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"Look at it not for what it is, but for what else it is."
Minor White.
"Tim Rudman's Lith Printing Workshop will guide you in discovering how to bring the 'what else it is' out of your negatives via a special kind of technical craftsmanship through which your own artistry can find its personal highest expression. Just to be able to view Tim's lith portfolios in person is an inspiring experience of the 'what else it is'. His well-organized workshop is packed full of information and hands-on experience as he personally guides each individual participant to an exciting new dimension of photographic communication."
Diane Kaye (USA)
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Congratulations!!
The 1st Annual Photographer's Formulary Alt Processes Photo Contest 2008
Two of the three top prizes went to students from a Tim Rudman Lith printing workshop!
Congratulations to the winners:
- Philip Schwartz of California
- Vicki Reed of Wisconsin
- Ellie Kingsbury of Minnesota
About my workshops
I began teaching practical workshops by request around 1995 and have found them both enjoyable and rewarding. Successful workshops don't just happen. They require a combination of planning, experience, knowledge and a desire to share it - and the ability to teach. Being a good photographer or printer does not automatically make a good teacher.
The ethic behind all my books has been the sharing and dissemination of knowledge and skills. The scientific community (medicine) from which I came fostered this principle, rather than the secretive attitudes sometimes found elsewhere. My long involvement with post graduate education as a medical trainer and educator provided me with teaching skills that are invaluable in the workshop environment.
The emphasis in my workshops is on informality, co-operation and fun. Like children (aren't we all at heart?) we learn best when playing and so the learning value of 'playtime' is emphasised, along with risk-taking (what happens if ...?), being prepared to make mistakes ('There is rich learning in disaster'), and group sharing. There is a high return rate amongst my 'students' and it is always fun to renew these friendships year on year.
I will try to accommodate workshop requests whenever possible.
Workshops offered
I do not run a workshop programme, but requests to give workshops are accommodated where time and circumastances permit, so course availability changes accordingly. The following workshops are still available in 2008:
Workshops with Tim Rudman at The Photographer’s Formulary, Montana.
Oct 5th - 10th, 2008
Lith Printing and Toning – from scratch
This class is suitable for both newcomers to the process and established Lith printers, although some basic darkroom experience is required. Board and lodging on site are included.
This is an opportunity to learn the delicate and beautiful art of Lith printing. This process has nothing to do with Lith negatives, line work or other graphics applications. Instead, it is a very creative and expressive form of interpretative printing using ‘normal’ negatives and black & white papers and may significantly expand your artistic and creative capabilities.
Lith Prints are typically very warm-toned prints with a unique combination of wonderfully subtle low contrast properties in the highlights, warm mid-tones, and high contrast colder tones in the shadows. However, it is an extremely flexible process and many variations may be wrought. Lith prints tone exceptionally well in selenium and gold toners.
Not all papers will Lith print well and there have been many changes in the last few years, with some papers exiting the market and new ones entering. Current and new materials will be explored - along with ways of making others do better!
Participants will learn the underlying principles of making a Lith print and then, step by step, how to take control of the process in order to predict outcome and explore its creative potential.
Single and multiple toning techniques will be practised together with some more advanced procedures, such as '2-bath' lith printing techniques, bleach-back and bleach and redevelopment using both 'normal' and Lith developers ('2nd pass Lith’).
By the end of the week you may be surprised, both by how well you have mastered the techniques, and by how differently you view your images.
The emphasis of these workshops will be on informality, co-operation and fun, and stressing the learning value of ‘playtime’, safe individual risk-taking and group sharing.
The darkrooms at ‘The Formulary’ are always open and after the day’s teaching is over there will be as much time as you want for ‘unstructured’ printing and processing through the evening and night! We will pick up on any learning points from this work at the start of each day.
Oct 12th - 17th, & 19th - 24th, 2008
Lith Printing – Continuing Personal Development: Alumni Groups
These 2 courses were set up at the request of Tim’s 2007 Lith printing workshop students, who wanted the opportunity to build on their new skills and take their personal development in Lith printing on to a new level with Tim’s supervision and guidance.
These courses are open to anyone who has attended one of Tim's 5 day Lith printing courses before at any time and dispenses with teaching the basics, in favour of personal supervision into whatever direction the student wishes.
The usual structured illustrated theory input sessions and plenary discussion groups during the day will be replaced with one-on-one consultation time alongside free-flowing printing, toning and bleach/redevelopment on demand throughout the course. All three processing rooms will be available at all times, so students can move between darkroom and light-room processes at will. There will be ample time each evening for plenary group discussion to share the day’s work and for portfolio reviews.
Specific teaching requests will be accommodated as far as possible, either on an individual basis or in ad hoc groups at the request of those present and a wish-list portfolio is being assembled by group email discussion, in which any prospective alumni are welcome to participate.
These alumni courses are already filling up quickly but spaces are still available.
Board and lodging on site are included and the darkrooms and light-rooms are open around the clock!
Alumni gallery
Welcome to my alumni gallery. Here are a few of the images that have been created by my students during or following our workshops. Former students are invited to contact me regarding inclusion in this gallery. If you like what you see, come and join in!
All images in this section are the copyright of the named photographer. All rights reserved worldwide.
| Susan de Witt | |
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"I Bring You Flowers" | "Wallflower" Multiple exposure lith print on Slavitch in Maco lith developer. |
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| "Blink-don't blink" Lith print on Slavitch in Maco lith developer, bleached in ferricyanide-bromide and redeveloped in Naccolith. | "The Eye Exam" Multiple exposure lith print on Fomatone MG in Maco Superlith. |
| Skip Smith www.skipsmithphotography.com | |
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| "Poppy" Lith print. Forte PWT Plus in aged naccoloith 1-3. | "Thistle" Lith print. Forte PWT Plus in aged naccoloith 1-3 Sepia toned. |
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"Corkscrew Willows" | "Weeds" |
| Gay Larson www.gaylarsonphotography.com | |
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| "Bench with trees" B&W print. | "Bench with Trees" Infra red film. Fomatone MG RC, copper bleached and redeveloped in Fotospeed LD20. |
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| Untitled Lith print. Fotospeed lith paper in LD20. | "Jeep" Lith print. Forte Polygrade V in LD20. selenium toned |
| Clive Figueiredo | |
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| "Grand central Station" Lith print on Fomatone MG Classic in Maco lith 1+1+28. selenium and gold toned. | "Homeward bound" Lith print on Fomatone MG Classic in macolith 1+1+28, selenium and gold toned. |
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| "Couldron, Laycock Abbey" Lith print. Fomatone MG Classic in Maco lith 1+1+28. Duotoned with selenium and gold. | |
| Vicki Reed www.vickireed.com | |
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| "St. Emilion Street" Infrared film. Lith print Kentmere Fineprint VC Warmtone Fotospeed LD20. | "Norton Pond" Lith print from a Holga negative. Kentmere Kentona in LD20. |
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| Untitled 'Second pass' lith print on Ilford Multigrade Warmtone after copper bleaching. | |
| Mary Ramain | |
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| "Curtain" Lith print. Fomatone MG in LD20. Gold toned. | "Log" Lith print. Fomatone MG. Copper bleach & redeveloped in LD20. |
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| "Boulder" Polychrome 2 bath lith. Fomatone MG. Selenium and gold toned. | |
| Deena Weintraub | |
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| "Gas pump" Lith print on Kentmere Kentona in 2-bath lith, copper bleach and lith redeveloped. | "Sunflowers" Lith print on Kentmere Kentona in LD20. Copper bleached and redeveloped in lith. |
| Terri Sprinkle www.terrisprinkle.com | |
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| "Above the Fair" Lith print.Fomatone MG developed in Fotospeed LD20. | "Deserted shed" Lith print on Slavich Unibrom in Arista liquid lith developer. |
| Linda Morey | |
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| Untitled Lith print. Kentmere Kentona. LD 20 Untoned. | Untitled Lith print. Fomatone. LD 20 Untoned. |
| Sandra Kawano | |
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| "Poppy (1)" B&W print. | "Poppy (2)" Polychrome 2-bath lith. Forte Polywarmtone. |
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"Tea Garden Bridge" | "Tea Garden Bridge (2)" |
| Cynthia Batmanis | |
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| "Santa Fe Church" Fotospeed lith paper. B&W developer. | "Santa Fe Church" Lith print on Fotospeed Lith paper in LD20 |
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"Santa Fe Church" | "Santa Fe Church" |
| Agnes Weessies | |
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| Untitled Lith print. Fotospeed Lith in LD20. | Untitled Lith print. Fotospeed Lith in LD20. Gold toned. |
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Untitled | Untitled |
| Gina White | |
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| "Pour Claire" Lith print from a Holga negative. Oriental G2 in Nacco Lith 1+1+18. | "Seule" Lith printfrom a Holga negative. Oriental G2 in Nacco Lith 1+1+18. |
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| "Souffle" Lith print from a Holga negative. Oriental G2 in Nacco Lith 1+1+18. | |
| Nanette Hegamin | |
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| "Agave" Lith print on Luminos paper. Selenium toned. | "An Imposition" MGIV print, duotoned with iron blue 1+1+10 and highly diluted sepia. |
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| "Window in Stonetown" 'Second pass' lith print on Kentmere Kentona, bleached with weak copper bleach and redeveloped in LD20 lith developer. | |
| Ellie Kingsbury www.kingsburypictures.com | |
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| "Desiree" Lith print, pre-workshop version. Expo RF in Maco lith 50.50.600. | "Desiree" Lith print, Workshop version. Kentmere Kentona in Maco lith 50.50.600. |
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| Sally Kim-Miller | |
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| "Clamming" Lith print on Forte Polywarmtone Art developed in Naccolith. | "The Barn" Lith print on Kentmere Kentona in Fotospeed LD20. |
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"Aprons 2" | "InfraredCity1" |
| Kathy Harcom www.kathyharcom.com | |
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| "Together" Infrared film. Lith print. Kentmere Kentona in LD20 Selenium toned. | "Furzey" Infrared film. Lith print. Kentmere Kentona in LD20 Selenium toned. |
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"The Dream" | "Trees OnThe Hill" |
| Peter Fitzsimons | |
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| St. Oliver Plunkett's Church Black & White print. MG1V paper | St. Oliver Plunkett's Church Sepia toned Black & White print. MG1V paper in ST20 + 80mls additive |
| Ronnie Bennett www.ronniebennett.com | |
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Pete Penfold | French door with dog Ilford MGIV matt. Sepia split toned |
Workshop videos and scrapbook
Section still under construction, but the following is operational ...
The following 'fly on the wall' video clips were made during a 5-day Lith printing workshop at the Photographer's Formulary in Montana and are courtesy of 'The Formulary' and Anthony Mournian, who made them.
Click on the links below to activate. Please be patient if the connection is slow.
Tim Rudman discussing his 2 Golden Rules of Lith Printing
Tim Rudman on Bleach and Lith Redevelopment
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'This is the best workshop I've ever attended. The workshop is full of useful information I'll use over and over.' G.A. Oklahoma, USA
'Overall, a wonderful hands-on experience!' T.S. Georgia, USA
'Tim is a master and has a very high intention to make sure that students acquire the skills and knowledge to take away and get started exploring and learning further on their own.' Formulary student, USA
'Tim runs a delightful workshop focussing on learning in a fun, joyous manner. I couldn't help but catching his enthusiasm for lith printing and toning. He focusses on making sure that everyone in the class has a positive experience and gets what they need from his class.' M.R. Texas, USA
'I thoroughly enjoyed the Lith Printing workshop 2007 at the Photographer's Formulary with Dr. Tim Rudman ! He is not only the "Master of Lith Printing", but an excellent and personable instructor as well. I would highly recommend this workshop to anyone who is contemplating attending !' L.M. Utah, USA
'Thanks Tim - for all the knowledge - your sense of humor and your caring attitude towards everyone.' C.B. Texas, USA
'Tim's workshop was energetic, informative and fun. He is extremely giving of his time to each student and after the week has passed you come away with an incredible amount of knowledge. I loved every minute of it.' S.D. Washington, USA
'Tim, you are knowledgable, patient, positive and have a lovely sense of humor. Thank you.' A.G. Arizona, USA
'GREAT, GREAT WORKSHOP !' Z. K. Budapest, Hungary
'This was an amazing week. You were so organised and generous with your time and knowledge ... The best organised presentation I have ever experienced on a photography workshop ... I think I got an amazing amount of personalised instruction for a workshop. Great value. I wish I had been there for both weeks. R.F. Georgia, USA
'Beyond my expectations and it even exceeded my hopes.' S.S. Washington, USA
'Move to Seattle - teach here permanently !!!' A.P. Seattle, USA