From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 08/29/02-05:17:37 PM Z
Finally, if you could believe, a perfectly on-topic message. Many folks
have heard of John Coffer -- there was a brilliant article about him in
last P-F, now Aperture is catching up -- has just interviewed him. He has
a show at the South St Seaport Museum in NYC through October 11, and will
be giving a wetplate workshop there in September.
I have nothing to do with the event, was just asked to forward the
announcement..... Questions to contact e-mail below.
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Wet Plate Collodion Workshop at the South Street Seaport Museum, September
21 and 22nd.
This is a 2-day workshop designed to help the novice get started in
wet-plate photography as an active hobby or for professional artistic
purposes.
Each student will make his or her own ambrotype, ferrotype (tintype) and
glass plate negative. If students are thoroughly comfortable with the
ambrotype and tintype processes, on the second day albumen photographic
print-making will be demonstrated using negatives made at the workshop.
Emphasis will be on doing the wet-plate process with portable equipment in
the field. All equipment, chemicals and materials will be provided for the
workshop. Safety will be stressed when working with the chemistry.
However, if you are especially sensitive to chemicals, this is not the
workshop for you.
Equipment options and sources for chemicals and supplies will be thoroughly
presented and discussed. Each student will receive the 140 page, fully
illustrated workshop manual, łThe Doers Guide to Wet-Plate Photography˛ upon
receipt of a $145 deposit towards the tuition fee and confirmation of your
enrollment. Students are requested to read the manual thoroughly before
arriving at the workshop. The final payment of $305 must be paid prior to
the commencement of the class. (Total cost $450.)
Class will start at 9:00am, break for lunch, and will end at 5:00pm. Class
size will limited to 6 students only.
Instructor John Coffer has been doing wet-plate photography professionally
for twenty years. He has conducted workshops for over five years.
Wet-plate photography is a process developed in the 19th century, and
requires good hand eye coordination, much practice and commitment. Like
the marines only a few good men and women fill the ranks of the order of
collodion. Be all you can be in real photography
Contact;
info@theviewingroom.com.
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