Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, it is now possible to turn a digital image into a print made by a beautiful antique process. In this class, you’ll get to experience the magic of kallitype printing for yourself—from digital image to finished, archival print. The kallitype process was developed in 1889, and is renowned for exquisite tonal range. Kallitypes are also more economical to make than many other antique processes prints. The first day of the workshop will be spent in the digital lab, learning how to make digital negatives from your image files. On day two, you’ll learn to coat fine- art paper and contact print your images as you work closely with master printer Ray Bidegain.

Students should bring 10- 20 high resolution images on thumbdrive.

Ray Bidegain was born in Tucson, Arizona and started studying photography in high school.  At age 17 he began working on weekends for a large studio that offered wedding photography to the Hispanic community in Southern Arizona. Ray graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography in 1981 and returned to Tucson to operate his own studio before moving to Portland, Oregon. After 17 years as a studio portrait photographer, Ray turned to fine art photography, eventually teaching himself the art of platinum printing and, later, wet-plate collodion. Fascinated by both the science and the art of photography and printmaking, Ray is an engaging and respected photo instructor throughout the Pacific Northwest. Ray’s photographs are internationally collected, and his work has been exhibited across the United States, and in France, Germany, and Scotland. For the past two years Ray served as President of the Portland Photographer’s Forum. He is currently represented by LightBox Gallery in Astoria, and by Russ Levin in Monteray.

www.rbstudio.com