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Photography
25
Sun May
26
Intro to Wet Plate Photography Workshop with Sam Dole
Presented by Penumbra Foundation
This workshop is a comprehensive
look at the collodion process and its
effective practice by the modern-day
photographer. The predominate mode
of photography from its invention in
the early 1850's to its fall from
prominence at the turn of the century,
the collodion process was a relatively
fast and inexpensive means of getting
a direct to positive photograph on
demand (thus the image was a mirror
image, reversed horizontally). Its
practitioners effectively make their
own film through the coating of a
glass sheet or metal plate with the
collodion substrate, sensitizing it in a
solution of silver nitrate and exposing
this plate in-camera while still wet,
hence its common moniker “wet plate”.
Thus, the collodion process represents
a highly sustainable form of emulsion-
based photographic expression in the
21st century as the future of silver
gelatin-based film risks fading into
obscurity with more and more
companies discontinuing their popular
emulsions on a routine basis. Students
will learn how to coat, sensitize,
expose, develop and varnish their own
plates over the course of the weekend,
gaining valuable hands-on experience
while learning the theory and
fundamentals necessary to apply the
process to their own work.
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Arts
28
Fri Jun
28
Our World Through The Viewfinder
Presented by Seniors Partnering with Artists Citywide
Photography exhibition at the SNAP
ISC of Eastern Queens: a group of
senior citizens turn their camera
lenses on themselves on themselves
and their lives.
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Arts
28
Fri Jun
28
Our World Through The Viewfinder
Presented by Seniors Partnering with Artists Citywide
Photography exhibition at the SNAP
ISC of Eastern Queens: a group of
senior citizens turn their camera
lenses on themselves on themselves
and their lives.
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Arts
29
Wet Plate Shooting Night
Presented by Penumbra Foundation
This four-hour program is for shooting
and troubleshooting the wet plate
collodion process in a community setting
alongside other students. This shooting
night is for experienced wet plate
practitioners who have taken a wet plate
workshop and would like more practice.
The maximum number of students at Wet
Plate Shooting Night is six, and students
should come prepared to work using the
buddy system (taking turns shooting
roughly every 20 minutes, and assisting
the other student shooter in your pair
during their shooting time). The purpose
of this program is to practice the skills
you have learned from previous wet plate
instruction, bounce ideas off of other wet
plate shooters, and expand your wet plate
and alternative process community.
Students can expect to leave with 4
varnished plates.*
We provide the cameras, chemicals, tin &
glass, and studio, you provide the
inspiration. Students should not bring
personal equipment- we will provide
everything you need to shoot. Still life
and portrait setups are possible. There
will be no instruction, but a wet plate
practitioner is available for questioning
and assistance. There will be three
cameras, which will be shared, and each
participant is allowed to invite only one
model for portrait sitting. Note:
maximum plate size is 4 x 5.
*Wet Plate Shooting Night is specifically
designed for students to practice skills
and develop an alternative process
community. If you are looking for an
opportunity to create a larger body of
work, or work independently, please
email us at info@capworkshops.org to
inquire about Wet Plate Studio Hours. Wet
Plate Studio Hours are for proficient
shooters only. A darkroom monitor will
be present, but there will be no
instruction. Private Tutorials may be
arranged if you would like instruction
tailored to your learning goals.
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Arts
8
Sun Jun
9
Salted Paper Photography Workshop with Dan Estabrook
Presented by Penumbra Foundation
This workshop draws from the very
beginnings of Photography on paper,
from the early experiments before 1839
to the “Photogenic Drawings” of William
Henry Fox Talbot, and the later
advancements in the process. The salted
paper print is the precursor to what is
considered modern traditional
photography. Paired with the calotype
paper negative, the salted paper process
was the first process to use negatives to
create multiple prints of the same image.
The only other photographic process
known at the time was the
Daguerreotype, which produced unique
images on metal that could not be
duplicated. We will dive right in, making
photograms on plain salted paper, then
work our way up into gelatin-sized and
toned prints, looking at the many
variations in formulae along the way. We
will also discuss how to create the ideal
negative capable of showing the beauty of
this wonderful technique.
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Arts
23
Photographs
Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art
This exhibit features prints and daguerreotypes from the early history of the medium, European and American avant-garde works and contemporary contributions from around the world.
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Arts, Museums
23
Photography and the American Civil War
Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art
More than two hundred of the finest and most poignant photographs of the American Civil War have been brought together for this landmark exhibition. Through examples drawn from the Metropolitan's holdings of this material, complemented by important loans from public and private collections, the exhibition will examine the evolving role of the camera during the nation's bloodiest war. The "War between the States" was the great test of the young Republic's commitment to its founding precepts; it was also a watershed in photographic history. The camera recorded from beginning to end the heartbreaking narrative of the epic four-year war (1861-1865) in which 750,000 lives were lost. This traveling exhibition will explore, through photography, the full pathos of the brutal conflict that, after 150 years, still looms large in the American public's imagination.
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Arts, Museums, Programs
23
Birds in the Art of Japan
Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art
Showcasing some 150 works in various media from medieval times to the present, the exhibition 'Birds in the Art of Japan' will explore how Japanese artists have depicted bird species of every variety--from monochromatic ravens, crows, and mynah birds to colorful peacocks, long-tailed cocks, and magpies. Highlights of the exhibition include such masterpieces as a pair of screens depicting a flock of mynah birds and four enormous paintings of birds of prey by Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889). Among the contemporary works in the exhibition will be graphically potent black-and-white photographs from the celebrated 'Solitude of Ravens' series by the late Fukase Masahisa (1934-2012). Displays of paintings will be juxtaposed with examples of modern and contemporary textiles, ceramics, lacquerware, and bamboo art. Drawn mostly from the Metropolitan's own collection, including important recent acquisitions, the exhibition also presents some 15 objects from private collections--several of these loans will be displayed publicly in this exhibition for the first time.
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Arts, Museums
23
At War with the Obvious: Photographs by William Eggleston
Presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art
The American photographer William Eggleston emerged in the early 1960s as a pioneer of modern color photography. Now, 50 years later, he is arguably its greatest exemplar. 'At War with the Obvious: Photographs by William Eggleston' presents the work of this idiosyncratic artist, whose influences are drawn from disparate if surprisingly complementary sources--from Walker Evans and Henri Cartier-Bresson in photography to Bach and late Baroque music. Many of Eggleston's most recognized photographs are lush studies of the social and physical landscape found in the Mississippi delta region that is his home. From this base, the artist explores the awesome and, at times, the raw visual poetics of the American vernacular.
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Arts, Museums
23
Akeley Gallery
Presented by American Museum of Natural History
This corridor linking the Akeley Hall of African Mammals with the Hall of African Peoples provides gallery space for special photographic exhibitions.
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Arts, Museums
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Defining Brooklyn Launch
City Limits celebrates the launch of its March 2011 issue: Defining Brooklyn.The 35th Anniversary Celebration
City Limits celebrates its 35th Anniversary at BMCC in Tribeca.Brooklyn Bureau Launch
The Brooklyn Bureau launch as part of Social Media Week 2012.Tackling Poverty
The Tackling Poverty Series at Galapagos Art Space in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn.Tackling Poverty (Manhattan)
City Limits & the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness
