Monday, October 5, 2015

| 5 | 10.05 |

Developing film with different types of developers

Sign up for individual meetings about mid-term projects

Monday, September 28, 2015

| 4 | 09.28 |

Van Dyke demo (see ANALOG TECH LINKS for more info)
Making Digital Negatives for Van Dyke

download of demo image here


In class shoot using Large Format cameras

Szbad 5x7
Takahara Field 8x10 
Toyo Studio 8x10

Monday, September 21, 2015

| 3 | 09.21 |

Gum Printing (ANALOG: TECH LINKS FOR VARIOUS ALT. PROCESSES)

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/hi_steichenedward.htm
http://stevenclarkson.tumblr.com/
http://www.matthewbrandt.com/works/
http://vargasmuseum.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/nostalgia-by-marc-san-valentin/

Interesting  experiments here with toned cyanotypes and Gum:
http://dawnheumannphoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/gum-bichromate-printing.html

Tony Gonzalez 3 color method with digital negatives:
http://tonygonzalezartist.tumblr.com/post/16491648522/gum-bichromate-workflow-2012-c

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Sizing - see  (ANALOG: TECH LINKS FOR VARIOUS ALT. PROCESSES)

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Digital printing on non paper surfaces:

http://quinncreative.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/tutorial-using-golden-digital-grounds-1/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA4BJ95LaWM

also look at ANALOG: TECH LINKS FOR VARIOUS ALT. PROCESSES

Monday, September 14, 2015

| 2 | 09.14 |

VIDEO: Bit Depth 101
Hue TestHow well do you see color? 

FILE: Converting color to B&W
HANDOUT: Converting color to B&W in Photoshop
HANDOUT: Cyanotype Negatives
LINK: Cyanotype curve
LINK: Cyanotype toning recipies

ALSO: http://fall2013altpro.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

Sunday, August 30, 2015

| 1 | 08.31 |

• intro to the class

• survey 

•  lensless negative production methods 
  • objects on ortho-litho film or silver gelatin paper (photograms)
  • drawing/collaging on cellophane/acetate/glass 
  • using photocopier on acetate or thin paper

•  cyanotypes  
  • what is a cyanotype -wikipedia

  • how to make cyanotypes - handout from class
  • more in depth info:
    • Consult the book in Photo Checkout titled "The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes"  by Christoper James
    • Getty.edu pdf - lots of tech info
    • Brooklyn Library article
    • Slideshow

• introduction to making digital negatives
     • see PAGES - Digital Negatives for more information