This was a 2-day workshop held at the Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts.

Cyanotypes are the oldest form of photography, first used to document plant specimens by Victorian botanists. These camera-less images are a simple, safe, and ecologically friendly technique that encourages experimentation and spontaneity. Participants made cyanotype prints from locally gathered plants, experimenting with three different techniques. They learned the basic chemistry required to prepare surfaces for cyanotype printing, exposure timings and methodologies, experimental approaches, and developing, toning, and drying prints.

The first day of the workshop was devoted to making both traditional and contemporary cyanotypes. The second day was an opportunity for participants to explore the techniques of their interest with the instructor’s support. The workshop ended with a sharing and talking about results.

In 1995 in Hamburg, Nils Kokemohr founded the Nik Software company, which eventually grew into a software research company. In 2006 they collaborated with Nikon, which held 35% of the company, which led to the development of Capture NX for Nikon cameras. Their plugin software can be integrated into Lightroom, Photoshop, Capture One and DXO and has become very popular with digital photographs. In 2011 Nik developed the Snapseed APP for iOS. In my opinion one of the best comprehensive processors for iOS for many years. The strength of this software was noticed by Google, who then bought the company in 2012. Google then used the engineering of this software to improve their software up until 2016, when it was then purchased by DXO where it has continued to be improved.

Nik Software is composed of eight software programs :

The integration into other photography processing software facilitates the ability to move TIFF files back and forth within the catalogues of these programs. In addition to this, Nik allows for two types of Tiff files flat ones and smart ones that contain the Nik edits. The latter type will enable you to go back into Nik and reverse or modify changes to the file.

Nik Collection Youtube Channel

Nik has a Youtube channel to help users learn the various elements of the eight programmes. The example below describes using the “U-Points” in some of it’s programs.

References

• Discover the New, Even More Powerful Capacities of U Point Technology in NIK Collection 5, Nik Collection
• Nik Software, Wikipedia

This is the first-ever Photographic Art Show at the Metchosin ArtPod! The Gala Opening is Saturday, June 3, from 2 – 4 pm and will include a special talk from our Guest Artists and Jurors, Phyllis Schwartz and Ed Peck, along with some of our exhibiting artists. Finger food and refreshments will be offered. In addition to the opening show, The Doug Gilbert Retrospective will be running alongside Look Again in the POINT of VIEW Gallery. The building will be full of amazing photographs and art.

4496 Happy Valley Road

June 2 through July 30

FRI thru Sun 11-4