes (positives on tin). Students will learn ‘hands on’ how to make a wet plate image using a reproduction camera and original brass lens. The history of the process will be covered as well as a brief description of the chemistry used.
All materials (cameras, chemicals and glass/tin) will be supplied. Limited to 10 students. (ONLY 8 spots remaing)
Location: TBA
Date:Saturday, 28 April 2007
Time: TBA
Cost: $250
Registration: patty@cfaahp.org, phone: (917) 406-5638 or check www.cfaahp.org for upcoming details
Gum Printing with Terry King (Gum Rex)
Instructor: Terry King, FRPS
Terry King’s approach gives control of colour and contrast in the gum process comparable to that obtained by the great workers at the time of the Photo Secession. Negatives can be on paper or film from digital or analogue originals. The process can work with both acrylics and watercolour. Rather than the very long exposures used by many people working in gum, exposures using Terry’s process can be as short as a few seconds.
Participants should plan to bring their own large negatives, but there will also be a selection of large negatives on hand for participants to experiment with. Each student will be given a manual to take home.
Location: Pittsburgh Filmmakers
Date: Saturday, 28 April 2007
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: $250
Registration: sueabe@pghfilmmakers.org or phone: 412-681-5449 ext. 216
Primitive Photography: Camera and Lens Making
Instructor: Alan Greene
Whether you’ve been considering exploring large-format photography and have been deterred by cost or are a long time large-format photographer looking for ways to expand your craft this workshop is for you! We’ll use optical surplus and materials commonly found in home improvement stores to build a functioning landscape lens and box camera that uses standard, commercially available, 8×10 film holders.
In addition to the steps of construction, basic principles regarding format size and optical image formation will also be discussed. Participants will leave the workshop knowing how to use the skills and knowledge they’ve acquired to arrive at similar camera and lens design configurations for use in other formats (4×5, 5×7, 11×14, 14×17, etc!).
Limited to 12 participants. Sign up early so you don’t miss this great opportunity!
Location: Society for Contemporary Craft
Date: Saturday, 28 April 2007
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Cost: $90 ($80 SCC members) + fee for materials (approx $40)
Registration: thestudio@contemporarycraft.org or phone (412) 261-7003 ext. 25
Pinhole Camera Workshop
Instructor: Tom Persinger
In this exciting, hands-on workshop participants will build their own large format pinhole camera, drill their own pinholes, expose images using paper negatives and develop them in the darkroom. This is an entry level workshop ideal for someone just getting started in lensless photography.
Location: The Mattress Factory
Date:28 April 2007
Time: 10am-4pm (includes lunch)
Cost: $35 ( $30 for MF members)
Registration: education@mattress.org or phone (412) 231- 3169 ext. 212, 213
The Cyanotype Rex
Instructor: Terry King, FRPS
Terry King will give people the opportunity to practice his cyanotype rex process. The method and the chemistry vary both from the standard approach and some new cyanotype processes. The process is fast enough to use in camera. According to the length of exposure, the strength of the toner and the time in the developer and toner, the process gives a wide range of colors and tones from negatives. of different densities.
Participants should plan to bring their own large negatives, but for those who do not have negatives there will be a selection to experiment with. Each student will be given a manual to take home.
More information about the Cyanotype Rex process is available on his website.
Location: Pittsburgh Filmmakers
Date: Sunday, 29 April 2007
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: $250
Registration: sueabe@pghfilmmakers.org or phone: 412-681-5449 ext. 216
Creative Photography With Kids: An Interview With Ann Texter
Photographer Annabelle Texter [also on Flickr] gave her daughter Grace a digital camera for her fourth birthday after she expressed interest in shooting with her mother. Now five, Grace shoots regularly with her mother and is beginning to work in alternative photographic processes like cyanotypes and Polaroid transfers. Annabelle was kind enough to explain to us how, exactly, it came to this.
Continue reading at Z Recommends!
Web site launched for f295 symposium on lensless, alternative, and adaptive process photography
Tom Persinger of f295, home of excellent pinhole and DIY & alt process photography fora, has been working his butt off organizing a Symposium on Lensless, Alternative and Adaptive Photographic Processes. It will run from 26–29 April, 2007, in Pittsburgh, PA, US, with specific workshop, seminar, and guided trip locations to be announced.
Persinger has set up a Web site for the symposium. He writes:
…It’s designed to distribute information about the symposium AND about things to do in/around Pittsburgh. It’s in the preliminary stages, but it has lots of links to restaurants (that i particulary like), hotels/places to stay, museums, galleries, shopping, walking tours, other activites (amusement parks, zoo, etc) and lots of stuff to keep you and your family busy for days and days.
With the birth of son #2 I haven’t been able to check into hotel rates. Please feel free to email or call the hotels directly to check on availability. I’ll do my best to get to this detail in the coming weeks.
I’ll be adding more agenda information, links to register for workshops, and bios for each speaker and topics they’ll be discussing in the coming days & weeks!
The link: www.f295.org/wordpress
Cheers!
Tom
The lineup already looks tasty indeed, a veritable bonanza for the low-fi photographer. This is going to be worth traveling for.
New Mike Ware alt process books: Gold in Photography and The Chrysotype Manual
From the AlternativePhotography.com newsletter:
For all those of you who wants to know the ins and outs of the chrysotype process, here are two invaluable books from Dr. Mike Ware. As usual, thoroughly researched, they offer the first published monographs detailing the use of pure gold in photographic imaging. Gold in Photography and The Chrysotype Manual are the culmination of years of meticulous and methodical experimentation by Dr. Mike Ware, the leading researcher in the fields of iron-based photographic printing and conservation. And, don’t miss the interview!
AltPhoto article: Pyro, Digital Negatives and Alternative Processes
Alex Tymków has just published an article on combining pyro film development with digital negs [1, 2] for alt process printing at AlternativePhotography.com. Check it out.
Group show: "Out of the Darkness: The Contemporary Revival of Early Photography"
This exhibition features the work of contemporary photographers who choose to have direct contact with the photographic process in its most basic chemical and alchemical form—instead of working with current digital technology, these photographers have chosen to revive archaic 19th century techniques.
Artists include Chuck Close, Sally Mann, Jerry Spangnoli, Christopher Bucklow and Abelardo Morell.
The show runs from Thursday, 26 October, 2006 – Thursday, 7 December, 2006 at the University of Central Florida Art Gallery, Orlando, FL, US. The gallery is open 9:00am–4:00pm, Monday through Friday.
More info at the gallery’s Web site.
Via Pinhole Visions