Workshop in Joshua Tree National Park May 2014

These photographs were made in May 2014. I hope to hold more workshops in 2015.

Upcoming Workshops in Wet Plate Collodion Photography: Wet Plate Collodion 2,  April 2014

http://www.ssreg.com/juliadean/classes/classes.asp?courseid=25024&catid=3309

Private tutoring available at my studio or yours, available by appointment: info@allanbarnes.com
Travel Workshop coming May 2014, Joshua Tree National Park

Wet plate playdays in Joshua Tree National Park, Jan 27th to Feb 2nd 2014

I will be hosting persons interested in learning the historical wet plate collodion process during late January-Early February 2014.  This is an informal series of one day "playdays" in Joshua Tree National Park. Base camp will be near Jumbo Rocks campground.
Note: Due to some difficult weather situations, this activity is postponed (High winds at Joshua Tree have been blowing over the darkroom!)

Wet Plate ll, my first advanced workshop for wetheads

Behind the scenes at the one day Advanced Wet Plate Collodion Workshop on August 10th, 2013 at the Julia Dean Photography Workshops in Los Angeles, California.

 

I have been teaching two day workshops in the wet plate collodion process at Julia Dean Photography Workshops in Los Angeles since December 2007. On August 10th, we held our first one day advanced workshop, which is essentially a big playday. August is a tough time for photography workshops as many people seem to be busy winding down their summer, but five students attended (an ideal number) and some beautiful plates were made. The parking lot behind the workshops was so buzzing with activity that spectators began to gather outside the fence. One on one tutoring is also available at my studio/residence near downtown Los Angeles and of course, my next two-day workshop for beginners is September 21-22.
Next workshop at Julia Dean Photography Workshops

Three things that have made my life infinitely richer: Photography, my second language (Spanish) and teaching. This summer I got to combine all of them, and teach photography classes in Spanish to students from Panama at the New York Film Academy in Burbank Ca. At the beginning of July, my students got their certificates and exhibited their work at a gallery space on 5th and Main. There was a lot of singing, smiling, laughing, celebrating and a few tears. The experience in some ways felt like the summer camp counseling job of my college years that led me to a career in education, except of course my students and I were all a bit older...
 Adios, mis Panameños, I am so lucky.

Workshop in Wet Plate Collodion photography at Julia Dean Photography Workshops

Here are some images from my most recent photography workshop held at the Julia Dean Photo Workshops in Hollywood. Future workshops will include one day practicums for advanced students who wish to continue working with tintypes and ambrotypes, as well as another two day intro workshop in the fall. We are also considering a location workshop in Joshua Tree National Park.

Private lessons and individual tutoring are also offered at my studio/residence near downtown Los Angeles.
for more info, send an email to: info@allanbarnes.com

Fridays @ NYFA with the Panamanian Students

We are halfway through an intensive 8 week photo course at New York Film Academy (West Coast Branch). This semester's  students come from all over Panama and represent a cross section of this small but interesting country. The students were given grants to study photography in Los Angeles by the Panamanian Government.

Each Friday, we take a trip somewhere to make pictures and learn about photography. Last Friday we went to Riverside, CA to visit the UC Riverside Museum of Photography and to have lunch at the amazing Tio's Tacos, where the garden has been converted into a grotto of art made from recycled bottles...The charming and inspiring Martín Sanchez, originally from a small town in Michoacan, Mexico told us of his childhood in absolute poverty, his rise to the American middle class as the owner of a restaurant, and his dislike of the throwaway culture in the United States. By creating his grotto, he was able to recover the spirit of playfulness that he did not get to enjoy as a child. His advice was to work hard at whatever we do if we want to succeed.

We also met photographer and author Douglas McCulloh, who documented the way America's ring suburbs are now developed in his recent book called "Dream Street". The title comes from the name of a street in a dull, faceless suburb that McCulloh won the rights to name at a charity auction. McCuloh's documentary project brings the reader from the first survey of the lots to the building of the homes by workers who were once paid living wages for their skills but are now paid piecework wages. After meeting Mc Culloh at the museum, we took a trip to Dream Street to see a typical 21st century American suburb.