Classes & Workshops
Garden Class: Creating a Garden
Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Garden Classes 2010 series.
Discover the enjoyment of creating a new outdoor space.
Garden Class: Creating a Garden
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Garden Classes 2010 series.
Discover the enjoyment of creating a new outdoor space.
Garden Class: Spring Shrub Pruning
Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Garden Classes 2010 series.
Help your shrubs make the cut.
Garden Class: Spring Shrub Pruning
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Garden Classes 2010 series.
Help your shrubs make the cut.
Garden Class: Spring Propagation of Herbaceous Perennials
Saturday, May 1, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Garden Classes 2010 series.
Dividing and conquering in the Terrace Garden.
Garden Class: Spring Propagation of Herbaceous Perennials
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Garden Classes 2010 series.
Dividing and conquering in the Terrace Garden.
Tracing the Light: Imagery before Photography
June 14, 2010 through June 17, 2010 at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops 2010 series.
Explore the era just before the dawn of photography, which supported a culture of skilled portrait makers who saw the benefits of both light and lenses. Participants will each make their own 19th-century-style portable camera obscura and ribbon-tied folios to keep. Then they will have the opportunity to use their own cameras, a tent camera obscura and camera lucida to make drawings in the formal gardens at George Eastman House
Darkroom to Digital
June 28, 2010 through July 2, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Summer Photo Fun Workshops for Kids 2010 series.
For ages 11-12. Campers will make pictures with both film and pixels, using darkroom techniques, experimental and alternative processes, and digital manipulation.
On Location
July 5, 2010 through July 9, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Summer Photo Fun Workshops for Kids 2010 series.
For ages 9-10. A photo adventure! Campers explore the Eastman House, gardens, and grounds on a photo scavenger hunt, go on a Find it! Tour around the Neighborhood of the Arts, and go on off-site photo shoots to such popular Rochester locations as the Seneca Park Zoo.
Freaky Photos
July 12, 2010 through July 16, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Summer Photo Fun Workshops for Kids 2010 series.
For ages 7-8. Campers will learn the secrets and techniques of taking trick special-effect pictures—from pinhole to multi-flash to digital photoplay.
1839: Processes of Daguerre, Talbot and Bayard
July 19, 2010 through July 22, 2010 at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops 2010 series.
Use the same techniques and chemicals used by the original inventors and celebrate the state of photography as introduced in 1839.
Digital Discovery
July 19, 2010 through July 23, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Summer Photo Fun Workshops for Kids 2010 series.
For ages 11-12. In this session, campers will take, scan or download pictures and use photo editing software tools to turn them into custom masterpieces on the computer.
Photo Fashion
July 26, 2010 through July 30, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Summer Photo Fun Workshops for Kids 2010 series.
For ages 9-10. Make your own wearable photographic creations. Over the week, campers use their own pictures to design sunprint t-shirts, backpacks, bandanas, bracelets, and more.
Take It! Make It!
August 2, 2010 through August 6, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Summer Photo Fun Workshops for Kids 2010 series.
For ages 7-8. Combines picture-taking with craft-making! Projects include panoramic collages, hand-made paper photo albums, photo flipbooks, and mixed media.
Dawn of Photography
August 9, 2010 through August 13, 2010 at the Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey.
Part of the Photography Workshops 2010 series.
Combine a vacation trip with a very special workshop in rural England this summer: Learn the process of photogenic drawing at the birthplace of negative/positive photography—at the locations used in the Harry Potter movies.
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Fox Talbot Museum and hosted by Roger Watson, curator of the museum.
Digital Discovery
August 9, 2010 through August 13, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Summer Photo Fun Workshops for Kids 2010 series.
For ages 9-10. In this session, campers will take, scan or download pictures and use photo-editing software tools to turn them into custom masterpieces on the computer.
On Location
August 16, 2010 through August 20, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Summer Photo Fun Workshops for Kids 2010 series.
For ages 11-12. A photo adventure! Campers explore the Eastman House, gardens, and grounds on a photo scavenger hunt, go on a Find it! Tour around the Neighborhood of the Arts, and go on off-site photo shoots to such popular Rochester locations as the Seneca Park Zoo.
Darkroom to Digital
August 23, 2010 through August 27, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Summer Photo Fun Workshops for Kids 2010 series.
For ages 9-10. This new class for this age group will take campers from chemistry to computers, exploring creative ways of "making" pictures—both with a camera and a mouse.
Digital Family Photographs:
Printing, Sharing & Archiving
August 28, 2010 through August 29, 2010 at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops 2010 series.
Learn the best practices for printing, sharing and preserving family photographs.
Multimedia Madness
August 30, 2010 through September 3, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Summer Photo Fun Workshops for Kids 2010 series.
For ages 11-12. In this new class for this age group, campers will learn about and play with composition, light, special effects, editing, and basic movie-making techniques on-site and in our computer lab. Participants will scout neighborhood locations and storyboard their ideas. One part still photography, one part video—all parts fun.
Garden Class: Fall Propagation of Herbaceous Perennials
Saturday, September 11, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Garden Classes 2010 series.
Collect seeds to take home and start for next year's flowers.
The Albumen Print: History & Technique
September 13, 2010 through September 15, 2010 at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops 2010 series.
Discover the evolution of albumen printing: prepare the egg whites, coat and sensitize the paper and print from actual 19th-century collodion negatives.
Garden Class: Fall Propagation of Herbaceous Perennials
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Garden Classes 2010 series.
Collect seeds to take home and start for next year's flowers.
Garden Class: Fall Pruning
Saturday, September 18, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Garden Classes 2010 series.
Learn the steps to cutting back new growth.
Garden Class: Fall Pruning
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Garden Classes 2010 series.
Collect seeds to take home and start for next year's flowers.
Garden Class: Year-End Garden Maintenance
Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Garden Classes 2010 series.
Get your garden ready for winter.
Garden Class: Class: Year-End Garden Maintenance
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Garden Classes 2010 series.
Get your garden ready for winter.
How to Identify and Preserve Historic Photographs: Part I, the 19th Century
October 16, 2010 through October 17, 2010 at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops 2010 series.
Dating photographs is not an exact science; it’s done by recognizing cultural clues combined with an understanding of the technical process used to make photographic images in different eras. Combined with tips for preserving vintage photographic images, this is a fun and informative workshop that demystifies an otherwise very difficult job.
The Platinum Print: History & Technique
November 13, 2010 through November 14, 2010 at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops 2010 series.
Unlock the mysteries of coating and printing the most archival of metal-based photography with master platinum printer Ron Cowie. This workshop includes learning how to make negatives with the most effective density range for platinum and palladium printing papers. Participants will also examine masterworks of the George Eastman House collection produced by William Willis, Alfred Stieglitz, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Paul Anderson and others.
Home Publishing: Digital Albums, Calendars and Greeting Cards
Saturday, December 4, 2010 at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops 2010 series.
Guided by Museum staff, participants will be encouraged to unlock their creativity and design holiday greeting cards, merging text with images. Participants will also learn ways to create archival photo albums using digital and printed out photographs, with inspiration from historic and contemporary examples from the Museum’s collection.