Thursday, March 18, 2010

Workshop May 14th,15th and 16th


Three Day Collodion Wet Plate Workshop
Figure and Portrait
May 14th,15th and 16th 2010

Three-day Hands-on immersion in making collodion wet plate photographs; ambrotype and tintypes, while working side by side with Mark Sink and Kristen Hatgi in and around their studio. Figure and portrait models will be there to muse and inspire. History of the process, Chemistry mixing, plate preparation, safety precautions, darkroom techniques, shooting, and varnishing will be covered. You will leave with the working knowledge and handout to begin or continue working in wet plate collodion, making your very own one-of-a-kind ambrotypes and tintypes.
First day: Presentation of work, explanation and history of the process. Mixing of chemicals and preparation of plates and equipment, demonstration by Mark and Kristen, and finally hands on test for the students.
Day two: Meet 7 am morning shooting session, Brunch, Look at work from the morning session and continue shooting into the evening.
Day three: Meet 7 am morning shooting session brunch, Look at all work made and then varnish everything.
Tuition $800 all materials includes. $200 deposit to hold your place and full payment made by May 1st.
Models fees are included in tuition and will be available for on sight modeling. The fee does not include or imply any sort of release. Models are not obligated to sign releases. If you would like to receive a release from an individual model you may discuss it directly with the model. The model may charge for usage.

Stay and Eat Denver

Stay

Oxford Hotel

1600 17th Street

Denver, CO 80202

303) 628-5400 (800) 228-5838

http://www.theoxfordhotel.com/

$100 to 150 .. Super cool Historic Hotel


Budget Host Inn

(303) 458-5454 2747 Wyandot St Denver

$ 29 a night

Its two blocks away. It’s a clean safe basic one star.


Hampton Inn & Suites

2728 Zuni St Denver, CO 80211

303-455-4588 $ 60 -70 ish

This too is just a couple blocks from us.

Residence Inn by Marriott

2777 Zuni Street Denver, CO 80211

Phone: 1-303-458-5318

$ 70 - 100ish Couple blocks from us.


Lumber Baron Inn & Gardens

$50-80ish‚

2555 W. 37th Ave.

Denver, Colorado 80211

888-214-2790

It’s a cool old historic B&B six blocks away.


Ramada Inn Downtown Denver

$60- 100sih best busy hip street scene out the door.

1150 E. Colfax Ave

Colfax Ave & Downing

Denver, CO 80218

303-831-7700


Eat

À Côté and Z Cuisine

2239 & 2245 West 30th Ave.

Denver, Co

303.477.1111

www.zcuisineonline.com/

Organic French bistro and wine bar


Pasquinis

2400 West 32nd Avenue

Denver, CO 80211 Phone: (303) 477-4900

Fax: (303) 477-8700

www.pasquinis.com

Pizza


Gallop Cafe

2401 W. 32nd Avenue

Denver, Colorado 80211

Corner of 32nd & Zuni

www.gallopcafe.com

Coffee, breakfast, and lunch