Photography Workshops
What sets Eastman House photography workshops apart is that participants not only learn and use the processes, but also they get to see prime examples of the processes from the Museum’s incomparable collection.
For most of these workshops, no prior photography experience is necessary. These workshops are suitable for collectors, curators, photograph conservators, historians, artists, teachers and anyone interested in the history of photography. We hope you will consider joining us soon for one of these exciting, creative, and educational workshops.
For more information or to register, contact Stacey VanDenburgh at (585) 271-3361 ext. 323 or by e-mail at svandenburgh geh org.
Start-up funding for this workshop series was provided by a grant from Howard and Carole Tanenbaum.
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Events
The Daguerreotype: History & Technique - SOLD OUT!
February 21, 2012 through February 24, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
A master class for people with a serious interest in the evolution, aesthetics and process of daguerreotypy. This workshop has sold out.
The Tintype: History & Technique
March 5, 2012 through March 7, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Make your own tintype portraits and still-life images in this three-day workshop for beginners.
Basic Gelatin Emulsion Making
April 2, 2012 through April 4, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
This entry-level workshop is perfect for the curious and those who would like to build on the basics of gelatin photographic technology at the twilight of its manufacture.
Identification of 19th-Century Photographic Materials
May 7, 2012 through May 9, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Dating photographs is not an exact science; you'll learn to do it by recognizing cultural clues with an understanding of the technical processes used to make photographic images in different eras.
Ambrotype Making: Introductory Workshop
May 21, 2012 through May 23, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Learn to make wet collodion direct positives on glass during this three-day, hands-on workshop with Mark Osterman, internationally respected as a master of the medium.
The Colorful Print: Cyanotype, Chromatype & Photogenic Drawing
June 11, 2012 through June 14, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
This amazing workshop highlights the cyanotype, photogenic drawing, chromotype, and Bayard's direct positive printing processes — the most colorful printing processes of the 19th century.
1839: Daguerreotype, Photogenic Drawing & Bayard's Process
June 25, 2012 through June 29, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
The processes of Louis Daguerre, William Henry Fox Talbot, Hippolyte Bayard, and Hercules Florence are discussed and recreated in this unique hands-on workshop celebrating the state of photography as introduced in 1839.
Ambrotypes, Tintypes and Dry Collodion Negatives
July 2, 2012 through July 6, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Learn the basics of making positive wet-collodion images using a conventional darkroom, then use portable darkrooms as you create images on the grounds of Lacock Abbey.
Ambrotypes and Tintypes
July 9, 2012 through July 12, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Explore today's most popular alternative camera processes — the ambrotype and tintype — at the Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey, UK.
Platinum/Palladium Printing: History & Technique
July 16, 2012 through July 18, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Unlock the mysteries of coating and printing the most archival of metal-based photography with master platinum printer Ron Cowie.
Camera Obscura, Camera Lucida and the Silhouette
July 23, 2012 through July 26, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
This workshop considers 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.
The Albumen Print: History & Technique
August 6, 2012 through August 8, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
The evolution of albumen printing will be emphasized by using several variants of the process as used throughout the latter half of the 19th-century.
Ambrotype Making: Introductory Workshop
August 20, 2012 through August 22, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Learn to make wet collodion direct positives on glass during this three-day, hands-on workshop with Mark Osterman, internationally respected as a master of the medium.
Collodion Negatives: Wet and Dry
September 24, 2012 through September 28, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
This five-day, hands-on workshop on both the wet and preserved collodion negative processes includes illustrated lectures, demonstrations and inspection of vintage imagery and wet plate era equipment.
35mm Daguerreotypes
October 10, 2012 through October 12, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Make daguerreotypes with your own 35mm camera without expensive processing equipment or dangerous chemicals.
The Carbon Print: History & Technique
October 22, 2012 through October 24, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Learn to make carbon tissues from scratch in your own home using common materials and easy-to-make equipment.
Collodion Printing Paper
November 12, 2012 through November 14, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Learn how to formulate and coat paper by hand and process this amazing silver chloride emulsion.
Salt Printing
December 3, 2012 through December 5, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Photography Workshops series.
Learn the basics of making prints with the first photographic printing process introduced by William Henry Fox Talbot in the 1830s.