October 2024
Greetings!
As 2024 winds down I am looking forward to a very busy 2025.
I have three workshops scheduled with The Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite in 2025, my 26th year teaching in Yosemite. I will also be assisting Mike Robinson in his daguerreotype workshop in March and Clay Harmon in his photogravure workshop in October.
I am very excited to tell you I’ll be teaching two workshops abroad this year. One in London and one in Vienna. Details are still in the works. I will update my website as plans get finalized.
Thanks to those of you who have attended my workshops over the last 27+ years. I’ve enjoyed teaching and getting to know a wide variety of talented people from around the world; some of whom have become some of my best friends. Check in once in a while to say hello. I am always happy to answer questions from former students, so don’t hesitate to ask for help.
-Kerik
As of 2015, I am working full-time as an independent photographer/educator/printmaker/filmmaker. I offer workshops in platinum/palladium printing, combined -gum/cyanotype/palladium printing, digital negatives with the QuickCurveDN System at a variety of locations. While I have cut back on my teaching a bit to make time for other things, I still love to teach and will continue to do so as time permits.
I am pleased to have been affiliated with the Ansel Adams Gallery Workshops in Yosemite National Park since 2000. I also offer one-on-one workshops in my home studio tailored to meet the needs of individual students. As of April 2021, I have relocated my home and studio to California’s Central Coast. After 30 years in the SF Bay Area, 31 years in the Sierra Foothills, I have found my Home in my home state, Arroyo Grande, located in the unincorporated part of San Luis Obispo County (SLO). The ocean is 2 miles due west of our house as my drones fly. The climate is awesome year-round, the people are kind and laid back (SLO life), especially compared to the Bay, LA, and the Foothills and I have a big part of the state to explore with my cameras (land and aerial). New territory is always a motivation for landscape work. My new (and presumably last) darkroom is about 3x the size of the one I had for the previous 22 years. I completed it in 2022 with the help of a couple of contractors and help with the plumbing from my friend Bill Schwab. If you are interested in attending a workshop in the future, drop me a line and let me know your interest.
Workshops
Palladium Printing, Gum Bichromate and Cyanotype over Palladium
Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite - May 14 - 17, November 5 - 8, 2025
This workshop will get you started with the beautiful Palladium, Gum Bichromate and Cyanotype Printing processes. You will learn to make digital negatives from your images using the wonderful QCDN Software and how to use those negatives to make beautiful prints. This is a fun and information-packed workshop and no previous experience is required. Students should be familiar with Adobe Photoshop and have good image editing skills to get the most from this workshop. The software we use is MAC only.
Advanced Platinum/Palladium Printing
Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite - March 5 - 8, 2025
This workshop will take your work in new directions. We will experiment with different papers including Gampi, Kozo, and others. Students are encouraged to bring their own ideas and we can experiment together! Students should be well-versed in the platinum/palladium process and have experience with making digital negatives.
Palladium over Pigment Printing
On temporary hiatus. This process has a look all its own. You can read about this process on my Blog.