[alt-photo] THE List

[Ken Sinclair]

Hi All...

I have been receiving the postings for a number of years... and feel  
I have
greatly benefited from the generosity and experience of the membership
over that period of time.

Being somewhat mostly retired after a 30+ year hiatus as a Technical/
Scientific/Biological photographer I am working my way through my BFA  
degree (only 3 more courses to go).

A few years ago I had to reconstruct my personal darkroom in my  
basement (after a move), since the Department would not and will  
still not allow me to prepare any of the 'chemistry' for preparing or  
processing non-silver prints... due, I believe, to the cost to the  
department for removal of what can be considered hazardous materials  
and the added hazard of the possibilty of inexperienced fellow  
students poking their 'fingers' into the various chemical containers  
out of curiosity.

I have 'hung' a number of prints (cyanotypes, VDBs, Salt prints etc.)  
for
Studio class critique and grading and have been met with 'blank  
stares' from fellow class mates.... some questions as the "how" but  
mostly because
of the "Why?" It has been obvious that students have never been  
exposed to the alternative photographic processes and their  
importance in the history of photography as we know it to-day.

Locally, IMHO, the craft required to 'support' the art has been  
superseded by the required allegory/metaphor /meaning behind the  
majority of images that
students are presenting. I am, however, after meeting the needs of  
clients for so many years, now presenting works that are for 'me'.

Ken




Quando omni flunkus moritati (R. Green)