Re: F295 Symposium Question
Bruce, it seems to me that hearing Keith Taylor describe his working
methods for tricolor gum would surely be worth the registration fee
in itself. I'm also curious what form Jill Enfield's "artistic
approach" to digital negatives would take. The listing of speakers
and workshops sounds interesting and balanced. I'm glad someone
chimed in who was there last year, since I don't have any direct
experience to share, but I'm impressed with the lineup and the
connection with Carnegie-Mellon.
kt
On Nov 19, 2007, at 2:21 PM, Mary Donato wrote:
Hi Bruce and everyone,
I'm a relatively new lurker on this forum, but I've been active on
the f295 list for quite a while. I attended the symposium in
Pittsburgh last year, and had a great time. I'm not sure I can
provide more information than is already available at www.f295.org,
but the diversity of attendees made for an interesting mix. Tom
Persinger (f295 forum founder and site manager) pretty much
singlehandedly arranged all aspects of the symposium, workshops,
and speakers (an excellent mix, IMHO) for the "sit-down" part of
the symposium held at Carnegie Mellon University. At the end of the
first afternoon there was a spontaneous image-sharing "event" that
was really fun. People had brought all kinds of images to "show and
tell" and everyone gathered on the stage and laid their stuff out
for all to see. Lots of alternative process prints there! Next year
that spontaneous happening will be a scheduled event, because it
was such a hit the first time. I participated in the Cyanotype Rex
workshop, and I thought the locations and facilities of the
workshops were fantastic (in that case, Pittsburgh Filmmakers
provided space and will again next year). The last day of the
symposium was Worldwide Pinhole Day, and a group of people met to
walk around the South Side and shoot pinhole cameras. As a
displaced Easterner, I enjoyed visiting Pittsburgh. It's a very
cool city with loads of arts stuff happening, and a vibrant
downtown and eclectic South Side. It was sure fun the first time
and I'm planning to attend next year (I hope). It's not just about
lensless photography, it's about many other "Alternative and
Adaptive Photographic Processes" too. I encourage you to check it out!
Cheers,
Mary in Boise, ID
(gneissgirl on f295)
Alt List members
Does anyone have any details or additional information regarding
the f295 Symposium scheduled for May 29 - 1 June 2008 in
Pittsburgh? Did anyone attend the 2007 symposium and, if so, is it
a worthwhile symposium?
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