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.
Group show of six photographers. One part, "Home Studies" by Cella & Knoll, is pinhole photography with a twist:
"Process: We blacken the rooms with tarp and tape, then allow sketchy ambient light to seep through, illuminating the interior without losing the upside down exterior projection created by a single small hole, transforming the room into a giant camera obscura. We then photograph the rooms with a 4×5 for anywhere between four hours and a week."
The show runs Friday, 9 February – 9 March, 2007 at The University of Maine‘s Art Gallery, 5743 Lord Hall, Orono, ME, US. Weekday gallery hours are from 9am to 4pm.
Via Pinhole Visions
A show of Mr. E Cipher‘s work opens Wednesday February 7th, 2007, at Revival House, 42 High St., Westerly, RI, US. Judging by his work on Flickr and his Web site, mr-e-cipher.com, it should be nothing short of spectacular, squarely the you’ll-regret-it-if-you-miss-it territory. If you’re in the area, go!
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:
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
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
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
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
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
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
The title says it all. The show runs 2 Dec, 2006 – 30 Jan, 2007 at M+B Gallery, 612 North Almont Drive, Los Angeles, CA, US, Tue–Sat, 10am – 5pm.
You can also see some of the displayed work on the M+B Web site.
Here’s the gallery’s press release:
M+B gallery and AMMO Books are pleased to present GONZO, the debut exhibition of photography by famed American author Hunter S. Thompson. The exhibition coincides with the release of Thompson’s final book, of the same name, and chronicles his life through his own photographs and memorabilia.
GONZO began as a personal collaboration with Thompson prior to his untimely death, and has since come to completion with the support of his family and estate. The show will feature many never before seen photographs from Thompson’s personal archive, including shots from his early days as a foreign correspondent in Puerto Rico, living in Big Sur in the 1960s, time on the road with the Hell’s Angels, illuminating self-portraits, and many personal moments with friends and family throughout the years.
GONZO is a visual tour de force that will take you on an incredible journey through the life and times of the legendary writer Hunter S. Thompson. The iconoclastic American author developed his own style of writing that became known as "gonzo journalism"-a completely truthful, but not always factual, hands on method of reporting. With his numerous articles for Rolling Stone and other magazines, his acclaimed books including Hell’s Angels, The Rum Diary, Curse of Lono and the seminal Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Thompson influenced generations and established himself as an original and powerful voice in the political and literary world.
Immortalized on film by good friends Johnny Depp (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1998) and Bill Murray (Where the Buffalo Roam, 1980), Hunter became a cult hero to counter-culture youth, intellectuals and celebrities alike. Notoriously fond of firearms and hallucinogens, Thompson lived in his self-described "heavily fortified compound" in Woody Creek, Colorado. One of his most famous quotes summed up his anarchist and acerbic philosophy on life, "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me."
Thanks to Jonathan at Plaid Jello for the heads-up!
International Photography Hall of Fame Holiday Open House
Friday, December 8, 4–6 p.m.
The Galleries will be dressed up with new shows for the holidays.
The Gift Shop will feature holiday deals and discounts on memberships.
The IPHF Board of Directors and Staff will be on hand to share holiday cheer.
Mark your calendar and plan to join us, for an afternoon of food, fun and lots of photography!IPHF at the Omniplex
2100 N.E. 52nd St.
Oklahoma City, OK
US
Via Mark Zimmerman
Check out this show of Marie Renee‘s work at Solart Gallery Cafe, 2202 N. Main St., Santa Ana, CA, US.
Her work runs soup to nuts, digital to alt process. In addition to her Web site, you can see more on Flickr.
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.
Tom Persinger of f295 writes:
It’s an exciting weekend in Pittsburgh as The Daguerrian Society kicks off their symposium on Nov. 16! It’s the largest gathering of Daguerreotype collectors, practitioners and historians in the country, quite possibly the world. They have a full schedule on their website.
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Toy Polloy is that separation… Photographically speaking.
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Friday, November 17
THE ICEHOUSE
412 Cross Street, Lexington, Kentucky
Musiq provided by Parlour of Louisville, Kentucky (former members of Crain, The For Carnation, Weapons, Sapat, etc.)
&
Lexington, Kentucky’s Tight Leather (former members of RC ProAm & Mad Shadows)
As part of Downtown Lex’s Gallery Hop
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