Number of schools that teach alt processes

[removed account4]

this sort of reminds me of conversations i have overheard about how photography is only landscapes, or portraits ...
and nothing else ... because the people having the conversation only enjoy or make landscapes or portraits ...

the way i see it is there is more to photography than landscapes and portraits ... much more.

 

[Photo Engineer]

I agree with artonpaper about this. I can understand the importance of silver gelatin, but many processes were used prior to it's existance and optimisation, to make very valid and beautiful images.

Again, yes and no. For example, Pt/Pd would be difficult to use to make negatives. And collodion, although useful to make negatives, is not useful to capture moving images.

I am not saying that silver gelatin is the be all and end all, but merely that it is an important part of photography and it is being lost. The formulas for cyanotype and Pt/Pd are out there in abundance, but there are very few silver gelatin emulsion formulas out there that are correct or that are useful. And, virtually no one is making a concerted effort at teaching how to make and coat them.

PE

 

[AgX]

Well, you do... at least in your one-man show. Who knows, maybe you form a band. Sufficient for chamber concert.

 

[Photo Engineer]

With a 3 or 4 day workshop, there is really no time to approach this subject to the depth that is needed for a college level course. And I think that this is the topic of this thread.

PE

 

[Klainmeister]

With a 3 or 4 day workshop, there is really no time to approach this subject to the depth that is needed for a college level course. And I think that this is the topic of this thread.

PE

This is very true. Hopefully, taking Chris under your wing and Dick letting me hang around, we'll have the next generation at least carrying some of the torch--even if it's less bright.