June Meeting Highlights

Method of Successive Approximation; how to determine D76 dilution.

8X10 Deardorf using a magnifying class as the lens.

Big, Red, and Shiney

This appears to be the definitive site for artist information in Boston. Check their links for other locations.

http://bigredandshiny.com

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