January 5, 2012 - Carole Hollander demonstrates registration methods for multiple emulsion printing processes.

Gum bichromate prints with multiple layers of emulsion require a method of aligning the paper and negative. Registration of paper and negative is also used when combining hand-coated processes such as cyanotype and palladium, platinum over gum, etc. Costly pin and punch registration systems exist to ensure precision alignment. Other methods include crosshair marks and tape, matching thumbtack holes, and eyeballing on a light table.  Carole Hollander will demonstrate how to make and use a system that uses a simple 2-hole paper punch and quarter inch pins that is fast and unfailingly repeatable for both split back frames and vacuum frames. 


Carole Hollander is a Washington D.C. based photographer specializing in alternative and historic photographic processes.  She also works with Gum Bichromate, Anthotypes, Vandykes, and Cyanotype printing  processes. Her work can be seen at carolehollander.com

December 2011 Meeting

The December Gathering will not be held at the church. Contact Carole for further details.

Barry Schmetter Demonstrates Athenatype November 3, 2011

Photographer Barry Schmetter will demonstrate the Athenatype, a silver-based printing out process (POP) similar (but cheaper!) to the Ziatype.

Barry Schmetter is a Washington DC-based photographer specializing in alternative and historic photo processes including wet plate collodion, platinum/palladium, gum, and carbon printing.  His work is in both public and private collections. Barry regularly teaches alternative photography workshops.

 

Carole Hollander Demonstrating Cyanotype Process September 1, 2011

Ms Hollander will be performing a demonstration of the Cyanotype process at the next gathering on September 1, 2011. Follow this link for a tried formula of the hand coated emulsion:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanotype


Carole Hollander is a Washington D.C. based photographer specializing in alternative and historic photographic processes.  She also works with Anthotypes, Vandykes, and Gum Bichromate printing  processes. Her work can be seen at carolehollander.com

Boats Wait

Lake Needwood, Rockville, Maryland

D.B. Stovall in The Photo 2011 at ArtiSphere in Arlington, Virginia

PhotoGathering Photographer D.B. Stovall has again captured the juror's eye at Photo 11 with 4 photographs, which are now on exhibit at Artisphere 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia.

Erie, Pennsylvania

Knoxville, Tennessee

D. B. Stovall, a Washington, DC area native, bought his first camera at age 10 – a Rosko purchased for 88 cents at Murphy’s Five and Dime. Quickly moving on to various film cameras, Stovall explored various aspects of black and white photography, becoming adept at all kinds of darkroom work by the time he entered high school. Stovall was introduced to the view camera at the Rochester Institute of Technology in the early 1970s and eventually moved on to large format color transparency in a realism-based vision, which he still practices today. He has been in over 75 juried group and solo shows since 2008.

PHOTO 2011- Annual Juried Mid-Atlantic Photo Exhibition

1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia.

Monday-Friday:11 am-11 pm, Saturdays:11am-2am, Sundays: 11am-9pm

Bill Seelig Toning Demonstration August 2011

Award winning black and white photographer and author Bill Seelig will be demonstrating toning at the August 4th gathering. Instructions will be emailed to group members and available as handouts at the meeting. Attendees are welcome to bring their own examples of toning.

Bill Seelig is a native of Rockville, Maryland. He attended Churchill
high school, earned his BS degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1971 and
an MS in Ocean Engineering from Texas A and M in 1972. Bill has been shooting black and white film since the 1960's. He utilizes a very wide range of fixed focal length lenses with his 35mm and 4X5 cameras. He often incorporates projections, mirrors, alternative reflective surfaces, and distortions in his compositions. Bill has been awarded the grand prize at Virginia Tech Photography Contest, the Kodak International Snapshot Award (twice), The Bodine Photo Award, Print OF The Year Award from the NBCC, and many others.

Joshua and Lily Dunn, Macro Lenses and Macro Photography

Photographer Joshua Dunn will be giving a presentation on macro lenses and photography. There will be hand-outs.

Joshua Dunn's passion for photography began with his father's Pentax Spotmatic when he was 12 years old. His work ranges from found pictorials and landscapes to architecture, portraits, and macro images. After working as a technician for Mercedes-Benz Joshua joined the United States Army to include multiple tours overseas. He currently works as a Geospatial Analyst for Boeing Inc.

Joshua's assistant, artist Lily Dunn, is an honors student at Westland Middle School.

The reference Joshua recomends is The Manual of Close Up Photography by Lester Lefkowitz.