Film Photography Workshops

This workshop is designed to help generate ideas and encourage you to think about your photography. Photography is essentially a rather lonely pursuit and at some point we all feel that we have been working in a vacuum and need to find a way out of it.

In Ways of Seeing we will look to find that new direction by first, talking of Les’s own ever changing philosophy and then looking at and discussing your own current photographic endeavours. All participants will be involved in open discussions about all work and views, which tends to make for some interesting and stimulating results.

An essential part of the workshop is the photographic assignment Les gives which, when completed, will be the subject of collective discussion and analysis. This is a two day workshop, and participants are required to bring a selection of their work, either individual images or a series based on a theme. A digital camera is useful for the assignment as it eliminates the need to process film.

Venue: Portlaoise (Co Laois)
Date: Saturday 2nd Aug to Sunday 3rd Aug 2008
Time: 10:00 to 17:00
Cost: €185
Availability: Now Booking.

Please note this workshop is limited to a small number of participants to allow for the best possible attention. Book early to avoid disappointment.

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This exciting one day Infrared B&W Film Photography workshop is a great introduction for anyone interested in this unusual film. This workshop will
teach you all the basics required to use black and white infrared film.

We will show you how to expose various types of Infrared film currently on the market and how the combination of film and filter choice affect the final result. We will also dispel some of the myths and misconceptions about using Infrared film.

This is a fun day which will start with a brief discussion and presentation of examples of infrared prints. Then it’s out to shoot some selected locations to put the theory to the test.

Participants will need to bring a 35mm film SLR camera plus a tripod. Two rolls of 35mm film will be provided and development of these films is also included in the workshop fee.

Venue: Trim Castle, Co Meath
Date: 16th August 2008
Time: 10:00 to 17:00
Cost: €75

This workshop will go ahead rain or shine, sorry we can’t control the weather.

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Film Photography Workshops in association with Dunamaise Photographic Society present an unmissable evening of photographic magic with Charlie Waite.

Charlie Waite is one of the most celebrated international landscape photographers. He has published 27 books on the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany; all exclusively of his photography.

Over the last twenty five years, he has lectured throughout the UK, Europe and the US. He has held numerous one man exhibitions in London, including two shows in London’s National Theatre and three at the OXO gallery and held further solo shows in Tokyo, New York, Carmel and in Australia, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Advance booking is essential and 48 tickets are currently available.

Venue: Portlaoise
Date: 10th December 2008
Time: 19:30 to 22:00
Cost: €20

Booking your Ticket
Firstly, email or text your name, address and number of tickets you would like reserved to info@fpworkshops.com 087 7655315

Then print and complete the Ticket Order Form on this webpage and post it including the payment to the address provided.

Click here to open the Ticket Order Form (PDF)

Your tickets will be held for 14 days until payment arrives.

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Les Mclean is coming to Dublin for a workshop that’s not to be missed. Author of Creative Black and White Photography, Les is one of the best darkroom printers in the world and his workshops are famed as much for their tuition as their fun.

In this workshop Les Mclean will show you, through the use of split grade printing, two bath development, water baths and paper flashing, how to successfully produce hand made, fibre based, silver gelatine prints.

Venue: Airfield Trust (Dublin)
Date:  Nov. 2008 (exact date to be agreed)
Time: 10:00 to 17:00
Cost: €185
Availability: Now booking

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Brian is an award-winning photographer who is recognized as Ireland’s leading expert in Lith printing. We’ll use papers and chemistry currently available on the market and show the controls needed to produce these beautiful lith prints.

Venue: Airfield Trust (Dublin)
Date: Sat 20th September
Time: Sat 10:00 to 17:00
Cost: €75
Availability: Now Booking

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A one day “Introduction to Lith Printing” workshop has been set for 19th April 2008 in Dublin with Brian McIlvenny.

Brian is an award-winning photographer who is recognized as Ireland’s leading expert in Lith printing. We’ll use papers and chemistry currently available on the market and show the controls needed to produce these beautiful lith prints.

Venue: Airfield Trust (Dublin)
Date: Sat 19th april
Time: Sat 10:00 to 17:00
Cost: €75
Availability: Full (Contact us for Cancellations only)

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When we think monochrome, we mostly think black & white. FP Workshops welcome back Tim Rudman who will show us the colour of monochrome. Tim of course is the author of ”The Photographers Toning Book” and we will do many of the techniques from it.

This workshop is not to be missed.

Venue: Airfield Trust (Dublin)
Date: Sat 26th & Sun 27th January 2008
Time: Sat 13:00 to 17:00, Sunday 10:00 to 17:00
Cost: €195 (3rd level Students €175)
Availability: Sold out.

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Les Mclean is coming to Dublin for a workshop that’s not to be missed. Author of Creative Black and White Photography, Les is one of the best darkroom printers in the world and his workshops are famed as much for their tuition as their fun.

In this workshop Les Mclean will show you, through the use of various techniques, how to successfully produce hand made, fibre based, silver gelatine prints.

Venue: Airfield Trust (Dublin)
Date: Sat 10th & Sun 11th Nov. 2007
Time: 10:00 to 17:00
Cost: €185
Availability: Full

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We are pleased to announce two more dates for our popular darkroom for beginner’s workshop. We will teach you the basics of making a Black & White Print Enlargement from your negatives. No precious Darkroom experience is required and this workshop would also benefit someone who has not been in the Darkroom for a long period and who wishes to get a revision course.

Venue: Airfield Trust (Dublin)
Date: Saturday 25th August 2007
Date: Saturday 29th September 2007
Time: 10:00 to 17:00
Cost: €75

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We are delighted to announce a Lith Printing workshop with the world renowned Tim Rudman, author of the Master Lith Printing Course and The World of Lith Printing.

Tim will unravel the mystery of this process that seems never to go out of fashion. We will learn the controls for making a lith print, there are several variables and Tim will show us the effect of exposure, development time and snatch point. We will also see the effect of different dilutions of developer.

Tim will show us a portfolio of images that will show the many different looks and styles available with the different papers available now and ones that have ceased production

Venue: Gallery of Photography (Dublin)
Date: Wednesday 11th April 2007
Time: 10:00 to 17:30
Cost: €180
Availability: Now Full

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