RE: Daguerreotypes

Marie,

You will find a Dag workshop offered by Photographer's Formulary. I think
this summer's session is already complete, however.
http://www.photoformulary.com/DesktopDefault.aspx

It is often taught by Jerry Spagnoli who was highly praised by a couple of
workshop participants I met. I don't have a url for him, sorry.

www.newdags.com may be worth checking out.

Good luck.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Marie Wohadlo [mailto:mwohadlo@press.uchicago.edu]
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 11:13 AM
To: Jon Danforth
Cc: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Subject: Re: Daguerreotypes

Great. I am serious about the dags. In my mind, there is NO rival to them.
I want to get to the photo print library study room at the Art Institute of
Chicago, (perhaps contact the Dag show's supporter(s)) and look into
exactly WHAT is so capativating. I suspect it is partly the lighting, their
sheer age and potential for a little mental time travel, and their virtual
lack of any resolution to speak of.

I have NO idea where to find a dag workshop -- maybe I can begin looking
soon.
Do you know if there is a process without mercury, or if it is just very
very carefully controlled.

Sorry, if this is answered in the links you sent me -- haven't gotten to
them yet, although I am aware of the Dag Society. I was a bit overwhelmed
by their website. It's frustrating because the process(es) seem part
folklore and part science, like try to track down, say, a 'true' history of
quilting.
Received on Fri Aug 20 12:37:35 2004