Introduction to Historical Photographic Process
Workshop with Gustavo Castilla
Date: To be announced; call for wait list.
Time: 1:00 – 5:00pm
Fee: $125.00 per person, includes materials fee. Minimum of 5 students, maximum 10.
Register: For more information or to register, call Gustavo at (818) 632-2035 or email him at gustavo@gcastilla.com
Materials Supply List: All materials are included. The participants will have enough materials to practice at home.
Instructor’s website: www.gcastilla.com
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Class Description
Learn how to create your own photographic paper using historical photographic process such as Cyanotype and Van Dyke (Brown prints). The class is designed so that beginners and more experienced photographers and artists can enjoy and come away with the knowledge to create unique images whether photographs or photograms. This is what is called contact printing – the image will be the same size as the negative so large negatives will be available for the participants.
About Your Instructor
Gustavo Castillo obtained a certificate in Graphic Design with a specialization in Digital Imaging from UCLA Extension and subsequently completed work for various companies including Universal Studios Online, Jewels on Rodeo, Michael Alan Design, and Business.com, as well as various individuals.
At the same time, he has continued to express his artistic vision and creative passion through medium and large format photography that he develops and print himself using various alternative processes. In recent years he has taken a particular interest in still life, landscape, and abstract photography, as well as nudes and environmental portraits.
Some of his most recent medium and large format pieces have been displayed at VIVA Gallery, the Lincoln Avenue Exposition, and at the Alternative Photography Institute Symposium.
