Caleb Jagger and Farm Worker Portraiture

Caleb Jagger, Fort Davis, has been working on an art project since the summer of 2014 photographing farm harvests in the American Southwest. He started this project “because farm workers and people that harvest the food that we eat, don’t get enough respect and are not represented.” Jagger has visited over a dozen farms and taken over 360 portraits of people harvesting fruits and vegetables, from oranges to onions. All ages are encouraged to attend.

Saturday, June 4, 2016
10-11 am
Location: Warnock Science Building Room 101

FREE OF CHARGE

Jim Bones and Dye Transfer Printing

Jim Bones, Alpine, will demonstrate the ancient art of dye transfer printing, a technique derived from the Technicolor motion picture film process developed in the 1930s. From the 1940s, until Kodak quit making materials in 1994, it was the premier photographic color print process. Jim began making prints for Eliot Porter in 1975, and continued to use stored supplies for his own work until 2005. Three primary colored dye images, cyan, magenta and yellow, are each applied by a delicate sponge-like matrix, one after another, to a single sheet of white paper, to make a complete image. The actual “rolling” of the print is performed in full light, in a wet tray, darkroom environment. He will roll one straight print, and then roll a second modified version to show basic color control techniques. All ages are encouraged to attend. “Dye transfer prints are simply without peer. They have a richness, depth, and fidelity unmatched by any other kind of photographic print. They can show extraordinary subtlety of tone and hue, combined with a brightness range of 500:1 from blackest black to whitest white. Nothing else comes close to the magnificence of a dye transfer print.“ Ctein, Master Dye Transfer Printer

Saturday, June 4, 2016
11 am-12 noon
Location: Warnock Science Building Room 101

FREE OF CHARGE

NOTE: If you can’t attend the Dye Transfer demonstration, enjoy the video at left about the entire process.

LUNCH BREAK

Saturday, June 4, 2016
12 noon-1 pm

Crystal Allbright and Traveling Light in the Backcountry

Crystal Allbright, Terlingua, will present a program that encourages photographers that they can  go minimal and still get great images, whether on the river or on the trail. Allbright’s talk is perfect for beginner to intermediate photographers.

Saturday, June 4, 2016
1-2 pm
Location: Warnock Science Building Room 101

FREE OF CHARGE

James Evans and Select Images

James Evans, Marathon, has chosen 12 images from his catalog of work for discussion. All ages are encouraged to attend.

Saturday, June 4, 2016
2-3 pm
Location: Warnock Science Building Room 101

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Steve Goff and iPhoneography

Steve Goff, Odessa, will lead a lively presentation on the ever expanding use of cell phone imagery for photographers as their primary camera. Goff will provide shooting tips and apps for mobile photography. Terrific topic for beginner to intermediate photographers.

Saturday, June 4, 2016
3-4 pm
Location: Warnock Science Building Room 101

FREE OF CHARGE

Hancock Hill Sunset Photo Walk with Matt Walter

Join Matt Walter, Alpine, for a guided tour up Hancock Hill at Sul Ross State University to two iconic sites: The Bicycle Tree and The Desk. Excellent views overlooking Alpine. Photographers will meet Walter at the old Mountainside Dorm on the campus of Sul Ross, at 7:00 pm for an approximately 2.5 hour round trip photo hike. Attendees are highly encouraged to wear comfortable hiking style boots and to dress for being outdoors. In addition photo hikers should bring a flashlight/headlamp and bottled water. Hike has a 400 foot elevation change and rocky terrain, and is considered to be a moderately strenuous hike.

Saturday, June 4, 2016
7 pm
Meet Walter at the old Mountainside Dorm on the campus of Sul Ross

FREE OF CHARGE

Downtown Alpine Morning Photo Tour with Caneel Cardwell

Join Caneel Cardwell, Alpine, for a morning tour of Alpine, Texas. Photographers will meet Caneel at 6:30 am in the parking lot across from Murphy Street Raspa Company, 100 W. Murphy Street, for a photo tour of the downtown area. Photo hikers will walk up to Baines Park, then pass Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. The tour will continue down Murphy Street and into the downtown area. IMPORTANT: the group will be crossing over the train tracks ONLY when there is NO TRAIN IN SIGHT OR IT IS A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY. IT IS ILLEGAL TO STOP ON THE TRAIN TRACKS TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS. There will be ample opportunities to take photos of the tracks as the group walks along. Photo hikers will be walking by the depot and the railroad park, and either – or both – of those locations are great spots to take photos safely and within the law. Photographers are highly encouraged to wear comfortable hiking type shoes/boots and to dress for being outdoors and to bring a bottled water. This is a moderately strenuous hike.

Sunday, June 5, 2016
6:30 am
Parking lot across from Murphy Street Raspa Company, 100 W. Murphy Street

FREE OF CHARGE