Posted May 15, 2013 at 9:05am
I absolutely love teaching the history of photography. This semester at Howard Community College, I wanted to give my students a more hands on approach to the course. These students, most of whom were not art or photography majors, experimented with wet-plate collodion, cyanotype processes, large format cameras, and they built pinhole cameras out of cardboard. It was such a joy to see them try these historic processes for the first time. Students worked as a team to create these images and each one had an important role in the process! These photographs were taken in the studio using artificial “grow” lights, 4 second exposure, 1 hour class time….!
Posted April 25, 2013 at 4:41pm
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I will be exhibiting my new series of wet-plate collodion work at Artomatic this year. Artomatic is DC’s largest art show with over 1000 artists participating. The event opens May 18th-June23rd 2012 in Crystal City VA near Reagan Airport and accessible via the Crystal City Metro stop.
Meet the artist night is June 2nd from 7-9pm. I hope to see you there!
For a full list of events: http://www.artomatic.org/events
The address is Vornado/Charles E. Smith’s | 1851 S. Bell Street
Posted April 25, 2012 at 3:52pm
I am excited to say that I recently finished setting up my new wet-plate collodion studio/darkroom in the attic of my 1915 house. I have begun working on a new series inspired by my family heritage and thoughts about the past and future. I have thousands of ideas spinning in my head right now. More new work to follow soon. The wet-plate collodion process drew me in after I took a workshop with the talented Barry Schmetter a while back. Thanks Barry for helping me to get set up!
Posted March 6, 2012 at 4:02pm
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Every now and then a student shows me something that really inspires me. This is an image made by one of my former high school photography students, Kayla Mancuso, titled “Mermaid.” Way to go Kayla!
Posted October 4, 2011 at 5:51pm
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So I spent the day off work browsing a used antique book store. I came across this lovely hot pink Aperture monograph of one of my all time favorite photographers, Ralph Eugene Meatyard. When I got home I looked up the book online and saw someone selling theirs for $300! Mine cost $20. I don’t know if we have the same copy or not but I am definitely putting this book in a safe place!
Posted September 29, 2011 at 4:41pm
