Workshops & Classes

[ August 21, 2010; 10:00 am to 5:31 pm. ] An intensive hands on workshop where students learn the 19th century Tintype process. Get an overview of the specialized chemistry needed, samples of Tintype photographer’s work, projection in a darkroom vs. in-camera shooting techniques, and the fundamentals of coating, processing, and proper varnishing techniques to finish one-of-a-kind silvery plates. A variety of shooting and processing [...]

[ July 31, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. August 1, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] PINHOLE AND PLASTIC CAMERA WORKSHOP (Summer | Beginning)
Enjoy a weekend exploring the creative possibilities of pinhole and plastic camera photography. On day one, we’ll learn basic camera mathematics, principles, build cameras, and test exposures. On day two, we’ll meet offsite for a plastic camera & pinhole photo “walkabout”, then head back to RayKo to process [...]

[ July 10, 2010; 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. ] Limited to Seven Students

Visual Arts Center
777 NW Beach Street
Newport Oregon 97365

http://www.coastarts.org/home.cfm?dir_cat=96310

[ June 20, 2010 to June 25, 2010. ] Montana

Photography Seminar
Cost: $ 825.00
June 20-25, 2010 With David Vestal & Al Weber

Join Vestal and Weber for a week of traditional black and white photography for input from opposing and different points of view. Shoot, process, print, and discus your work in a casual and supporting atmosphere. Right down the middle of the road, with a [...]

[ May 10, 2010 to May 21, 2010. ] http://www.giotto.org/cimabue/bos/index.html

May 10-28, 2010
Instructor: Photographer Dianne Bos
After two years of successfull pinhole workshops at the International School in Montecastello de Vibio we are offering it once again this spring 2010 in Italy’s beautiful Umbria region. This workshop offers a chance to explore pinhole photography, in the same environment where Leonardo da Vinci once experimented with [...]

[ May 15, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. May 16, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] http://www.projectbasho.org/workshops/2010spring/pinhole-photography.html

Philadelphia

In exploring the primitive and mysterious qualities of pinhole photography, students will use a variety of materials to construct and then photograph with their own camera creations. A variety of Scott’s cameras, both handmade and commercially made will also be available for students to use during the workshop. We will primarily be using film and [...]

[ May 10, 2010 to May 14, 2010. ] http://raykophoto.com/?page_id=923

Monday May 10
Friday May 14
YOSEMITE VALLEY

Join us for this rare opportunity to make Tintype and Ambrotype photographs in spectacular Yosemite Valley! With the RayKo Traveling Darkroom in tow, we’ll travel spend five days exploring the grand splendor of the lakes, fields, valleys, and mountains that grace our state’s most beloved park. Cameras, materials and bonhomie [...]

[ April 24, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. April 25, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] http://www.projectbasho.org/workshops/2010spring/pinhole-family.html

Philadelphia

This workshop for the whole family will run in conjunction with Worldwide Pinhole Day. Because of its simplicity, pinhole photography is a great way to learn about how photography works. Moreover, the soft focus, distorted perspectives, and long exposure times grant unique artistic possibilities.

In this hands-on family workshop, students and their parents will learn the [...]

[ April 17, 2010 to April 18, 2010. ] Corona, California

Workshop Fee includes: tuition, material and equipment

In this two-day workshop, students will learn how to apply the wet plate collodion process in a contemporary setting. The class will feature two days of hands-on training in the making of ambrotypes (glass image), ferrotypes (tintypes), and glass plate negatives. With Will Dunniway serving as the guide, [...]

[ April 12, 2010; 7:00 pm; April 18, 2010; 2:00 pm; April 26, 2010; 7:00 pm; May 2, 2010; 2:00 pm; May 10, 2010; 7:00 pm; May 16, 2010; 2:00 pm; May 24, 2010; 7:00 pm; ] Venice Beach, CA

This class will introduce students to the use of the Holga, a very cheap toy camera embraced by students and artists alike for it’s nuttiness and unpredictability. But the best photographers know, and students in this class will learn, that great images live or die, ultimately, on the success of their photographic qualities, [...]

[ March 5, 2010; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. March 6, 2010; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] http://www.curiouscamera.org/workshop.html

Curious Camera Pinhole-Our pinhole workshop is a great opportunity to be creative using a unique photographic process. The workshop is open to everyone from beginner to experienced photographers.
Day and Times of Curious Camera Pinhole Workshop
Friday March 5, 2010 5:30pm – 8:30 pm
Saturday March 6, 2010 10:00am – 4:00 pm

Location of Workshop
Photographic Works
3550 E. Grant Road
Tucson, [...]

[ March 20, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. March 21, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Handmade Large Format Photography
Instructor: Tom Persinger

In this exciting two day workshop we’ll use the most readily available materials to create fully functional large format cameras (which use modern film holders) and lenses. We’ll use inexpensive lithography film and a special developer to make large negatives that have a full tonal range but cost a [...]