The Black & White Group welcomes back Mike Wilde on Saturday May 5th from 10am - 3pm for a hands-on cyanotype workshop.
Cyanotype is an alternative photographic process originally discovered by Sir John Herschel in 1842. This historic process produces "Prussian Blue" toned prints from negatives in contact with the hand-coated emulsion. Mike Wilde has been producing cyanotypes and many other traditional and alternative process prints for many years and will bring not only his breadth of knowledge, experience and willingness to share, but also equipment to support successful production of these prints. If you have 4x5 or larger negatives, they will produce beautiful prints. If you don't, Martin Renters will be on-hand with his spectrometer to help with a digital negative conversion process that he has been working on to convert digital files into negatives for contact printing that he presented in February. The only thing we are missing at this point is a printer that can print pigment based inks such as an Epson 3880. If you have one that you would be willing to lend (we will replace ink used!) we would greatly appreciate it. The workshop will be limited on space. This is a very rare occurrence and three spots are already reserved. Please email in advance to reserve your space. Any member is welcome to attend, no previous experience is required.

"People, Planet, and Protected Places: A Visual Storytelling Workshop"

Starting at 9am in the Studio Room of the AGB.

Please follow this link or the photo weekend side buttom for more details and to purchase tickets: http://latowseminar.com/neil-ever-osborne-workshop-october-20th/

To learn more about Neil Ever Osborne, please visit his site http://neileverosborne.com

Visual storytelling uses a series of photos to share a narrative—about a place, a character, or a cause—that people can connect to in a way that gets them to act. Throughout this workshop with Neil Ever Osborne, you will be introduced to the ingredients of effective visual storytelling. Using case studies from his work with international magazines and environmental organizations that explore the intricate link between people and planet, this workshop will demonstrate the use of visual storytelling to create conversations that matter. Whether you’re an entry-level photographer or avid Instagrammer, a committed enthusiast or a professional communicator, this visual storytelling workshop experience is designed to help you tell more effective stories with your images.

A sub-adult Grizzly Bear, Ursus arctos, in Canada’s first and only grizzly sanctuary, the Khutzeymateen Provincial Park or K’tzim-a-deen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, a haven for the iconic wild animal in Northern British Columbia, Canada.

While returning to the sea after nesting a Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas, rests on a plastic bottle in Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.

At the AGB in the darkroom.
*Details to be confirmed*
The first Black & White group session of the year is a hands-on workshop that will introduce new participants to the process of developing analogue film in a traditional wet darkroom. Attendees will be introduced to safe practices in the darkroom, film developing chemistry and equipment, and the process of developing film.
Advanced sign-up is required, as there is limited space for this workshop.