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Mark Stetler "Nature Without Glass" pinhole landscape show, NY, US

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Nature Without Glass is the first exhibition of fine art photography by Mark Stetler, a resident of Olive, New York and a successful commercial photographer in Manhattan. While his NYC career has focused on fashion and portraiture, this new body of personal work builds on his affinity with nature and combines it with his fascination with the pinhole camera to presents his own unique viewpoint.

Mark hikes into the woods or along the coast or in the mountains near his home and returns with images that reveal hidden places and give us a glimpse of a rare moment in time, not typically seen. The enigmatic color landscapes are shot "without glass", using a pinhole camera to capture those mysterious moments just before dawn or the obscured vision in stormy weather.

Mark Stetler moved to New York in 1994 to pursue his life long interest in photography and worked as an assistant to Richard Avedon, which further fueled his interest in the photography industry and in portraiture, in particular. Mark has achieved worldwide visibility through his recognition as a Mamiya Emerging Photographer and through publication of his images of September 11, shot from the rooftop of his apartment near the World Trade Center.

The show runs through February 12, 2007 at Galerie BMG, 12 Tannery Brook Road, Woodstock, NY, US. Gallery hours are Friday through Sunday, 11 am to 6 pm, or other times by appointment.

As I lived in Woodstock and the surrounding area for years, I’m excited to see his view of a landscape I know well.

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Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2007

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Tom Miller, coordinator of Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, writes:

Dear Fellow Pinhole Photographer,

The coordinators of the seventh Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day are busy preparing for this upcoming major global festival. It will be the traditional last Sunday in April; the next one will be April 29, 2007. Anyone, anywhere in the world, who makes a pinhole photograph on Pinhole Day, can scan the image and upload it to the pinholeday.org website where it will become part of this premier gallery of lenless photography.

Last year, 2267 participants from 60 countries contributed images to the WPPD 2006 Gallery. Over 100 events – workshops, exhibits, lectures, etc. – were held throughout the world. All of these events were coordinated by volunteers.

If you don’t have this celebration marked on your calendar please do it soon! Join the world in this joyous celebration of simple photography.

Watch the pinholeday.org website for more information.

HOW YOU CAN HELP…

  • We are looking for help with our publicity efforts in various countries and regions. These local or regional coordinators would be part of the team that our Publicity Coordinator, Stefano Piva, is assembling to spread the word about our sublime, yet joyously wacky, annual pinhole exhibit. Mostly this would be emails to publications, schools, galleries, etc, in your area. If you would like to help with this effort, please contact publicity@pinholeday.org.
  • If you’d like to organize an event, such as a workshop, lecture or a photo “shoot”, you can add it to the events calendar at pinholeday.org/events or contact events@pinholeday.org. An event can be a simple as a pinhole excursion with friends or interested photographers, or it can be a workshop or exhibit. Check the "Workshop Planning Guide" on the Pinhole Day Resource page for ideas.
  • If you are a teacher, your students can participate in WPPD as a group. To do this, enter your class’s participation as an event at pinholeday.org/events/addevent.php. Choose "classroom" as the type of event. Your class will be listed as a "group" in the gallery. When your class is selected from the group list, it will create a virtual exhibit of your students’ work.
  • If you are a graphic designer… we’re interested in suggestions for a new, or alternative, logos. Please submit your ideas to support@pinholeday.org.

We have two new members of the coordinating team. A welcome to Jason Schlauch, our new webmaster. He is taking the reigns from Gregg Kemp, who designed, built and maintained the website since the first celebration. Many thanks to Gregg for his dedication over the years. The website is the hub of Pinhole Day activity, and it is wonderful that Jason is organizing this critical area. A welcome to our new education coordiator, Chuck Flagg, taking over for long-time coordinator Rosanne Stutts. Chuck is a high-school art teacher who incorporates pinhole into his students’ activities and who has been active in the online pinhole community.

Another major holiday is in the works for April 29, 2007! We all look forward to your photograph in the 2007 gallery.

WPPD 2007 Coordinating Team

Tom Miller (Lead – USA)
Nick Dvoracek (Support – USA)
Chuck Flagg (Education – USA)
Tom Persinger (Events – USA)
Stefano Piva (Publicity – Italia)
Jason Schlauch (Webmaster – USA)
Wolfgang Thoma (Translations – Belgium)

DSLRs and pinholes made from film: a match made in heaven

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I posted the other day about Roger Cline‘s instructions for making perfect pinholes and zone plates using graphic arts film, which is totally sweet on its own. Repeatable and perfect pinholes? YES!

But wait! There’s more! I just realized that Cline’s method is a huge boon for people who shoot digital. It’s easy and cheap enough to make a pinhole body cap for a DSLR (or you can buy one from holgamods if you’re not the DIY sort), but there is a problem: digital sensors become charged and literally suck in dust like a magnet. Normally it’s a good idea to put some sort of clear filter behind the pinhole to prevent dusty build-up, but this is a cheaper, less complicated, and automatically fixes the problem. No hole to the outside, no dust! Nice!

"Photography Without a Lens: An Artisanal Approach" workshop, NJ, US

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Join us for this lively and engaging workshop in which we’ll investigate the artisanal qualities of lensless photography. Participants can expect to discuss the historical and contemporary uses of lensless photography, learn about different camera options and then design and construct a camera to achieve different types of images. Spend time using the camera(s) to make images and developing/printing those images in the darkroom. We’ll also enjoy discussions regarding the counterpoint these "primitive" techniques play in the world of contemporary photography, peer review of participants pinhole work, and how the longer exposures inherent to pinhole work affect both the images and the act of making them.

The workshop runs 8–10 September, 2007 at the Peters Valley Craft Center, 19 Kuhn Rd Layton, NJ, US. It will be run by Tom Persinger, who is an accomplished pinhole camera builder & photographer, runs the f295 Lensless Photography and Alternative and Adapted Process photography fora, is the organiser of the upcoming 2007 Symposium on Lensless, Alternative and Adaptive Photographic Processes, and has written numerous magazine articles on lensless imaging. In short: you’re in good hands!

Skill Levels: Beginner to Advanced
Tuition: $325
Lab Fee: $30

You can register online.

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Lecture lineup for f295 2007 lensless imaging symposium roundtable

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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 University

SPEAKERS & 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 & Perfect

More information may be found on the symposium website:
http://www.f295.org/wordpress/?page_id=26

All inquires may be directed to:
Tom Persinger
tp@f295.org

Ag issue 46 out with pinhole photography & article

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The current issue of Ag magazine features "an illustrated essay by Tom Persinger [of the f295 Pinhole & DIY Photography fora] on the aesthetics of lensless photography", including work by Hans Brinkman, Mary Donato, Chris Ellinger, Carl Radford, and myself.

Ag, "the international journal of photographic art & practice" is published quarterly in the UK and should be available in artsier-fartsier newsstands.

Pinhole workshop at Zoom In, London, UK

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The not-for-profit Zoom In Photography School are having a pinhole workshop at their location in Clapham. Their course prospectus begins:

The Pinhole Photography course is a fun way to learn and demystify the mechanics of your camera. Deliberately structured to help you understand your own camera better but also providing essential skills in those who wish to develop this old photographic technique in their photographic art work. You will cover everything from preparing your camera, constructing your camera using simple mathematical formula to taking meter readings and photographs and processing positive images from your negatives.

Continue reading at Zoom In

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Nancy Breslin (pinhole photographs) and Caryn Hetherston (jewelry) show, Elkton, MD, US

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Regional Reflections will feature pinhole photographs of amusement parks by Delaware artist Nancy Breslin, and jewelry by Pennsylvania artist Caryn Hetherston.

The show runs 22 January – 1 March, 2007 at Elkton Station Gallery, 107 Railroad Avenue (click for map), Elkton, MD, US. Hours are 8am – 8pm, Monday to Friday.

You can see more of Breslin’s work at her Web site, Flickr, and fotolog.