Cyanotype & Platinum/Palladium Workshops U.K

[Davec]

I will be starting my workshop programme from November 2007 and it will include separate workshops on Cyanotype and Platinum/Palladium printing. They will be held at my home in Cottenham (6 miles north of Cambridge).



The workshops will be one day either in the week or weekend, which ever is most convenient for the participants. I have deliberately kept the maximum class size down to 2 people as this will facilitate more personal tuition. Both workshops will include all materials such as transparency materials for creation of negatives, printing paper, chemicals, Printing Handbook with cd etc.. and lunch.

A workshop handbook is provided on the day and covers in detail the following themes, all of which will be addressed on the day.

1) Introduction: Platinum printing in the 21st Century
2) Introduction to Digital Negatives
3) Chemicals needed to create your first Platinum/Palladium Print
4) Health & Safety
5) Importance of Keeping Notes
6) Suitable Papers for Platinum/Palladium Printing
7) Methods of Contrast Control for Platinum/Palladium printing
8) Creating your first Platinum/Palladium print
8.1) Preparing and coating the paper
8.2) Exposing the coated sensitized paper to Ultraviolet light
8.3) Developing the print
8.4) Preparing the Clearing baths and Clearing the print
8.5) Drying the print
9 ) Calibrating your own system

Appendix #1 Article on Digital Negatives#2 Platinum data sheet#3 Chemicals Suppliers & Equipment Suppliers #4 Article on suitable Papers for Platinum/Palladium Prints


The workshop hand book also includes 2 cd’s

Workshop cd 1 includes :Platinum printing curves,Calibration images,Step wedges,Examples of platinum prints

Cd 2 includes : all edited images with correction curves made on the day


Below shows 2 Participants of the workshop viewing their final prints at the end of the day



Examples of prints produced on the workshop by participants have included the following


The Lone Tree,Mark Burley


Portwrinkle Beach,Mark Burley


Phil Dresser


Sea Alter,Mark Burley


Steps,Phil Dresser


Ridge,Phil Dresser

If you are interested and would like further information including the workshop program please email me at davidchow2002@hotmail.com

[philldresser]

Dave

Thanks for a great day yesterday. The workshop was great and as you know it was a first foray for me into the digi-neg arena. I can see great potential for it but will have to save up for a printer capable of the output required.

The Pt/Pd side was a bit more familiar as I do kallitypes but very interesting and a totally new avenue to tailor negs for

Thanks again

Cheers

Phill Dresser

[dwross]

Dave:

The prints from your workshop are absolutely gorgeous. I'd give a lot for there to be a little less distance (and water) between Cottenham and Oregon.

Best of luck on all your future workshops. Lucky participants!

d

[Davec]

Dave

Thanks for a great day yesterday. The workshop was great and as you know it was a first foray for me into the digi-neg arena. I can see great potential for it but will have to save up for a printer capable of the output required.

The Pt/Pd side was a bit more familiar as I do kallitypes but very interesting and a totally new avenue to tailor negs for

Thanks again

Cheers

Phill Dresser

Thanks Phil it was a real pleasure to be able to work with you and Mark, both of you seemed to take to it like a fish to water and produced some really stunning prints.

[Davec]

Dave:

The prints from your workshop are absolutely gorgeous. I'd give a lot for there to be a little less distance (and water) between Cottenham and Oregon.

Best of luck on all your future workshops. Lucky participants!

d

Thanks for your kind words and encouragement.

[Davec]

A few photos and scans from last sundays workshop, both participants had never tried any hand coated photographic processes and really learnt very quickly.

Mike pouring developer onto his first platinum/palladium print.


Stephen Samuels


Stephen Samuels


Mike Wilinson


Mike Wilinson

[Davec]

A few more prints from yesturdays workshop :

Andrew Keedle


Andrew Keedle


Paul Woods

[Davec]

I have a slot free for a platinum/palladium workshop on the 23rd March for those that are interested.

A few prints from yesturdays workshop :

Les Wilson


Les Wilson

[Davec]

Some more prints from recent a one day workshop.

[Davec]

Some more prints from a last weeks workshop

Farmers Hands, Malcolm Reed





Tunnel Vision,Malcolm Reed





Crow Flying,Amanda D'Arcy