Our historic process specialist and museum experts share techniques and processes from the history of photography and film, demonstrating some of these methods.
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Events in this Series
ONLINE—AZO Paper: History & Demonstration
Process Demonstration: Historic Process Specialist Nick Brandreth will give a hands-on demonstration showing how AZO-style paper is made, and Technology Collection Manager Erin Fisher will share a brief history of this unique paper and its legacy.
ONLINE—35mm Silent Film: Demonstration & Preservation
Process Demonstration: Historic Process Specialist Nick Brandreth will demonstrate the process of creating 35mm motion picture film. Then, Anthony L'Abbate, preservation manager in the Moving Image Department, will discuss why so many films from the silent era have disappeared, and the methods that we use today to preserve and restore these films.
ONLINE—Gelatin Dry Plates: George Eastman & Demonstration
Process Demonstration: In this webinar, George Eastman Legacy Curator Kathy Connor will share Eastman’s story, early trials and challenges. Then, Historic Process Specialist Nick Brandreth will demonstrate how gelatin dry plates are made, showing the features that make them superior to wet collodion.
ONLINE—Stereocards: Demonstration & History
Process Demonstration: In this webinar, Historic Process Specialist Nick Brandreth will give a demonstration, showing how stereocards are made using albumen prints and basic materials found at your local art store. Boyer Cataloger in the Department of Photography Lilyan Jones will share a brief history of this fun and unique technology, sharing examples from the museum’s Boyer Collection.
ONLINE—Salt Printing: Demonstration & William Henry Fox Talbot
Process Demonstration: In this webinar, Historic Process Specialist Nick Brandreth will demonstrate how salt prints are made, and Associate Curator Heather Shannon will discuss Talbot’s legacy in photography.
ONLINE—Nineteenth-Century Retouching Techniques
In this live presentation, Process Historian Mark Osterman will show examples of early negative retouching.
ONLINE—Early Silver Processes
Experiments in silver chloride date to the eighteenth century, but the chemistry was not fully understood until William Henry Fox Talbot conducted tests in the 1830s. In this virtual talk, Process Historian Mark Osterman will share what Talbot built upon and then perfected.
ONLINE—Early Optics in Photography
Process Historian Mark Osterman will demonstrate how light can be manipulated and used for photography and share the basics of optics that were foundational in the invention of photography.
ONLINE—Clouds & Combination Printing
In this live online program, Process Historian Mark Osterman will discuss the nineteenth-century technique of combination printing from two separate negatives.