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news!
Bill Rowlinson
Bill RowlinsonBill Rowlinson Remembered
14th December '09
Although traditional printing, as in 'bromide' printing, will probably always be around, one aspect of it starting to fade, the trade of commercial fine art printing. It flourished very briefly, and only really encompassed one generation. Until the 1960's black and white printing was very much the province of technicians in brown coats, who usually started straight from school. Darkrooms tended to be service departments attached to other operations, including photo studios, government research labs, newspaper publishing etc.
This changed as the 60's moved on, and the independent laboratory arrived, which possibly started with Grove-Hardy. , Photographer Bert Hardy got together with Gerry Grove, a star printer from his Fleet Street associates, and set up a new type of lab aimed at the emerging breed of reportage photographers. The no-frills approach of such labs left gaps, and the demands of the fashion and advertising industries created a need for labs which were able to empathise with the requirements of the work and bring additional techniques to bear to visualise them. Hence the rise of the 'celebrity' printers, who were much in demand throughout the '80's and '90's. At the front of them was Bill Rowlinson.
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Click 'play button ↑' in the player on top right or download the mp3 file (16.1mb) →
Pyworthy, Cornwall. ©Trevor CroneNew Exhibition ~ Trevor Crone
24th November '09These white chairs seem to be a metaphor of social issues, consumerism, our throw away mentality, social status, etc. The portfolio to date consists of 12 photographs and as such I feel is complete, only if an unusual scene presents itself to me will I feel the desire to photograph it. So far I have resisted all attempts of communication of the white plast read more...→
This exhibition is running at Silverprint shop space from 23rd November '09 to
24th January '10
Bill Rowlinson Remembered
23rd November '09Adrian and Bob
A conversation between Bob Miller and Adrian Ensor, recorded by Martin Reed on 20/11/09
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Bill Rowlinson was the front leader of a movement towards introducing an artistic & creative approach into commercial photographic printing. His influence started in the 1960's, and he shaped the approach of a generation of printers in the 1970's.
Long before the advent of high end digital image control, advertising agencies looked to him when they wanted something 'special'. Photographers including Bill Brandt & Sarah Moon valued him for the special skills he brought to bear, and he became the first printer to charge by the hour, rather than by the print.
On his death in 2008 he bequeathed his personal print collection to Photofusion. This will be exhibited from 27/11/09 to 27/01/10
Bob Miller began his career as a full-time photographer in 1978 and for the last thirty years has managed to balance major photographic advertising and editorial assignments in America and Europe with his own personal photographic projects. He knew Bill Rowlinson both personally and professionally for many years.
Adrian Ensor is one of Britain's finest black and white printers. He has been a master printer for over 30 years and has twice won the prestigious Ilford Printer of the Year Award. His London darkroom attracts orders from many of Britain's top photographers, as well as photographers from around the world. His relationship with Bill Rowlinson, as professional colleague and friend extended back for many years.
The extended video recording of this interview will be shown as part of the Bill Rowlinson exhibition at Photofusion, running from 26'th November until 27'th Jan 2010.
→ Bill Rowlinson Photofusion Exhibition PDF (754kb)
→ Photofusion Website
Click 'play button ↑' in the player on top right or download the mp3 file (19.7mb) →
→ More soon in Silverprint's podcasts page
Not so much a programme...
...more a photographic way of life
4th November '09
Trevor Crone Interview:
We are kicking off a series of downloadable audio interviews with people involved in photography, and are starting here with an interview with Trevor Crone.
Trevor is exhibiting a set of photographs at our premises later in November, and delivering a workshop to accompany the opening, so it seemed an excellent opportunity to delve into his motivations a little further with a face to face interview.
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The interview was conducted by Shane Gilliver, engineered by Martin Reed.
We are hoping to follow this with more material, and apart from photographers work, areas to explore will include experiences of professional photo printers, and input from manufacturers in the photographic trade.
Click 'play button ↑' in the player on top right or download the mp3 file (8.1mb) →
→ More soon in Silverprint's podcasts page
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Adaptol!
19th October '09We have just obtained a large amount of the original Agfa Adaptol soft-working print developer, and are selling it at a special clearance price of £5.00 per pack inc VAT. Packs come as powder making 5 litres of working solution. Get it while it lasts, it's unlikely any more will be coming our way!
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click on the image to enlarge FOMA 532 - Bromoil's Future
12th October '09Since the demise of Kentmere Document Art there has been a problem sourcing a suitable paper for the ancient art of Bromoil.
[Quick tutorial ~ an FB print is put through a special dichromate bleach which enables it to accept ink in proportion to the image silver - after inking the result is a highly permanent print which is effectively an etching].
Thanks to experiments by alternative process expert Terry King we're pleased to somewhat belatedly announce that FOMA 532 (Nature) and 542 (Chamois) work beautifully with Bromoil, either directly, or with transfer, in which the image is offset onto another paper. Full details on the process from Terry's site;
→ www.hands-on-pictures.com/Tutorials/Bromoil.html
Rolling down the years
7th October '09Roll film is today a non-topic - there's 120, and that's it, no further knowledge required. But at one time there existed a multitude of roll film formats, 26 distinct varieties according to one authority, which were culled mainly in the 1940's and 50's, and what is left can be counted on one hand. But the whole roll system was a legacy left by Kodak, dating back to the dawn of consumer photography, and what we're left with is a mere appendix of what was on the market a century ago...
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5 Litre Liquid Chemicals
30th September '09We are now able to offer most 5 litre liquid containers for shipment to all parts of the UK, and use our own plastic encapsulation system as an extra barrier to insure protection from leakage. We have a small £1.25 (inc VAT) surcharge per 5 litre item.
Free Workshop ~ Saturday 28th November '09 ~ 1.30pm onwards
25th September '09This workshop is now fully booked, call us near the date for cancellations
Silverprint are delighted to offer a half day workshop run by Trevor Crone and Harminder Singh, who have recently published a book 'Times Present' which showcased Trevor's photographs and writings by Harminder on how we can become more creative in our photography and produce more satisfying images.
Trevor will bring along his large format camera and you will have the opportunity to become familiar with the cameras -there will be an interactive workshop approach with the opportunity for you to ask questions and bring your own camera along.
Harminder will introduce some of the key themes from the book in a practical and straight forward way -he invites you to bring along some of your work in progress and discuss the ideas: you will leave with some fresh directions for your work.
There will, of course, be Trevor's and Harminder's photographs to view, to see some of Trevor's latest work from his trip to Iceland go to www.arenaphotographers.com/
We look forward to seeing you and if you have any queries please contact us via the www.timespresent.com .
Please contact Shane at Silveprint to book your place, as we have limited space.
Call him at: 020 7620 0844 or email him at sales[at]silverprint.co.uk
His exhibition will run at Silverprint from 23rd November '09 to 24th January '10
New Carriage Charges
23rd September '09We are pleased to announce that after an overhaul of our carrier arrangements we can now offer much more competitive rates to areas which have previously been difficult to supply.
We can now supply a single shipment including up to 20kg, at the reduced rate of £9.20 (inc VAT) to;
Scottish Highlands & Islands
Northern Ireland
Channel Islands (the VAT element is not payable, so the charge will be £8.00)
Carriage to the rest of the UK remains at £6.85 (inc VAT).
However carriage will now be free of charge to ALL UK destinations ( inc H&I, NI, CI) for orders of £100+ (inc VAT).
New Exhibition at Silverprint shop space - Judith Lyons
23rd September '09Created in the darkroom without a camera or film, each print is the unique and unrepeatable result of the collision of light, the subject matter and photographic chemistry.
Through this work, my intention was to investigate the ability of the photographic process to reveal the interior spaces of plants and flowers, a world which is normally invisible to the naked eye.
The resulting images explore the ontological dualism inherent in the photographic image, namely the constant tension and oscillation between the visible and the invisible and between presence and absence.
Visit us to see this new exhibition, from September 23rd to November 20th 2009
For more information please visit: www.judithlyonsphotography.co.uk
A Far-Out Trip
30th July '09With nearly 20 years of production, something like 10 million Olympus Trips were made! A cottage industry has formed to keep them running, and one enthusiast, Paul Lamb, has taken the camera one stage further and is offering a wide range of customized finishes on his refurbished cameras.
This can include snakeskin in turquoise, blue, pink or most popular, red snakeskin. No snakes suffer, these are embossed cowhide, and there are smooth cowhide options in white, orange, brown or a luxurious black. But there are plenty of vegan options such as pink lizard, black & white snakeskin, and sealgrain leatherettes. He's making us an initial batch with a wide choice of these custom finishes, expect to pay around £50 including VAT for most models. If you've ever yearned for a gold plated Rollei-35S in lizard skin, here's the realistic alternative - and you'll actually dare to take pictures with this one! We've got few already in stock, check here →