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Thu, 20 Mar 2008
What's new in the AS220 Darkroom  I want to let people know about the terrific work that Peter Gemei has done over the past several months and that we are signing up students for our Intro to Photo, Intermediate Printing and Pinhole Workshop classes in April. Peter Gemei learned photography from our Intro to Photo class in 2003 and has gradually been personalizing his approach to photography ever since. In the fall of 2007 Peter asked me to give him a tutorial in developing 4x5 black and white sheet film. I was anxious to see what he was shooting and was completely surprised to see what he produced. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 Spring 2008 workshops announced! Contact Scott Lapham at Scott@AS220.org or (401) 274-1299 to sign up to any of the following workshops in the AS220 darkroom:
Intermediate Printing- Starting April 7th from 6:30-9:30 running for six weeks - Cost is $250 not including supplies - Instructor Stewart Martin
Pinhole Photography- Held during world wide pinhole photography weekend April 26-27th. - Cost $100 not including supplies. - Instructor David Ellis Tue, 29 Jan 2008 Whats new in the AS220 Darkroom?  All kinds of great things happen in the AS220 Darkroom that all kinds of people have no idea about. Working in a darkroom is a solitary process and even AS220 Darkroom members who use the space are unaware of what happens when they are not there. This is the first of many monthly updates that is meant to change that. What better way to start than to talk about a young person going to college. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 Intro to Photography Workshop Announced! 
The basics of 35mm photography will be covered in this first level traditional photography course with instructor Gail Porter. Beginning with a comprehensive examination and understanding of the camera and light meter, students will learn to develop film, make contact prints , and to enlarge prints using variable contrast filters to improve print quality.
Slide presentations of both historic and contemporary photographers will accompany each asssignment as students learn to control depths of field and interpret motion in still photography. Frequent critiques and class discussions will help students to improve their ability to talk about photographs, to define their interests in photography, and to improve composition. The six-week class is held on Mondays from 7-10pm from October 8th to November 12th. The cost for the workshop is $250 not including supplies. Interested people can contact Scott Lapham at 401-274-1299 or scott@as220.org. Intermediate Traditional B&W Printing Class Instructor: Stewart Martin If you have working experience printing black & white and want to hone you skills further, this course is for you. We will cover in depth the following; setting up a darkroom, mixing and tweaking chemistry, contrast control, dodging, burning, flashing, washing, toning, spotting, print finishing, breaking down a darkroom and exhibiting your work. Black and white printing is an interesting mix of the scientific and creative. It's also a lot of fun and very satisfying. If you're interested in consistent results, it's necessary for you to ground your printing skills in the scientific first. This is the best way to obtain repeatable results. Then the creative comes. Our small class size affords us much one-to-one time so we can go into great detail to help you get what you want from your prints. Chemistry is provided. Please bring paper. Also, please bring two photographs you printed and the corresponding negatives to our first class. Where? AS220 When? Thursdays, October 11th thru November 15th, 7 to 10 PM How much? $250. BIO for Stewart Martin Stewart Martin is a professional printer and photographer who has worked in the field of traditional photography for twenty five years. His early printing experience involved edition printing for Larry Clark, Bruce Davidson, Louis Faurer and Larry Fink. His archival B&W darkroom is equipped to print up to 20x24 inches. Although events and portraits are the bulk of his commercial work, he also does a specialized type of photography of the eye for ophthalmologists. He lives and works in Providence with his wife and daughter.
Thu, 23 Aug 2007 Pinhole Photography Workshop 
Join Pinhole Photography instructor David Ellis in a two-day workshop as you learn to construct pinhole cameras made from ordinary containers, take photographs using photographic paper to create paper negatives and use the darkroom to make prints.
To learn more about using the Paul Krot Community Darkroom at AS220, please contact Darkroom Founder, Scott Lapham at: Scott{at}as220{dot}org or 401-274-1299 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 
Paul Krot was the founder of Sprint Systems of Photography and a legendary teacher at the Rhode Island School of Design. His friends and colleagues included Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind. From an early age, Paul began experimenting with photo chemical formulas and mixtures, and he developed his own system to suit his needs. His initial experiments later developed into a system of processing that was easy to teach. Paul had an innate sense of chemistry and a natural ability to work with students. The chemistry Paul created contiues to provide students, teachers and professionals with a complete system for film and print. Paul believed in organizations like AS220 that provide support services and mentors for youth to learn the art of photography. In Paul's memory, Sprint Systems of Photography proudly supports the AS220 darkroom. "Paul Krot inspired many students, including me, with his energetic and sometimes unorthodox teaching methods. For instance, once in a color photo chemistry class, he had the students watch the Wizard of Oz, analyzing how color impacted the story telling in the movie. Paul also started Sprint Systems of Photography which manufactures photo processing chemistry used world wide. In 1995 when the AS220 Community Darkroom was just starting I visited Sprint to see if they could donate any chemistry to our fledgling program. Paul had passed away, but I was told that he had spoken fondly of the unjuried open spirit of AS220. Since that time Sprint has been the most generous partner a program like the AS220 Darkroom could ever dream of. In the spirit of Paul Krot we named the darkroom The Paul Krot Community Darkroom. We hope he would approve."
-Scott Lapham, Darkroom founder Fri, 13 Apr 2007 Intro to Photography Class Offered  The basics of 35mm photography will be covered in this first level traditional photography course, led by instructor Gail Porter. Beginning with a comprehensive examination and understanding of the camera and light meter, students will learn to develop film, make contact prints, and to enlarge prints using variable contrast filters to improve print quality. Frequent critiques and class discussions will help students to improve their ability to talk about photographs, to define their interests in photographs, to define their interests in photography, and to improve composition. Where? AS220 When? Wednesdays, April 25-May 30, 7-10 PM How much? $250, not including supplies. If you are interested, please contact Scott Lapham at 401-274-1299 or scott@as220.org Wed, 21 Feb 2007 The AS220 Darkrooms 
The AS220 Community Darkroom is the only professional-quality darkroom in Rhode Island open to the public, providing black-and-white facilities to photographers of all levels. It was begun in August 1994 by newly-graduated photography students who found themselves without access to darkroom facilities, and it has served hundreds of photographers since then.
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Fri, 10 Feb 2006 
Join Pinhole Photography instructor David Ellis in a two-day workshop as you learn to construct pinhole cameras made from ordinary containers, take photographs using photographic paper to create paper negatives and use the darkroom to make prints. Thu, 11 Aug 2005 Pinhole Photography Workshop Announced 
Join Pinhole Photography instructor David Ellis in a two-day workshop as you learn to construct pinhole cameras made from ordinary containers, take photographs using photographic paper to create paper negatives and use the darkroom to make prints. Pinhole photography is the capture of an image using a tiny pin sized hole in a thin sheet of metal allowing a ray of light to enter a container projecting the image onto light sensitive material creating the negative. This primitive process is the origin of modern-day photography, rooted in the camera obscura or "darkened room" novelty of the 15th century. Today, there is a growing interest in pinhole photography, which focuses more on the essence of, and less on the fact of a moment. This fun and exciting "low-tech" approach allows us to accept chance while freeing us from our need to control outcome. It is an excellent opportunity for any artist as well as beginner or seasoned photographers to loosen up their imaginations and explore new avenues of seeing.
Photo Lottery: Every Ticket is a winner! 
Please join us April 30 at 6pm at AS220 for the second bi-annual Photo Lottery fundraiser. The event is free and open to the public! By purchasing a Photo Lottery ticket for $125 you are guaranteed to win one of 125 photo based artworks. The Photo Lottery is made of work donated from internationally recognized artists, photo professionals, skilled amateurs and students from our youth photography program, Photographic Memory. Come to see if you've won a piece by a really famous artist or one by a yet unknown emerging genius! Everyone is invited to Photo Lottery, but only those who have purchased a Photo Lottery ticket will win photography. All proceeds go the AS220 Darkroom general operating fund.
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Intro to Photo
