In 1839 William Henry Fox Talbot first showed examples of his process for producing photographic prints from negatives. 175 years later photographers still have the option to work using essentially similar methods here in our Club’s darkroom facility. Five members of the Club’s Darkroom Group have contributed two pieces each to the current Club Gallery show exhibition which showcases prints made using film & photographic paper. In this 75th anniversary year for the RA Photo Club I hope you will enjoy viewing this contemporary work while recalling the rich heritage that it represents.
Below (after the “Read More”) are some scans of the work on display but of course I hope you get to see the prints themselves in the Club Gallery (located in the west lobby at the RA Centre).
Thank you to all the photographers and to Dave Haggarty & Celso Bressan from the Gallery Committee.
David Elden
RAPC Darkroom Manager
Jerry Lam
Jerry Lam first began using silver gelatin materials after taking a course with Dave Elden at SPAO in January 2011. He photographs primarily architectural and urban subjects, seeking to portray everyday objects and scenes in different ways. He uses both 35mm and medium format film.
Geoff Dodd writes:
“More of a hobbyist than an artist. I shoot film and black and white film only. For no other reason than I prefer the process.”
Robert Laramée
Montreal born Robert Laramée learned the basics of photography in high school but it was after graduating from university that it became his real hobby. After moving to the NCR to work as a geologist and computer scientist, he studied with the School of Modern Photography and Algonquin College before joining the RA Camera Club in 1975 where he was a member until 1984. He rejoined the RA Photo Club in 2002 and since then, photography moved up from hobby to passion. Robert started studying part time at SPAO in 2006; he is an active member of three photo clubs, makes presentations, runs workshops, judges competitions and teaches digital photography for Académie des retraités de l’Outaouais and for the City of Ottawa.
“Although I really appreciate the power and convenience of digital photography for colour work, I still prefer using film and traditional methods for my black and white work, using a variety of cameras from pinhole to 35mm, medium and large format. The practice of reduction printing on gelatin silver fiber base paper is demanding but it results in photos that I cannot produce with software and inkjet printing.”
Carbide Mill” and “Merci” were both made in 2013 using a Shen Hao TZ-45IIB folding view camera and a Rodenstock 135mm f/5.6 APO Sironar-S lens on Ilford Delta 100 4×5 sheet film. The prints were made on Ilford Multigrade FB Warmtone paper and hand finished with local reduction brushing.
Hélène Barrette
In a digital world, where everything is instant, Hélène chooses to use only film cameras. After completing her Photography Techniques studies at Algonquin college in 1986, Hélène spent 19 years living & travelling abroad: Europe, Africa, North America, the Carribean, Oceania & the famous South Pacific.
Hélène’s work has been exhibited internationaly, and of course nationaly, including the Cultural Center of Papineau in the Outaouais. Her work also features in many private collections around the world, including Canada. Being in the 21st century, Hélène’s work & articles have been featured also online.
She invites you to explore her website & buy one of her books on Blurb.
Website address: www.eleniphotos.ca
David Elden
David Elden is a film photographer who shares with many photographers a fascination with atmospheric ruins. The two pieces shown here were taken on the Caribbean island of Nevis and seem to remind us of the history of that place: colonisation, sugar, slavery, wealth and then decline.
The photographs were taken with a Bronica RF645 camera on Ilford Delta 400 film and printed on Ilford Warmtone paper.
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