I'm really, really excited about this class because it really is a great chance to combine all of the really cool things about photography that go back to really, the very beginning of photography. They go back to a time when we actually didn't even have the type of cameras. We were really just trying to figure out how did we capture light, how did we hold light in a permanent way? And then it combined that with what we're doing today with the most modern cameras. So even if you went out and bought the latest camera, you could take that information and combine it back with that historical process. So it's a really, really kind of a, a cool time. The other thing about it that I think is really interesting is that it gives us a chance to connect into the historical stream of photography in a way that, if you're only participating, say in digital photography, you may not realize all the things that happened before that came to the way photography developed. So how did we start to get prin...

ts? How did we get into all these different looks, all these different aesthetics? And then the other thing that I find interesting is when we look at some of the things that happened, if you're only say, a iPhone or a phone photographer and you use Instagram and the filters that are on there, a lot of those filters are inspired by these historical processes. So the way we've created things before to how we're doing them now. We're all interconnected with that. So I think it's a really exciting time for that. So for this class, what we're gonna do is, we're gonna talk about how we actually take these digital photographs we've captured and convert those into what we call a digital negative. And we'll see what those are here in a little bit. And then we're gonna output those. And what we've done with the class is we've got three of the historical processes we're gonna learn. We're gonna learn cyanotypes, which is kind of the classic blue-looking photograph you might remember if you've seen in a museum or in a book. We're also gonna look at a Van Dyke print and a Van Dyke uses silver nitrate so it's one of the earliest silver printing techniques we have. And then we're gonna look at platinum plating, which is kind of like the Hallmark, the top pinnacle of alternative processes, mainly in part, because it's very expensive, but also produces an incredibly beautiful rich tonal scale. So that's what we're gonna do over the next couple of days. So we're gonna do all of those things. And we're gonna start really looking at the digital side first and then we'll move into the darkroom. The great part about this is this is all super accessible, so I've put together a kit through Bostick and Sullivan. They provide the alternative solutions so you can get that kit. It's in the bonus materials, you've got a discount code there. But everything you would need to do everything you're gonna see in the class, we've put together. I've got bonus materials with step-by-step instructions. Everything you're gonna need to do this at home. And one of the things you can do, is once you get that kit, literally, with the cyanotype process, which we're gonna do later today. If you get that kit, you could literally be making a cyanotype within five minutes of it arriving at your house. So, from the easiest of things, we can get started. So it's super accessible for everybody. Even though it seems like oh my gosh, these are complicated things and there are chemicals involved and all these things. Super, super easy and accessible. So it's a really, really kind of cool and exciting time.

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Daniel Gregory started his career working in the high tech industry. Wanting to have a more creative and passionate life, he left all those zeros and ones behind and

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Diordna

For a long time, I have read, studied and tried alternative processing, mainly Platinum/Palladium printing. I want to create longest lasting prints and may be share the info at Creative Live. But this presentation saved me many a hours. A few minutes into the lecture, I purchased the class and as the class progressed, I was extremely glad. Thank you Creative Live, thank you Daniel Gregory.

SFX

Excellent class on Alt Process and fantastic bonus materials included with purchase!!! I have extensive digital printing and darkroom experience but haven't done much alt-process to date. This is perfect timing for me as I have several personal projects that I would like to re-visit using some of these techniques. Thank you Daniel!!!

James H Johnson

I have been making platinum/palladium prints for about 1 year. This is the 3rd workshop that I have attended. The first two were one on one. Daniel has done a fantastic job of covering the material and explained the process it detail and easy to understand. This course is fantastic and highly recommend it.

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