Despite the dire predictions of the death of analogue photography, there has been a noticeable resurgence of interest in non-digital, silver-based photography. With every advance in photography, whilst speed and simplicity have been gained, a quality both tangible and intangible has been lost.
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">The Daguerreotype was replaced by the faster wet-plate collodion ambrotype, which was subsequently replaced by the cheaper tintype. With each step, image detail and tonality declined. Salted paper printing was eclipsed by the albumen print, which was in turn abandoned in favour of gelatin-silver paper. Today, ink (digital prints) has replaced photography’s use of noble metals, most commonly silver, gold, or platinum/palladium. Once again, user-friendliness took precedence over image quality and, arguably, stability (archival life).?
In this weekend’s Discussion & Workshop, participants will experience the evolution of photography through numerous historical processes. Saturday will include a discussion of various antiquated processes as well as demonstrations in cyanotype, salted paper printing, albumen printing and wet-plate collodion (ambrotypes). On Sunday, everyone will make their own salt prints.
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12 June 2016 | 10:00–17:00 Hands-on practice with salted paper printing
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">with <a class="" href="http://www.photowerkberlin.com/collections/docents/products/david-puntel" title="David Puntel">David Puntel</a>
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">(All materials for the workshop are provided)
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Participation fee: €150.00
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">www.photowerkberlin.com/products/historical-processes-ii
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">You can book either one or both of the Historical Processes workshops. No special experience or knowledge is required for either part.?
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">See more at <a class="" href="https://www.photowerkberlin.com/products/historical-processes" title="Historical Processes">Historical Processes I</a>
