[Loscho_enews] Fwd: [Preservenw] Upcoming Deadline for Seattle Photo Workshop

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Sun Jun 27 09:47:38 PDT 2010


Care and Identification of Photographs workshop in Seattle, WA!

July 5th is the registration deadline for the upcoming Care and
Identification of Photographs workshop in Seattle, WA!

It will be held at the new downtown Central Library facility of the Seattle
Public Library.

Care and Identification of Photographs
July 22-25, 2010
Location: Seattle Public Library (Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave, Seattle,
WA)
Instructor: Gawain Weaver
Online registration and more information can be found here:
http://gawainweaver.com/workshop/care-id-photos-2010-seattle/
Registration Includes:

       • 4-day workshop
       • 280-page color notebook (printed on HP Indigo Digital Press)
       • 60x LED handheld microscope
       • OPTIONAL: Basic Photographic Sample Set

This 4-day workshop is an introduction to the history, identification, and
preservation of photographic materials. Participants will acquire hands-on
identification skills and learn practical photograph preservation
techniques. Using handheld 60x microscopes and a large set of photographic
and photomechanical samples, they will learn how a variety of processes were
created, why they look the way they do, and how they deteriorate. Knowledge
about photographic processes is essential to their preservation and leads to
a greater appreciation of the aesthetics and history of photographic prints.

Preservation topics include enclosures, handling guidelines, environmental
monitoring, the effects of temperature and relative humidity on collections,
and the importance of cold storage for certain photographic materials.

Processes examined in detail include but are not limited to the following:
daguerreotype, albumen, collodion and gelatin printing-out processes (POP),
matte collodion, gelatin silver, photogravure, offset litho, letterpress
halftone, collotype, chromogenic color, inkjet, and dye sublimation. Group
ID sessions, using a digital microscope and screen projection, will allow
participants to practice their identification skills in a guided setting.

Due to the hands-on nature of this workshop, the number of participants will
be limited to 12.

The Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA), a certifying organization of
professional archivists, will award 15 Archival Recertification Credits
(ARCs) to eligible Certified Archivists (CAs) attending this workshop.

WHAT PREVIOUS STUDENTS HAVE SAID ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP:

Can't thank you enough, Gawain! Your knowledge, and the presentation of it,
far exceeded expectations.
--Jean Marie Smart, Visual Resources Curator, University of Arizona

Thank you for a jam packed & fascinating, not to mention useful, workshop!
--Mary Anne Redding, Curator of Photography, New Mexico History Museum

Gawain Weaver
Photograph Conservator
San Rafael, CA
tel 415.446.9138
http://gawainweaver.com/

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