Monday, April 22, 2013

| 15 | 05.13 |

Final Critques!

| 14 | 05.06 |

Final Critques!

| 13 | 04.29 |

WORK DAY - bring all of your questions and work on your final projects

| 12 | 04.22 |

HaloChrome demo -
  • NOTE: I think our demo did not work due to the fixer we use, we will do some tests to sort it out.  Some troubleshooting here
  • LOTS OF INFO here - also formulas and tips
Mural printing in the studio demo
  • Enlarger (color - Besler) on wheels 
  • will print negatives up to 4x5 in size up to 8' wide
  • wall mounted easel can use magnets to keep paper flat

| 11 | 04.15 |

One on one meetings about final projects schedule TBA

| 10 | 04.08 |

Mini crit - work together in class on technical issues

Monday, April 1, 2013

| 9 | 04.01 |

LIQUID LIGHT: Read over instructions here.
  • Use B&W negatives in an enlarger.
  • Digital negs for Liquid light should be the same as digital negatives for contact printing on silver gelatin paper. 
  • More info on Liquid Emulsions
  • The "new" Tintype process - info

FUJI TRANFERS: Read over info here.
  • Correct film to buy for the Vivitar Slide Printer and Konica Camera - Fuji FP100C
  • More info here about keeping your colors bright

FUJI EMULSION LIFT: Read over info here.

SLIDE FILMS still available.



Monday, March 25, 2013

| 8 | 03.25 |

MORE BETTER Palladium info:


  • If you are shooting B&W negs to print palladium prints increase your development time by 1/2 to 2 times
  • use good quality paper that can withstand soaking - if you are using fragile paper use the EDTA Clearing bath method in the Alt. Processes Christopher James book (in the cabinet)

MAKING DIGITAL NEGS INFO

  1. Make you image look good in color
  2. add a B&W adjustment layer
  3. Make your image look good in B&W
  4. Make a Curves adjustment layer and load this curve
  5. Invert
  6. Flip
  7. Print on the 2880 using glossy inks - treat as glossy paper - or try using the B&W driver

MAKING ORTHO-LITHO NEGS WITH MIDTONES developing info
  • - expose your film at ISO 3 or 6
  • - develop in a tray with 1part Rodinal to 200 parts water
  • - use water as Stop Bath
  • - use Fixer diluted for silver gelatin paper
  • - wash for 5 mins in first wash sink

Monday, March 11, 2013

| 7 | 03.11 |

Gum Printing Overview:

  • What is a Gum Print? link
  • Tony Gonzalez's curve for three color gum C-M-Y - link (see book for workflow)
  • Curve for 4 color gum (same as cyanotype - see book for workflow)


Gum over Cyanotype: link



Toning B&W Silver Gelatin Prints (see books/binder for recipes and more info)
Also read here

| 6 | 03.04 |

Midterm critiques!!! Bring all work to pin up in 604

| 5 | 02.25 |

No Class - Jen out of town - meetings scheduled  individually about midterm projects

| - | 02.18 |

No Class - holiday - founders day

Monday, February 11, 2013

| 4 | 02.11 |

mini crit - digital printing on non-paper or unusual paper surfaces

van dyke printing

making van dyke negatives

making digital negatives for silver gelatin printing

scanning on the Imacon (if there is time)

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02.18 - no class - holiday

02.25 - no class  - jen out of town.  will schedule individual meetings to discuss midterm project

03.04 - ! midterm critiques !

Monday, February 4, 2013

| 3 | 02.04 |

toning cyanotypes - mini crit

digital printing on fabric

digital printing on non paper surfaces 

reading “The Object Lost and Found” by Matthew Thompson

Scanning on the Imacon

Sunday, January 27, 2013

| 2 | 01.28 |


(if there is time)
  • constructing images in photoshop
  • high rez scanning

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

| 1 | 01.22 |


intro to the class

survey 

•  lensless negative production methods (no computers - yet)
  • objects on ortho-litho film or silver gelatin paper (photograms)
  • objects projected onto ortho-litho film (placed in the negative carrier)
  • pinhole cameras 
  • drawing/collaging on cellophane/acetate/glass 
  • using photocopier on acetate or thin paper

•  cyanotypes  
  • what is a cyanotype?
  • how to make cyanotypes - handout from class
  • for more in depth info consult the book in Photo Checkout titled "The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes"  by Christoper James