I got an email from Charles Cramer last week, meant to pass some of his news along right away, and then became very busy and forgot. (My excuse is a combination of having a ton of papers to grade and about 40 prints to make!) Anyway, better late than never…
The Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite Valley is having a show of Charlie’s work through May 27th. You can see some examples of his work from the show here. (I’m fond of most all of his photographs, but the luminous photograph of an aspen grove found in this series is one of my favorites.) If you are in the Valley during the next week and a half, be sure to stop by the Gallery and linger for a while – if nothing else it sounds like a great way to spend some time during the midday non-shooting interval! (It would certainly be more edifying than what I usually do in the middle of my epic One-Day Bay Area to Yosemite and Back marathons: nap for an hour in my car!)
Charlie does workshops. He reports that almost all of them are currently sold out, but that are still some openings for a workshop in Santa Clara, California on June 26-28. Highly recommended – more information online. I’ve been fortunate to have Charlie share some of his vast knowledge of photography and printing with me, and I know personally how well he explains important concepts and techniques and how insightful he is when it comes to seeing and critiquing your photographs. He also has a great – though slightly twisted – sense of humor as well. If you have a chance to read his Photoshop Techniques booklet, you know what I mean.
If/when I have the budget to participate in any workshop, I have no plans OTHER than to take one with Charlie. He is clearly a master print-maker (clearly his experience from the Dye-Transfer days have carried over into the digital era), and I’m constantly in awe of his work. I thoroughly enjoyed what I was able to read from his excerpt so I have the impression I’d enjoy the full version, and particularly enjoy some face-to-face time as well. I certainly appreciate the benefit of your personal experience – sounds like getting into a workshop should be a high priority – which I guess I already know ;-)
(Thanks for the feedback)
Thank you for cluing me in, to Cramer’s Photoshop Techniques booklet – I was able to find an excerpt on his site. Do you know where the full version can be acquired?
Hi, Tyler. You are welcome! I’m not sure that there is a full version that is available except from Charlie himself. You can find his web site at: http://www.charlescramer.com/
If you are ever looking for a photography workshop, in particular one that involves printing, I can strongly recommend Charlie. Besides be an absolute first-rate photographer and master printer, he is also a great teacher and a heck of a nice guy!
Dan