International Analog Photography Users Group (APUG) Conference Conference Notes
The conference in Toronto was a rousing success. Being the first of its kind,
there was some concern how this would turn out, but many people traveled great
distances to come; for me it entailed 9 1/2 hours of flying, from my home in
Hawaii.
The conference was held at the facilities of Elevator Gallery in Toronto –
Elevator is the top notch printer in Canada, specializing in printing
Ilfochrome, Fuji Crystal Archive, Black and White exhibition printing on fiber
base materials and Lith printing. See: http://www.elevatordigital.ca/index.htm.
The conference started with a grand opening, complete with wine and beer,
flowers for the ladies, and many, many, traditionally printed photographs on
display – most were B&W. I was fortunate to have two color prints in the
Master’s Gallery.
Here is a list of some of the workshops that where held:
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Street photography with Les McLean
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Split Printing with Les McLean
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Lith Printing 1 with Tim Rudman
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Lith Printing 2 with Tim Rudman
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AZO with Michael A. Smith
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Vision with Michael A. Smith & Paula Chamlee
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Studio Portraiture with Michael McBlane
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Child Photography with Cheryl Jacobs
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Carbon Printing with Sandy King
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Introduction to Large Format with Peter Schrager
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Cross-Processing with John Douglass Callow
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Music Photography with Margaret Malandruccolo
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Late Nite Solarizing with Bob Carnie
These workshops were all given by working photographers, all of whom use film
and traditional materials in their business. Some people will tell you that
film is obsolete and that no one uses it anymore, but these people do, and they
make a living using it – kudos to them.
In addition to the workshops, several round-table discussions were held on the
future of film base photography including; The future of Film and Paper, Les
McLean on Black and White Photography both sponsored by Ilford/Harman
Technologies Photo, Aesthetics and an Evening Lecture with Michael A. Smith – a
leading B&W photographer specializing in the AZO process.
Everyone agrees that for the Black and White photographer, more choices exist
now than has ever existed. The market for the Color photographer, while not as
robust, is still strong, with companies like Fuji Film showing a continued
interest in developing products for the market.
Conference sponsors included:
Representatives from Ilford were on hand during the conference, handing out
samples of Ilford products.
Image: Toronto skyline at dawn
Nikon F5, Nikkor 24-120mm F3.5-5.6D AF-S VR Zoom Lens, Fuji Velvia 100