From: Andy Darlow (andy@andydarlow.com)
Date: 12/05/00-04:11:55 PM Z
Hi Dave:
One recommendation I would have is to hand out a 3 ring notebook to each
student and put in it about 20 pages of notes, reference info like the Alt
Photo List e-mail and where to buy Alt Photo supplies. Make sure that
there are pockets too. If you want it to look really professional, get
some economy view binders from Staples(About $1.50 ea. if you buy a bunch
and get their discounts-on techbargains.com) and put one of your pictures
and the course name into the cover sleeve.
I've been teaching for 3 years in New York City and this approach always
keeps me organized and my students have a reference they can rely on for
years. It can expand too with just a 3 ring punch!
All the best!
-Andy Darlow
At 09:47 PM 12/4/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Greetings fellow photographers,
>
>At a recent gathering of Big Horn Basin artists, my cyanotype, gum, and
>combination cyanotype/gum prints provoked considerable interest. An
>instructor from Northwest College asked if I would be willing to teach a
>weekend workshop to photography students there. I said yes, but I would
>have to research the logistics involved.
>
>I know there are some very talented educators on this list. If any of you
>can share some practical tips or suggestions to help me get started, it
>would be greatly appreciated. I'd like to keep material costs minimal and
>the equipment required simple.
>
>Most of the photo students at Northwest own or have access to 4X5 cameras,
>and can come to a workshop with suitable 4X5 negatives for printing. A UV
>vacuum contact frame is available, and the Wyoming sun is very reliable.
>I'm thinking of beginning with cyanotype, and then going into gum
>dichromate. I may include a brief introduction to pinhole photography as
>well. I believe that making enlarged negatives and the laborious
>gelatin/formaldehyde sizing of paper are too intensive and time consuming
>for this setting, and that shortcuts are needed around these steps. My
>basic approach would be to get students involved in (and excited about)
>actually making prints.
>
>Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
>Best regards,
>Dave Rose AKA Cactus Cowboy
>Powell, Wyoming
>photo@wir.net
>
>
>
>
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