Carbon Printing Workshop, Vancouver BC, June 2011

[mdm]

You may also spend some time bashing your head against a concrete wall at some stage, but its worth it.

[Vaughn]

When I was teaching myself the process, after many many 12-hour work sessions I had to say to myself, "Well Vaughn, I hope you learned something new, because you certainly did not get a decent print today."

But then that is one of the reasons I give workshops -- even after 15 or 20 years, I feel the need to justify those print-less 12-hour work sessions somehow...and if I can reduce someone's head-banging, that is a good way to do it...LOL!

[mdm]

Yes, a workshop would save a lot of time. I quite like bashing away on my own though and when you make your own mistakes, you really begin to understand what you are doing. Teaching others would probably force you into even deeper understanding. Have fun.

[Vaughn]

What was good when I went through the learning process is that I never saw a carbon print other than my own attempts -- so I did not know what they were "suppose" to look like. I had to make that decision on my own.

[Curt]

When you're just beginning to get the basics and someone asks you to explain the process that's the real test. It's one thing to have the details and inter process procedures in mind to make a print and another to verbalize it to a person who is totally unfamiliar with the process.

"Let's see, you take some gelatin" "What's gelatin?" You get the picture. I was thinking of making up a card that has the process written out ahead of time; I'd hand them the card and smile. Well maybe it's going to be a brochure, or a magazine, or a book. Well that's the way it is. You don't have to be a rocket scientist, but it sure helps.

Let the fun begin, after the work of course.

Curt (looking forward to Vancouver 2011) Has the city changed much since Expo '86? I already know two other people that will be there.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Has Vancouver changed sinced expo 86? Big time. I prefered pre-1986 Vancouver.

[Bill Kumpf]

I second "Tennessee". Maybe a road trip with several workshops would be feasible.

[grahamcase]

I'm excited to meet all the people coming to the workshop; I won't be participating myself, but I work at Focal Point where the workshop is taking place, so I'll be around (behind the front desk, more than likely).

Cheers!

[Vaughn]

Hello Graham,

Dave has talked me into giving an alternative photography lecture/talk before the workshop -- hope you will be able to attend!

Vaughn

[jontobey]

So, any chance of doing another one if the demand is large enough? How about doing one in Seattle? I could try to arrange a space.