We were pretty much making it up as we went along, not being able to predict how many people would turn up. As it was, we had a nice mix of 'old hands' like Mim and Lucy who both came back to UCA for the day (lovely to see you) and new people, including quite a few from the applicant day which was going on at the same time. If you were one of them and are reading this hello and welcome!
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| Conversation on the finer points technique and a table full of alt. process images. This is what we're all about! |
Special thanks to Alana, who was kind enough not only to bring lots of samples of her work along but also to do some practical darkroom work on her current project: liquid light emulsion printed on photographic waste, pre-coated with gold leaf. The images look great, and it was fascinating to see the images coming out of the darkroom during the afternoon.
We also had a play with the Afghan Box Camera (I'll rig it with an internal webcam so people can see what's going on inside), the Spitfire Lens camera and the Camera Lucida. - using that is almost as hard as reading Barthes for the first time!;-)
We all had a good time, it was nice to have a session with a big social element and I've learned a lot so the next one should be even better. See you again!
