Next official get-together: April16 & 17
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:32 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
Dear All,
It is with great pleasure that I announce the next UKLFPG workshop. 2010 was a difficult year for everyone, but we're back for 2011. This will take place on April the 16th and 17th, although most people usually arrive on the Friday evening. The location will be Saltburn, on the Cleveland coast, which this year is celebrating its 150th birthday.
Because of this highly important event, I'll be helping the town to go all retro. The plan - subject to funding being agreed - is to show the general public something of the origins of photography. So, in July, the town is hoping to have an exhibition of pictures taken with antiquated lenses and cameras. The pictures will be taken on the 16th and 17th by John Brewer and his merry band of alternative processes enthusiasts - wet plate collodion, tin types and all the such. If you own an old lens or camera and want to join in, let me know. And if you've always been curious to see these beasts (the cameras not their owners) in action, you may want to come along for the fun.
Naturally, there's a lot more to the area for those of you who just want pretty scenery (the coast), wild scenery (the moors) and urban or village scenery (Middlesbrough, Whitby, Staithes). The area has something for everyone.
Accommodation is a free for all. I will post some suggestions in due course. Joanna knows about a place in Brotton and will post a link shortly (hopefully).
If you could pm me to say you are coming, I will put a list together. Could you include your mobile phone number to help track you on the day? If numbers justify it, I will find out what can be done to hire a hall where we can natter and be ourselves without apologising for the hulking cameras which follow us around.
I look forward to hearing from you. Regards,
Charles
PS The plan is to have a talk by John B at the start of the exhibition in July followed the next day by a public, hands-on demonstration of the old methods. This will give everyone another chance. I will keep you posted as events get confirmed.
It is with great pleasure that I announce the next UKLFPG workshop. 2010 was a difficult year for everyone, but we're back for 2011. This will take place on April the 16th and 17th, although most people usually arrive on the Friday evening. The location will be Saltburn, on the Cleveland coast, which this year is celebrating its 150th birthday.
Because of this highly important event, I'll be helping the town to go all retro. The plan - subject to funding being agreed - is to show the general public something of the origins of photography. So, in July, the town is hoping to have an exhibition of pictures taken with antiquated lenses and cameras. The pictures will be taken on the 16th and 17th by John Brewer and his merry band of alternative processes enthusiasts - wet plate collodion, tin types and all the such. If you own an old lens or camera and want to join in, let me know. And if you've always been curious to see these beasts (the cameras not their owners) in action, you may want to come along for the fun.
Naturally, there's a lot more to the area for those of you who just want pretty scenery (the coast), wild scenery (the moors) and urban or village scenery (Middlesbrough, Whitby, Staithes). The area has something for everyone.
Accommodation is a free for all. I will post some suggestions in due course. Joanna knows about a place in Brotton and will post a link shortly (hopefully).
If you could pm me to say you are coming, I will put a list together. Could you include your mobile phone number to help track you on the day? If numbers justify it, I will find out what can be done to hire a hall where we can natter and be ourselves without apologising for the hulking cameras which follow us around.
I look forward to hearing from you. Regards,
Charles
PS The plan is to have a talk by John B at the start of the exhibition in July followed the next day by a public, hands-on demonstration of the old methods. This will give everyone another chance. I will keep you posted as events get confirmed.