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This intensive and fun weekend dedicated to the fine art of black-and-white printing is for committed photographers looking to take their printing techniques to the next level. Through discussions centering on your work, this hands-on darkroom class will focus on process and material, and is designed to strengthen your understanding of the medium.

Working in a fully equipped darkroom, with an enlarger for each participant, you will learn about different papers, film types and their characteristics, how paper and film can relate to different developers and developing technique, and how to make your prints archival. Through examination of the many combinations of equipment, paper, and developers, you will learn how practical tips and tricks can be incorporated to create stylistic techniques while printing any negative. Kelton will demonstrate split-filter printing, and different toning methods like selenium, sepia, gold, and selective bleaching and intensification to produce the final print.

CHUCK KELTON, the creme de la creme of printers, is the owner of Kelton Labs in NYC. For the last two decades Kelton has worked as a master printer for exhibitions and advertising campaigns for leading photographers worldwide. Kelton splits his time between both fine art and commercial printing, his client list includes the top advertising agencies and major magazines-Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and some of the most renowned artists-Lillian Bassman, Danny Lyon, Helen Levitt, Zeke Berman-just to give a sample. When not in the darkroom, Kelton teaches in the graduate program at the International Center of Photography as well as workshops throughout the country. He is also a photographer with work in the collections of the Biblioteque Nacionale, France.  

Participants should bring:  portfolio of ten prints and film and negatives to be processed and printed in class.
Class limit: 10 
Tuition: CPW members $335 / non-members $355 
Lab fee: $30 
Directions to lab sent upon registration.

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In this two-day workshop you will learn from a pro how to produce the highest quality images with a digital camera. This class is the first step for any photographer interested in learning about digital cameras and imaging. All students will be provided with a Canon digital SLR for class instruction - no previous digital experience is necessary!  Come and have fun learning about the latest in digital technology. Participants should have a basic photography foundation but no digital experience is required.

Sparer will lead you through how to use a digital camera, how to shoot, and address issues such as proper exposure, white balance, and color space. Each participant will shoot an image, learn image optimization techniques, such as color cast removal, proper sharpening, and noise reduction, as well as image optimization in Photoshop, image management, and archiving. All will leave with new inkjet prints and a sound foundation to move forward in the digital realm.

DAVID SPARER has been involved in digital imaging for more than a decade. As Canon's NYC Professional representative, he trains professional photographers on the use of digital cameras. His clients include The New York Times, New York Post, Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated, NY Mets, NY Yankees, NY Giants, NY Knicks, Allsport, Getty Images, as well as numerous notable photographers nationally.

Participants should bring: blank CD ROMS to store images - PC or MAC okay and a laptop (if you have one) is optional. 
Class limit: 15 
Tuition: CPW members $175 / non-members $195

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In this two-day workshop designed for photographers who want to take their work in a personal and intimate direction, we will examine the practical, technical, and emotional issues surrounding photographing the familial. How do we make photographs of family, friends, ourselves, or even people we may not yet know well that express honest emotion, intimacy, and openness? How do we bring the camera into our own private lives? How do we picture the personal?   

Combining in depth discussions, portfolio review, pre-class assignments, and presentations, you will develop and deepen your eye, learn new approaches for your work, explore the delicate boundaries inherent in this kind of photography, and learn to understand some of the most important work made on this theme from Elinor's work to that of Sally Mann, Nan Goldin, and Emmet Gowin. Elinor will also cover how to bridge personal creative work and professional assignments.

 ELINOR CARUCCI received her BFA from Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem before moving to NYC, where she currently lives and works. Her intimate color photographs of her family and self are celebrated worldwide for their emotional honesty and personal and universal draw. Ms. Carucci's work has been exhibited at the Gagosian Gallery in London, Ricco/Maresca Gallery in NYC (where her work is represented), te Prague House of Photography, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Israel Museum, and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in NYC; and collected by the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, the International Center for Photography in NYC, and the Houston Museum of Fine Art. Carucci's stunning monograph, Closer, was published by Chronicle books in 2002. Additionally her images have appeared in books Sleep  (Rizzoli), MaleFamale (Aperture), Love and Desire (Chronicle); and magazines Vogue, New York, PDN, The New York Times Magazine, Village Voice, Elle, Discover, American Photo, Leica, and others. She is the recipient a 2002 Guggenheim Fellowship and the 2001 ICP Infinity Award. Ms. Carucci currently teaches at the School of Visual Arts and Harvard University.

Participants should bring: A pre-class assignment will be sent to each participant prior to class, please bring this along with a portfolio of 15-20 prints and work from magazines, films, or books by other artists that hold meaning for you.
Class limit:15  
Tuition: CPW members $275 / non-members $295

PUBLIC LECTURE SATURDAY, 8 PM  

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Why are some books successes and others failures? How can you make the most of your images in a book format? How do you present work to a publisher? What publishers should you contact and why? What are the possibilities and drawbacks to self-publishing? In this two-day workshop we will answer these questions and many others.  

We will discuss portfolios and cover the book developing process from issues of distribution to image sequencing and page dynamics. We'll also examine some of the most successful, classic photography books to help with our own discovery process, and discuss each person's possible trajectory. This workshop will take an open format, as it is our belief that the questions you as involved participants have will help form the class to your needs. We will provide you with the functional knowledge as well as the artistic considerations that will help you make important decisions for publishing your work.  

JOHN GOSSAGE & TERRI WEIFENBACH recently collaborated with the stunning artist book Snake Eyes, published by Lossestrife Editions. Additionally, John Gossage's notable books include Gardens by Castelli Graphics, The Pond by Aperture, and There and Gone by Nazraeli Press. His work has been exhibited in over 80 venues including Stephen Daiter Gallery in Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, Castelli Gallery in NYC, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC, and the Yokohama Museum of Art in Japan. His work resides in collections at the Smithsonian Institution and the San Francisco Art Institute among many. Terri Weifenbach's breathtaking books include In Your Dreams, Hunter Green, and Lana, all published by Nazraeli Press. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally at venues including Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta, the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, and Robert Klein Gallery in Boston. Collections that hold her work include the Museum Ludwig in Germany, MOPA in San Diego, and the Sprengel Museum in Germany.

Participants should bring: a portfolio of your work and/or mock-ups for possible book ideas.
Class limit: 15 
Tuition: CPW members $275 / non-members $295

PUBLIC LECTURE SATURDAY, 8 PM

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Unsure of the right strategy for photographing that big and important event? Since the inception of the camera, one of the greatest challenges for the photographer is developing the instinct for knowing "where" and "when" to click the shutter. Whether one is at a private function or public gathering, the concerns are all the same: the photographer must develop a sixth sense for knowing the precise moment to react. In this one-day workshop, for both the novice and the experienced photographer, you'll learn about the technical and conceptual tools needed to capture the moment with grace and style!

We'll begin with a series of exercises to help better develop your instinctual insights for high-speed activity. Slide presentations will provide inspiration and you'll learn first hand about the necessary practical information including: equipment needs, how flash units can be used, and being prepared - how to obtain press passes, model releases, and more. In the evening we'll photograph the festivities, performances, and visitors at the annual Fourth of July celebration in Kingston's historical Rondout region with Ms. Piperno on hand to guide. Our day ends with a spectacular firework display at 9:30!

LAUREN PIPERNO is a fine art/freelance photographer and educator. Her photographic explorations have included the twilight worlds of servicemen with their USO escorts, male strippers and their female audiences, new-wave burlesque performers, Coney Island's sideshow entertainers, and ballroom dancers. Ms. Piperno is the co-author and featured photographer of Masked Culture: The Greenwich Village Halloween Parade and her images have been featured in  Photo District News, American Photography, Newsweek, Smithsonian, and the Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine. Piperno's work is in collections at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the International Museum of Photography/Eastman House in Rochester, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Lauren is the recipient of the American-Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship and Hasselblad's 50th Anniversary World Tour Award. Lauren has lead workshops nationwide!

Note: this class meets at 12:30 (have some lunch before you come) and runs through the evening with a break for dinner!

Participants should bring: camera, plenty of your favorite film, flash units, fresh batteries, optional flash accessories if you have them (diffusion materials, gels, off camera cables), and an example of your favorite published/exhibited photograph (via book, Xerox, or magazine) to share with class.
Class limit: 15 
Tuition: CPW members $135 / non-members $155

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