Cyanotype, Vandyke, Palladium/Platinum Printing Classes at VisArts

Alternative photographic printing processes are being offered at VisArts Center in Rockville this summer:

Palladium/Platinum June 24 - July 14 (Monday evenings) by Erica Riccardeli
Van Dyke July 29 and 31 (Tuesday, Thursday evenings) by Carole Hollander

http://visartscenter.org/pdfs/ElectronicCatalog_Spring08.pdf

May Group Photo Shoot

We'll be shooting Henryton on the 17th. Meetup time and location still to be determined. Check your email for updates.

May Meeting Highlights

New members, new work (van dyke photograms and silver prints), a 4X5 camera built from an old Polaroid camera. Coming in June, plans for a two dollar shutter speed calculator using audacity freeware, a reciprocity crib sheet, and more information about pyro and semi-stand development.

Introduction to Large Format Demonstration June 1st

Photographer Barry Schmetter will be giving an informal workshop at Artomatic that gives the basics on using a view camera and the materials needed to get started. Artomatic is located at The Science Club, 1136 19th Street NW, Washington DC 20036. More information at http://www.artomatic.org

Collotype Exhibit at Project Basho Gallery and Lecture by James Hajicek

In conjunction the ongoing exhibition, "Time: Exhibition of Contemporary Collotype Prints," Project Basho is hosting an accompanying lecture on collotype by James Hajicek. The lecture which is open to public will be held on April 11th at 6:45 pm at Project Basho Gallery.

James Hajicek is a professor at The School of Art at Arizona State University. His area of interest is late 19th century photographic printing processes. He leads the 19th-century photo processes program, teaches classes in photogravure and collotype, and has extensively researched both collotype and woodburytype printing processes.

* Date&Time: April 11th, 6:45 pm

* Location: Project Basho Gallery

* 1305 Germantown Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19122

* Admission: $10 for General Public/$5 for Students

Gathering on May 1, 2008

Bring your work from April's shoots, other work, problems, concerns, successes.

We are beginning the preparations for an alternative process demonstration. We hope to have an exposure device at VisArts Center available for our use for the June meeting and will likely use the cyanotype process. Keep the color blue in mind as you shoot.

Shows and calls for entries have been added to the site. Send new additions to Carole as you learn of them.

Again bring your calendars to the May meeting for scheduling shoots during May. Following Kennilworth Aquatic Gardens and Congressional Cemetary think about 2 new locations for outdoor and possibly night shoots.

Gathering on March 20, 2008

The large format and alternative processes meeting will be held at VisArts Center in Rockville, MD at 7:30 on Thursday March 20.

Cameras and Processes:
At the last meeting we were collectively 4X5, 5X7, 6X7, and 6X9 film sizes. Processes included cyanotype, platinum, cremains/gum bichromate, silver gelatin, and digital prints.

• Bring your large format and alt process pieces or work in progress to share with the group along with questions, successes, failures, frustrations, etc.
• Books will be brought in about various 19^th century processes.
• Formulas and papers will be discussed for alternative processes.
• We will discuss potential photographers for workshops here as well as demos by group members. Information sheets about William A. Smith and Paula Chamlee (michaelandpaula.com) from Pennsylvania and Clyde Butcher (http://www.clydebutcher.com) from Florida will be distributed. Take a look at their sites. Please bring more suggestions and information about photographers you would like to see.

Two group shoots will be planned for April at the meeting; don’t forget your calendars. Details will be emailed if not finalized at the meeting. Shoots will not be posted on the website.

If you have not been to VisArts, please see directions link in the side bar on the left. Gibbs Street is new and not on many maps so please bring the directions with you. DO NOT PARK across Beale Avenue at Gibbs (2 blocks west of Rt 355/Rockville Pike). Garages are free after 7:00 pm.