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Vintage Plate Collodion for the Contemporary Photographer
| June 5th, 2010 9:00 AM through 5:00 PM | |||
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| Todd Vinson leads this intensive hands-on workshop to introduce students to the mid-19th century wet plate collodion photographic process - with a contemporary twist. Students will create images on glass (ambrotypes) and metal (tintypes) using both modern and vintage photographic equipment provided. In addition to learning how to prepare expose, develop, and varnish plates, students will also be shown how to make fine art digital prints from their collodion plates. This workshop will be filmed for Georgia Public Television, so you may appear on "the other side" of the camera during this workshop! | |||
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Rather than a thing of the past Todd Vinson views the wet plate collodiion process as a profoundly creative method for achieving artful contemporary images from landscapes to portraits. Whether you intend to do the process yourself oe simply wish to experince it first-hand, you'll find Todd's presentaion fascinating.
The wet plate collodion is a complex multi-step process that pre-dates film. It is technique-oriented and requires a photographer's inspection throughout each step of process. One of the key challenges is the plate must be poured, exposed and developed before the collodion dries. Finishing the plate requires varnishing and drying carefully over an open flame. The result is an original neagtive and unique positive "print" all in one. A well-prepared collodion image has archival qualities unrivaled in all of the photographic processes. Often images over 150 years old are found in "mint" condition. Vinson's appraoch uniquely converges the best of the old and new into a singlular workshop experience. Gordon Ray, Senior Producer for Atlanta Georgia Public Television will film Vinson's workshop at Sernebe. Filming will be discrete and will not in any way interfere with student's work - but it's possible you could be included in the video while participating in this workshop. No previous experience is required for this workshop - some understanding of large format cameras helpful but not necessary. see http://www.toddvinson.org/newartistinfopage.html
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