Thursday 27 March 2008

Black and White Darkroom Courses

There are still places available on my black and white darkroom courses. These are for beginners and improvers and teach you how make good black and white prints quickly and easily with basic techniques such as split-grade printing. You will spend most of the day making black and white photographs from your own negatives with me, Dave Butcher (an Ilford Master printer), guiding you throughout the day. Ilford Multigrade RC paper (16 x 12 inch) and Ilford chemicals are provided and are included in the price, as is a buffet lunch.

The courses last 1 day, from 9.30 am to 5 pm, and are a fast way to learn or to improve your darkroom printing skills.

There are places available from 15th June 2008.

For more details on Dave Butcher black and white darkroom workshops click on this link:
http://www.davebutcher.net/x621.html
Dave Butcher

Peak District Landscape Photography Courses

There are still places available on my Peak District landscape photography courses. These are specifically to teach you how to take or improve your black and white landscape photographs. They are equally applicable for digital and film camera users and we visit some stunning locations in the Peak District National Park.

The courses last 1 day, from 9 am to 5 pm, roughly (if the light's good we carry on shooting!).
There are places available from 12th July 2008.

For more details on Dave Butcher landscape photography courses click on this link:
http://www.davebutcher.net/x621.html
Dave Butcher

Artist and Designer's Fair, Buxton

The next event for Dave Butcher Photography is fast approaching - the Artist and Designer's Fair in the Octagon of the Pavilion Gardens in Buxton. The dates are Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th March 2008. It's open from 10 am to 4.30 pm with free admission.

We will have a few hundred framed and unframed hand printed black and white photographs, big posters, the books 'Peak Light - The Peak District Landscape Photography of Dave Butcher' and 'High Light - The Landscape Photography of Dave Butcher' and places on landscape photography courses and darkroom workshops are still available. Why not come along for a chat?
Lots of other artists, craft workers and furniture makers too.
Hope to see you there.

To see where you can meet me click on the link below:
http://www.davebutcher.net/x590.html

Dave Butcher

Buxton Pump Room Gallery Opens for 2008

The Pump Room gallery in Buxton opened at Easter for 2008. This is the main exhibition space for the local artist group, High Peak Artists and Craft Workers Association. It will remain open every day until the end of September, 10.30 am to 4.30 pm, then at weekends from October to Christmas, 10.30 am to 4 pm. Free admission, all exhibits for sale and can be taken on the day.

My display, on the left near the door, has several large hand printed black and white photographs, some large poster prints, plus smaller prints and signed copies of Peak Light and High Light books.

There are 35 exhibitors with very varied and high quality work. Well worth a visit.

To see where you can catch up with me click on the link below:
http://www.davebutcher.net/x590.html
Dave Butcher

Tuesday 18 March 2008

Exhibition Ending Soon!

My exhibition called 'Peak Light', linked to the book of the same name, finishes on Easter Monday (24th March). There are 36 large exhibition black and white photographs to see, all taken in the beautiful Peak District National Park. It is sponsored by Harman Technology Ltd who supplied all the Ilford papers and chemicals used to make the black and white photographs for the exhibition.

The venue is Buxton Museum and Art Gallery which is on the main street through Buxton (near the Market Place). For sat nav, the post code is SK17 6DA.

I will be there on Saturday 22nd March doing a last book signing. Come and have a chat if you are in the area.

Dave

Dave Butcher Books

I have written 2 books on my black and white landscape photography:
  • 'High Light - The Landscape Photography of Dave Butcher' is available once more after being reprinted in 2007. It is available from http://www.davebutcher.net/ for £12.99 including p&p.
  • 'Peak Light - The Peak District Photography of Dave Butcher' was published in 2007. It is available from http://www.davebutcher.net/ for £14.99 including p&p.

Dave