Posted on Thursday, 16 May

Are you a modern-day photographer interested in a comprehensive look at the collodion process and its effective practice? If so, Sam Dole’s Intro to Wet Plate Workshop on May 25 & 26 is perfect for you! The predominate mode of photography from its invention in the early 1850′s to its fall from prominence at the turn of the century, the collodion process represents a highly sustainable form of emulsion-based photographic expression in the 21st century as the future of silver gelatin-based film risks fading into obscurity. 



In this workshop, you could learn how to coat, sensitize, expose, develop, and varnish your own plates over the course of the weekend, gaining valuable hands-on experience while learning the theory and fundamentals necessary to apply the process to your own work!



Registration ends TOMORROW, MAY 17th. Sign up here!


Posted on Wednesday, 15 May

The Strand Bookstore is selling a limited edition signed copy of Adam Fuss’s Daguerreotype photography book. Perhaps browsing through its pages will motivate you to try out an alternative process at CAP or to take our next daguerreotype workshop this fall!

Posted on Tuesday, 14 May

Lindsey Beal is a photo-based artist living and working in Providence, Rhode Island. She has an M.F.A. in Photography from the University of Iowa and completed a Certificate in Book Arts at the University of Iowa’s Center for the Book. Her work focuses on historical and contemporary women’s lives and feminism. She combines traditional photography (analogue, digital and historical processes) with installation and sculpture to create non-traditional photographic work, trying to find a balance between concept and craft. This work often includes papermaking, printmaking and artist books. Her work can be found nationally in various public and private collections and she is represented by Boston’s Panopticon Gallery. 

Check out her work here!

Posted on Tuesday, 23 April

We’re happy to share this post from CAP wet plate student Thi Linh Wernau about her current project. Enjoy!

“Last summer I took a wet plate collodion course at CAP. At the same time, I had just started a fine art project called, “You. Are. Beautiful.” which I shot with a plastic camera, the Lubitel 166+.  

I am asking for 5 uninterrupted minutes of your time to watch a story and a short film I made. 

About a year ago, I chose to leave my high-powered career to pursue my truth and my passion in the art of photography. And I started to shoot a fine art project called, “You. Are. Beautiful.” It’s about celebrating the human spirit and beauty in all people. Today, I officially launched Volume 01 of my work in the form of a book. 

The mission of my endeavor is simple. It is to: 

1. Spread love and kindness. 

2. Donate 100% of net proceeds from the sale of my book back to charities related to wounded veterans and at-risk kids. 

My short 5 minute film tells a story about me, my new path and my new project. I finished this film the morning of April 15, Patriots Day and Marathon Monday in Boston. I finished it only hours before the tragedy that struck my hometown. Before the tragedy struck, I also mailed a sneak peek of the film to my new friend, Evan, who is on the cover of my book. He is a Marine who was blown up by an IED while serving in Afghanistan. I could not help but feel the message was now even more poignant. 

I’d like you to watch this film with the music turned up - I mean, WAY UP. The music should be loud enough to envelop your soul. 

Ok, now please watch it here: http://vimeo.com/64592065 

Thanks for listening, and I hope you’ll share this because I want to achieve the 2 goals I set forth above, and I need help to spread the word. 

Sincerely and with Love + Kindness,
Thi Linh Wernau

buy the book here: http://ThiLinh.pixpasites.com/”