Northern California Workshop / Gettogether

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The Northern Redwoods. One of the truly great West Coast locations.

October 20 - 24 with additional time on weekends.

We will stay in the Arcata area. There will be great opportunity to shoot
in a variety of settings, forest, beach, trees, rocks, elk, portraiture, etc.
We will have evening and weekend access to darkroom facilities
and there will be a special 2 hour presentation on carbon printing.
This will be in addition to discussing topics such as content as it relates
to composition. Other topics: Survival in the Economic Downturn, Self Promotion, making contacts in New International Markets, as well as basic info on processing, printing, presenting etc.

Fee: basic donation of $85 is highly encouraged (to cover planning, handouts etc...).
To secure a place in this workshop please send $25 via Paypal
to printsales@volquartz.com.
Our Fall workshop usually fills fast! This year 20 people MAXIMUM!

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[Jim Fitzgerald]

Per, count me in! Thanks


Jim

[Vaughn]

Just to clarify the darkroom access...I am offering the university's darkroom for film development and for loading film (for those with large format holders to load). We must make sure that we are not impacting our university students' need of the darkroom. So in that regard, please do not plan on making contact sheets or prints. That said, Friday and Saturday nights, and Saturday and Sunday mornings are typically slow times in the darkroom, and some limited printing might be possible.

I am looking forward to demonstrating the carbon printing process, and sharing my experiences with the process. If you have not had the opportunity to see a carbon print in the flesh, this will be a chance to do so.

Typically, mid to late October's weather is very good. It is an excellent (and my favorite) time to photograph in the Redwoods. To Per's list of photographing possibilities, I will include a wide selection of Victorian-style architecture and old barns...for those who enjoy such subjects.

Vaughn

[Tori8x10]

This sounds like something I would like to do. Could you send me a little more information? Thanks!

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Tori, I don't want to speak for Per, but we usually find a central location in an area to set up a base camp. Some people will camp and others will do the motel thing. We generally team up with others and go out and shoot at different locations. At the end of the day we all meet at a designated spot to discuss the day's events and decide where to go and who to shoot with the next day. Many different formats and experience levels.

There is a print review and discussion day and this year we will have access to the Humboldt State University darkroom to change film holders. Vaughn is also giving a demonstration of the carbon printing process. I don't know what other things Per has in mind this year and I hope he will chime in.

It is great fun and if you go once you will be hooked and will make it an annual event. I think this will be my third or fourth time. You are certain to meet some great people and talented artists. Hope you can make it.

Jim

[per volquartz]

Most photo workshops teach you technical / how-to information.



While this workshop will cover film processing (Pyro - all film sizes) as well as stand development (Agfa Rodinal - 35mm - and roll film primarily) for max acutance it will concentrate on what is really the essence of creative photography: content and the revealing of ideas using the photographic medium.

In the past we have spent most of the time shooting - and some may indeed do so again. However, I am putting together a more structured approach that will address creative issues in photography. It is my feeling that concentrating on this subject matter is the only way to improve one's way of seeing and subsequent production of the final presentation. This final form may be as fine prints - in color or black and white - or it may take on another form (that is determined by the artist).

I feel that we have seen too many images of just rocks, trees and old barns, often beautifully presented but without thoughts or emotional content. It is time to address photography as a fine art medium and therefore concentrate on content and the revelation of ideas within the content.

It is my hope to make this gathering a watershed in each individual photographer's way of working.

Finally, I need to mention that starting in the fall of 2009 all my workshops (except the yearly free event in Joshua Tree) will require a written application in order to participate in each workshop. I need to concentrate on bringing the very best out of people - in small groups - and therefore a limitation process will be needed.

So, this is the last year for the "regular" workshop / gettogether. It will most likely be a lot of fun and full of information.



At the moment I am trying to find good deals on motels in the area as well as suitable campgrounds.

More info to come...



Per Volquartz

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If you are interested be sure to email me right away. This workshop will most likely fill up fast!

printsales@volquartz.com

Please write OCTOBER WORKSHOP in all caps in email header.

[Sirius Glass]

I will be there. I sent in my deposit and I have a motel reservation.

Steve

[per volquartz]

Homework!


Yes, Homework!

Please bring 3 or more mounted, matted, and signed prints with you for our print discussions.
Also, please place name, description, type of film, type of paper info on the back of the matted print.
The prints can be silver gelatin prints, digital prints, platinum / palladium or other alternate processed prints.
Or the prints can be contacted onto hard Baltic Granite if thats your sort of thing! (no matting needed for that kind of print though!)

The goal is to make your work look as great as possible!

If you like you can bring additional unmounted prints for discussions.


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We are 11 people so far. Please let me know right away if you want to participate for sure!


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Email from Vaughn:

Hello,

I received an email from Jim Fitzgerald stating that you are considering a
workshop in my area (Humboldt County, CA) in the Fall, 2008. I believe it
is a free workshop.

I am the technician in charge of the teaching darkroom of the Art Department
at Humboldt State University in Arcata. I would like to offer our darkroom
for negative development and/or film loading in the evenings (weekdays) or
anytime on weekends to the participants and yourself. Our classroom would
also be available during the same times for looking at work.

If the participants are interested, I am also willing to give a 2-hour
demonstration of carbon printing (basically, going through all the steps of
the process, from tissue making to developing the print)...or if that is too
long, just show some carbon prints and give a brief overview of the process.

All of the above I would offer the participants at no charge.

I understand that you are also considering other possible locations for the
workshop, so if you do not come up this way, keep my pffer in mind for some
other year.

Yours,

Vaughn Hutchins

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[Vaughn]

I am looking forward to meeting all those in the workshop.

If you have specific questions I can answer as a local (about the darkroom or just the general area), please feel free to ask here or by email.

vgh7001 "at" humboldt.edu

Vaughn

Climate is something one has, weather is what one gets...

[per volquartz]

If interested you must email me ASAP.

Per Volquartz




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