Photrio Symposium | Toronto May 10-13th

[Bob Carnie]

Karl - we are actively looking at a location in France for 2019,

regards
Bob

 

[gr82bart]

It will be great to have you around Art, lots of people you will know and lots of new and exciting people you don't

I'll be there all week too. Doing my usual rounds at Contact. Wish I had more time to have a show myself. Another year when I'm not so busy. (Yeah, right....)

Regards, Art

 

[Bob Carnie]

I'll be there all week too. Doing my usual rounds at Contact. Wish I had more time to have a show myself. Another year when I'm not so busy. (Yeah, right....)

Regards, Art

It will be great to see you Art , the events each night will prove to be excellent.

 

[Bob Carnie]

Hello All

Here is the link to the opening show of the Symposium. I am pleased to say there are photographers from this forum in the show, it is going to be quite a opening party for our symposium.

http://lonsdalegallery.com/upcoming-exhibitions-2/red-light-contact-feature-exhibition/

 

[mooseontheloose]

Great to see some familiar names on the list! Really wish I could go...I'm sure it'll be fantastic!

 

[adelorenzo]

I just can't wait to see this show it's going to be amazing.

 

[Bob Carnie]

I just can't wait to see this show it's going to be amazing.

thank your wife for that lovely well thought out gift.. my friend

 

[Bob Carnie]

I just met with Simone and Chad from the Lonsdale Gallery... this show has work from Yukon, Nanimo, Oregon , LA, Australia, Texas, Saskatchewan , Michigan, Philly, New York , Quebec, Ontario , British Isles, and elsewhere , I was overwhelmed looking at the variety and process, the show is up for two months and already we think it will have lineups to see it , not to mention being a Feature in Contact.

the second night we get Brendan Meadows at Liss Gallery , a large show of Lith Prints from digital negatives very fashonistic(is that a word) and the third night Sasha Wolf speaks followed by a Wrap Party featuring a large selection of hand printed Silver Lith prints of Corey Wilyman.
I think there is something this weekend for everyone... from Phase Demo's , CAPIC downstair talks, various specialists talking about their work and projects...

Not to mention the workshops at West side studios and the printing workshops at my Lab... All in All its a big venture and I hope to see a large group of APUGers as this is being tailored made for this community.

Lots of press coming up and lots of feature plugs so hang tight we are just getting started in Marketing this full on.

 

[adelorenzo]

Big thanks to you Bob and Carissa for making this all happen!

 

[spijker]

Has anyone signed up for the shooting workshops at West Side Studios? I'm looking at either Dead Link Removed or Dead Link Removed. I realize it will be all digital and I have no problem with that, I'll bring my DSLR and maybe the Mamiya as well. I find the description of these workshops a bit generic and vague. Not all that crazy about the images on their websites either. Too much post-processing for my taste. But I'll likely still learn a few things about lighting etc. So ... what are your thoughts on this?

 

[Bob Carnie]

Chris Gordaneer is considered one of Canada's top Commerical advertising photographers with an incredible background... I do know that on all the workshops you will not be shooting or using your camera, the leaders are taking you from setup to final shoots in all cases and will be using Phase One and Broncolour systems. Westside is a brand of high quality and we imagine a lot of students, assistants and working photographers will take these courses... Chris specializes in Portraits, Liam in Food, and Niki on Fashion.

Chris has been my friend for over 20 years and a lot of his ex assistants are in great positions all over the world and I still work with a lot of them.

 

[Bob Carnie]

We also know that a lot of Aussies work is in the Lonsdale show and its good for the international content to spread the word about Photrio.

 

[spijker]

Chris Gordaneer is considered one of Canada's top Commerical advertising photographers with an incredible background... I do know that on all the workshops you will not be shooting or using your camera, the leaders are taking you from setup to final shoots in all cases and will be using Phase One and Broncolour systems. Westside is a brand of high quality and we imagine a lot of students, assistants and working photographers will take these courses... Chris specializes in Portraits, Liam in Food, and Niki on Fashion.

Chris has been my friend for over 20 years and a lot of his ex assistants are in great positions all over the world and I still work with a lot of them.

Thanks Bob, that's helpful info.

 

[adelorenzo]

This thread is pretty quiet! I'm super excited to be heading to Toronto in a few weeks. It was a tough choice but I ended up booking workshops all three days and I am also looking forward to seeing as many of the gallery shows/openings as I can as well. I got a few prints accepted into the Red Light show which is also exciting (and terrifying).

Who else is going? Hopefully I get the chance to put some faces to names from people on the board here.

 

[AgX]

Here is the link to the opening show of the Symposium.
http://lonsdalegallery.com/upcoming-exhibitions-2/red-light-contact-feature-exhibition/

A commercial gallery showing so many artists in one show? That is amazing.

 

[Bob Carnie]

A commercial gallery showing so many artists in one show? That is amazing.

I delivered 60 pieces earlier today, and I know they are just finished framing the Aussies work... Massive undertaking and still the hang to come.. I am excited to see this show.

Many people from Photrio in this show as well some from Large Format Photography Group.

 

[Bob Carnie]

This thread is pretty quiet! I'm super excited to be heading to Toronto in a few weeks. It was a tough choice but I ended up booking workshops all three days and I am also looking forward to seeing as many of the gallery shows/openings as I can as well. I got a few prints accepted into the Red Light show which is also exciting (and terrifying).

Who else is going? Hopefully I get the chance to put some faces to names from people on the board here.

Anthony , I am surprised as well as the quietness on this symposium here, but I know you are going to have a great time, three days full of workshops and three evenings of gallery shows.. with kindred spirits.. you will have a blast.

 

[mooseontheloose]

This thread is pretty quiet! I'm super excited to be heading to Toronto in a few weeks. It was a tough choice but I ended up booking workshops all three days and I am also looking forward to seeing as many of the gallery shows/openings as I can as well. I got a few prints accepted into the Red Light show which is also exciting (and terrifying).

Who else is going? Hopefully I get the chance to put some faces to names from people on the board here.

I'm quiet because I'm jealous I can't go.

Just kidding - it looks like a great event. Hopefully, one of these times, I'll be able to attend one of them. Right now, here in Kyoto, we have Kyotographie going on, and it's been really inspiring to see what other photographers are doing out there. I went to a collotype workshop last weekend which was really fun.

 

[gr82bart]

This thread is pretty quiet!

APUG has lost its luster. Other film sites have more vibrancy, diversity, and genres. Regardless, I'm excited to go to the Symposium, still support APUG, and take loads of shots on film.

Regards, Art

 

[Bob Carnie]

17675 views on the Kodachrome thread in less timeline than the Symposium timeline , Yes I do think this site has changed since the first APUG conference in 2006,

On a positive note we think we will have a good turnout from the Toronto GTA photo community.. the show at Lonsdale, Liss Gallery and Wrap Party show at 918 all are looking to be packed, I think anyone coming from Photrio is going to have
a very good time.
Looking forward to seeing all the members.

 

[AgX]

17675 views on the Kodachrome thread in less timeline than the Symposium timeline , Yes I do think this site has changed since the first APUG conference in 2006.

But is that not normal for a film topic compared to a gathering topic?
I mean, people who for sure will not attent due to distance have likely not that big interest on reading what is going on there.

 

[MattKing]

And for those of us who really want to go, but can't swing the 10,000 km of travel (in total) and accommodation, it may be that it is just a way of dulling the disappointment.

 

[RattyMouse]

APUG has lost its luster. Other film sites have more vibrancy, diversity, and genres. Regardless, I'm excited to go to the Symposium, still support APUG, and take loads of shots on film.

Regards, Art

Please name said other film sites.

 

[Bob Carnie]

Please name said other film sites.

I just joined FB this year and have been amazed with some of the groups that I have joined, they have a some of the same people that have left here on them and are very , very active.
this caught me off guard to say the least. Toronto Film Shooters is one that though I do not participate is quite active, as well there are groups on Gum, PT PD , Digital Negs that I have found very helpful. I hope that the Photrio FB page gets more active.

I feel there is a very strong history , with a fantastic archive of information, but the activity is not as great as it was and we as oldtimers here should help figure out ways of getting this site known..

Hence PhotrioSymposium which is directing people here on every marketing blast... Today we sent out AKIMBO adds that has quite a reach as well. Sean will be able to tell me if post Symposium he saw increase in traffic. Thats what we are hoping to achieve
over the next few weeks.

But is that not normal for a film topic compared to a gathering topic?
I mean, people who for sure will not attent due to distance have likely not that big interest on reading what is going on there.

Not so sure.. we are actively looking for other locations near you and others to host, the first APUG conference had over 130 visiting members from outside Ontario ,and had very strong backing from the manufacturers. This time we are trying to figure out how to make
this a long standing tradition in Toronto during Contact so that people know of Photrio and that there is a meeting place of like minds every year or so. Maybe with this in mind you can attend the European event if it becomes available or make a family visit to Toronto one of these years and not only visit a great city but also meet a lot of like minded people.

btw .. Kodachrome is gone.... the way of the dodo bird.. there are new games in town.

 

[Bob Carnie]

And for those of us who really want to go, but can't swing the 10,000 km of travel (in total) and accommodation, it may be that it is just a way of dulling the disappointment.

We just spent 10 days in Vancouver and 5 days in San Francisco working on building interest and a base.. I can tell you this is hard , but not impossible.
Our next Journey is going to be Montreal this fall , as there is a very strong and vibrant welcome there for our efforts.

San Fran and Vancouver may be wrapped around the timeline of Capture next year which is April.. We met with Beau Photo, Emily Carr, CAPIC and other groups and are trying to see if we can generate a small Symposium in both locations. What we have learned this time around is that one needs to be in ones own turf to wrangle all the situations, we think we have put together a pretty good show starting with the Red Light show at Lonsdale with over 350 pieces that are now hung, and many international pieces, as well as many Photrio members involved.
Liss Gallery will host Brendan Meadows from Vancouver who has made a Unique show of digital neg's to Lith prints on Art 300 , and Saturday evening the keynote is Sasha Woolf followed by a show by Cory Wilyman that are enlarger lith prints from his travels in India.

Tagging exhibits in the evenings alongside speakers in the day , sprinkled with a few Workshops seems to be what is working out for us this time around.