Spring 2025
*(Spring) February-April 2025:
DRG 2025 Meet & Greet: Slowbody Beer Co.
3 Workshops Feb & March: Participation encouraged, take notes
Cultivating Creativity w Linda Cato ie virtual 1hr
WPHS Wet Plate Day w Mark Sawyer & Gene LaFord 10am-4pm
The art of Storytelling w Laura Porfirio 1hr
Wet Plate Day w P. Miro Gutierrez 11am-1:30pm
(Document all processes for future website)
Participants Homework:
Join WHPS, attend meetings on Monday mornings
Attend Community events ie shows etc
Gallery tour (Etherton, CCP & Decode)
Studio visit (Mark Sawyer)
Studio visit (P. Miro Gutierrez)
*Mentor meetings: discuss Journal entries, brainstorm concepts
Savaya’s Coffee Market on Swan 2959 N Swan Rd @ 10am (optional)
The DRG mentors and mentees meet!
This is called prepping for the shot! Ivy positions the subject (Sir) and makes sure that the camera is positioned correctly and that it’s clear before the shot.
Ivy capturing Sir’s image with Mark’s guidance.
Colleague portraits!!!
First images captured by Sir & Ivy!
WHPS’s Monday Coffee Social, critique hour. The images received such great feedback*
For our 2nd round of wet-plate workshop meet-up, Stephanie and Jess are being instructed by Mark Sawyer prior to taking an image.
the image of Stephanie was taken by Jess and here it bathes in water where it helps to remove the remnants of chemistry.
Here’s Mark Sawyer’s portrait of Jess!
Here a few of the DRG (Deep Rooted Guidance) participants mingle with new WPHS (Western Photographic Historic Society) participants! Mark Sawyer’s home becomes a hub for new and existing photographers gathering for socials and wet plate workshops.
Images of the DRG participants! Here Ivy Ikay’s image was taken by Jess Sanchez*
Prepping the camera and chemistry* Hosting the participants of DRG at Miro’s home studio in Tuxon, AZ
Using up ALL the space needed to get the shot, inside the pool*
Miro’s darkroom 1’s & 2’s to Lance*
Sir captures Lance
Lance captures Jes*
Stephanie prepping the shot with Jes’s help!
Stephanie’s pov
developed end shot!
on the drying rack!
