Melbourne Camera Club Darkroom Printermakers Exhibition 19th-20th August 2017

[Molli]

Rather late notice for this given that today is the second and last day, but the Melbourne Camera Club is holding their 17th annual Traditional Printmakers Exhibition today from 10am until 5pm at their club rooms located at:

254-256 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne (Click for Google Map)

From Melbourne Camera Club's Website Announcement:

Traditional Darkroom Printmakers Group Annual Exhibition
The Traditional Darkroom Printmakers Group of The Melbourne Camera Club will be holding its 17th Annual Exhibition on 19th and 20th of August 2017 in the club rooms. The exhibition is open to the public and camera club members.
All visitors are welcome.

The selected theme for this exhibition is CONVERGENCE.
This exhibition is exclusively darkroom prints, using traditional printmaking methods including silver gelatin processes and those from alternative print processes. The prints go beyond quality black and white images into historical processes such as gum bichromate, cyanotype and carbon printing. Viewers will be given an insight into the stunning detail that a true photographic print can render.

As an additional display, some photographers have chosen to compile prints in hand-crafted books, made using traditional bookbinding techniques. These photo albums will show what can be done to create a unique presentation of images, designed to turn individual photographs into a treasured keepsake.

The Melbourne Camera Club has a permanent darkroom with 6 enlargers and associated traditional printing equipment for its members. So if you are a passionate analogue (film) photographer and would like the use of a darkroom this is the photography club to belong to.

Date:
Repeats every day until Sun Aug 20 2017.
Saturday, August 19, 2017 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday, August 20, 2017 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
The Melbourne Camera Club ACN: 004 344 549
254-256 Ferrars Street South Melbourne

 

[Mick Fagan]

I visited yesterday, some quite interesting prints there.

Probably the most interesting and certainly from an unusual process point, were the two Chlorophyll prints on banana leafs. They were, by a rather convoluted process, printed onto the banana leaf after three days exposure in Melbourne winter sunlight. One has to lift a light flap to view these two prints; they are sensitive to light and therefore require minimal extra light as they are an unfixed light sensitive image.

Mick.

 

[Molli]

I was wanting to do that with my niece and nephew while visiting them recently and just never got around to it - no lack of sun up north! It would be great to see results that others have had with this process! I did take some old paper up to make lumen prints with them (and even took some fixer up in a little toiletry bottle!) but the kids are still in "taste everything and destroy" mode, so next year, perhaps

 

[munz6869]

I went to have a sticky beak on Saturday (I noticed Mick's name in the book!) and enjoyed the diversity of work. The banana leaves were great. I wish the 3D chicken photos were given a bit more prominence though! Good work to all concerned.

Marc!

 

[Mick Fagan]

3D chicken photos?

We were there early on Saturday morning, they were still setting up stuff. Where and what were they?

Mick.

 

[SMBooth]

There were with the books. I didn't see them until sunday myself and your right should of been explained

 

[Kevin Caulfield]

Oh bugger, I missed it again. Oh well, I was in Robin Hood's Bay using the 'blad...

 

[Mick Fagan]

Oh bugger, I missed it again. Oh well, I was in Robin Hood's Bay using the 'blad...

Robin Hood, Robin Hood, walking through the Bay
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, with his great big Blad
Feared by the digital, loved by the negative
He loads his Blad with any film and blows them all away.


Mick.

 

[SMBooth]

Don't give up the day job Mick....