NE OH Gathering: May 11-13, 2012

[ic-racer]

That is an interesting and generous thought Lee. However I know from personal experience that there are people within the 20 who attended that are struggling with how to use their equipment and processes. I was thinking that within our group we have people who have tried alternate processes and different styles of cameras. Dorothy and Dale have worked with Lith, but I fear for what the lith waste may do to the well water Dolly and I drink. So I ask again what demos can we incorporate that would be of interest?

Several of us are attending Photostock at the end of June. Perhaps there will be some ideas there. Then of course we have to find someone willing to come to one of our events who can do that.

John

I would not mind re-visiting the idea of a Lith demo. The only unique thing in my lith process is the developer and paper. The stop, fix and wash are any usual chemistry and there is no toner. In fact I pour all my chemistry back into bottles between printing sessions anyway and can easily collect the spent developer. The developer does have a strong odor. Smells like the air that comes out of an old tire.

If we did do the demo, I have a box of 5x7 Resin Coated lith paper to use. The RC develops faster (4 min instead of 12 min) so it makes for a better demonstration. The following are done on the RC paper, you can see its not to shabby. No toner, that is the color they come out with standard processing.

 

[djkloss]

Thank you for all the positive comments. Dolly and I are so happy you enjoyed the event. We certainly did enjoy it and you. We would like to have another event end of July or early August. What can we do to make the next event better? Is there anything we are doing that needs improvement or elimination? Does anyone have some thing or process they would be willing to demonstrate? Does someone want a demonstration of something? Perhaps someone else could help put it on.

Please bring prints of our trip to the Fry’s farm. When you are printing, please make an extra copy for Jim Fry. I know it is a little extra trouble, but he has really made an interesting place and this is a small fee to pay if you are already making a print. I just gave him 43 prints of mine from the last six months. He is hoping to have an exhibition at some point and is very grateful for prints. He sees them more as documentation than fine art, but if it makes him happy we have free access.

Thanks for coming.

John & Dolly

I'll have to really think about that one, John. I've only been doing bromoil since January and hardly feel qualified to do a demo. But I could maybe show the brushes etc. Someone asked me about doing a demo or talk at the local college, so this could give me some practice. I will give it some thought. There are other ways of dumping waste water... take it back home in a big 5 gallon jug or something.

Matt & Jeff, we went to the Aperture Studio today after we went to the Rembrandt Exhibit at Cleveland Art Museum, and I picked up some b&w and color polaroid film for the rb67. I hope I can find instructions somewhere, perhaps on the internet. I got the fugi 100c and 3000. What a kool studio! Sorry I missed your show.

Thank you all for the "photo buzz" I'm still riding on cloud 9

 

[daleeman]

Dale,
Nice images. Really like the church one and the leaves too.

 

[Shawn Dougherty]

i would be very interested in seeing a Lith Demo...

 

[Charlie Wheelihan]

i would be very interested in seeing a Lith Demo...

I would too...

 

[mat4226]

Count me in for lith and/or bromoil. Two processes I've not tried myself, and seeing in person would greatly improve a starter's chance for success. ^__^

 

[jp80874]

Working on it.

 

[Loren Sattler]

Hi all, finished processing my 120 and 8 x 10 negatives from the weekend tonight, about 50 total exposures. They look great. Just some Widelux ones to finish up. I look forward to developing some prints. Thanks again to John and Dolly for hosting the get together, had a wonderful time.

 

[djkloss]

i would be very interested in seeing a Lith Demo...

Oh my! What have I gotten myself into?

 

[djkloss]

Oh my! What have I gotten myself into?

oh...did you say lith... I spoke to soon... I was reacting before it struck me that that was someone else. off the hook for now.

 

[ic-racer]

oh...did you say lith... I spoke to soon... I was reacting before it struck me that that was someone else. off the hook for now.

Of course that puts me 'on the hook'

Just sent an email off to John, so we should have a date for the next gathering soon!

This last week I processed my 8x10 negatives I shot with the old Century and the brass lens. The really look great printed on Ilford Warmtone.

 

[jp80874]

Thanks all for your help.
Dorothy, I think you should plan on a Bromoil demo at a future event, possibly late Sept.- early Oct 2012.

I have posted for the next event.

NE OH Gathering: July 27-28-29, 2012
(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

Hope you all come back and hope new people will join us.

John & Dolly Powers