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Thu May 7, 2015

After Dark: Photography

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Motes of light, chemicals and techniques common and obscure, glass plates and paper, robots, pigeons and kites—all have played, and continue to play, a role in capturing fleeting time and faraway places in photographic images. Join us for an evening exploring photography’s evolution from analog to digital, looking at photographic printing techniques, and hearing from photographers about their art and craft and what makes an image memorable.

SCHEDULE

PRESENTATIONS
How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb
With Peter Kuran
7:00 p.m.
Kanbar Forum

What Makes a Picture Memorable?
With Aude Oliva, PhD
8:30 p.m.
Kanbar Forum

Wet-Plate Collodion Photography
With Peter DaSilva
6:30, 7:30, 8:30, and 9:30 p.m.
Central Gallery

Special thanks to Bostick & Sullivan and Magna Chrome

Pigeon Surveillance Photography in the Digital Age
With Dino D'Ercole and Bill Milestone
6:30–9:30 p.m.
West Gallery, Explainer Station

Tintypes
With the California Historical Society and Ed Drew
6:30–9:30 p.m.
East Gallery Corridor

Kite Aerial Photography
With Cris Benton
6:30–9:30 p.m.
East Gallery

Photographing the Universe With Hubble
With Zolt Lavey
8:00 p.m.
Phyllis C. Wattis Webcast Studio

Picturing California:
165 Years of Photography at the Oakland Museum of California
With Drew Johnson
7:30 p.m.
Bay Observatory Gallery

Photos From the Archives
6:00–10:00 p.m.
West Gallery, Black Box

Anonymous Photographs
With Scott Tolmie
6:00–10:00 p.m.
West Gallery

Curiosity Camera Cabinet
6:00–10:00 p.m.
Tinkering Studio display cases

Robots Take Pictures Too
With Paul Doherty
7:00 p.m.
Phyllis C. Wattis Webcast Studio

Cameras and the Geometry of Vision
With Paul Stepahin
9:00 p.m.
Phyllis C. Wattis Webcast Studio

From Private to Public: Photography as Inquiry
With Susan Schwartzenberg
9:00 p.m.
Bay Observatory Gallery

ACTIVITIES

StrangeLove
With Das Bus
6:00–10:00 p.m.
The Plaza

Closed-Eye Vision
Music by Jeffrey Alexander
6:00–10:00 p.m.
Tactile Dome

Tilt Shift-O-Scope Telescope
By Nicole Catrett
6:00–10:00 p.m.
Catwalk overlooking the Tinkering Studio

Life-Size Stop-Motion Animation
With Tinkering Studio staff
6:30–9:30 p.m.
Tinkering Studio
Limited capacity. First come, first served.

Lens Talk About It
With the Field Trip Explainers
6:30–10:00 p.m.
Central Gallery, Explainer Station

Pinhole Viewers
With the Explorables
7:00–10:00 p.m.
Central Gallery
All materials provided; take what you make.

Cow Eye Dissection
With the Explainers
7:00, 8:00, and 9:00 p.m.
East Gallery

Camera Dissection
With the Explainers
7:30, 8:30, and 9:30 p.m.
East Gallery

Photograms
With Tinkering Studio Staff
6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 p.m.
East Gallery Mezzanine Lab
Small groups; first come, first served.

Rickshaw Camera Obscura
With the Explainers
6:00–8:00 p.m.
North Gallery

Camera Obscura
With the Explainers
6:00–8:00 p.m.
Bay Observatory Terrace

FILMS

The Horse in Motion
By Eadweard Muybridge
6:00–10:00 p.m.
West Gallery

Driven: True Stories of Inspiration
By Amy Snyder and Dia Felix
6:00–10:00 p.m. (looping)
West Gallery, Mind Cinema
Motes of light, chemicals and techniques common and obscure, glass plates and paper, robots, pigeons and kites—all have played, and continue to play, a role in capturing fleeting time and faraway places in photographic images. Join us for an evening exploring photography’s evolution from analog to digital, looking at photographic printing techniques, and hearing from photographers about their art and craft and what makes an image memorable.

SCHEDULE

PRESENTATIONS
How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb
With Peter Kuran
7:00 p.m.
Kanbar Forum

What Makes a Picture Memorable?
With Aude Oliva, PhD
8:30 p.m.
Kanbar Forum

Wet-Plate Collodion Photography
With Peter DaSilva
6:30, 7:30, 8:30, and 9:30 p.m.
Central Gallery

Special thanks to Bostick & Sullivan and Magna Chrome

Pigeon Surveillance Photography in the Digital Age
With Dino D'Ercole and Bill Milestone
6:30–9:30 p.m.
West Gallery, Explainer Station

Tintypes
With the California Historical Society and Ed Drew
6:30–9:30 p.m.
East Gallery Corridor

Kite Aerial Photography
With Cris Benton
6:30–9:30 p.m.
East Gallery

Photographing the Universe With Hubble
With Zolt Lavey
8:00 p.m.
Phyllis C. Wattis Webcast Studio

Picturing California:
165 Years of Photography at the Oakland Museum of California
With Drew Johnson
7:30 p.m.
Bay Observatory Gallery

Photos From the Archives
6:00–10:00 p.m.
West Gallery, Black Box

Anonymous Photographs
With Scott Tolmie
6:00–10:00 p.m.
West Gallery

Curiosity Camera Cabinet
6:00–10:00 p.m.
Tinkering Studio display cases

Robots Take Pictures Too
With Paul Doherty
7:00 p.m.
Phyllis C. Wattis Webcast Studio

Cameras and the Geometry of Vision
With Paul Stepahin
9:00 p.m.
Phyllis C. Wattis Webcast Studio

From Private to Public: Photography as Inquiry
With Susan Schwartzenberg
9:00 p.m.
Bay Observatory Gallery

ACTIVITIES

StrangeLove
With Das Bus
6:00–10:00 p.m.
The Plaza

Closed-Eye Vision
Music by Jeffrey Alexander
6:00–10:00 p.m.
Tactile Dome

Tilt Shift-O-Scope Telescope
By Nicole Catrett
6:00–10:00 p.m.
Catwalk overlooking the Tinkering Studio

Life-Size Stop-Motion Animation
With Tinkering Studio staff
6:30–9:30 p.m.
Tinkering Studio
Limited capacity. First come, first served.

Lens Talk About It
With the Field Trip Explainers
6:30–10:00 p.m.
Central Gallery, Explainer Station

Pinhole Viewers
With the Explorables
7:00–10:00 p.m.
Central Gallery
All materials provided; take what you make.

Cow Eye Dissection
With the Explainers
7:00, 8:00, and 9:00 p.m.
East Gallery

Camera Dissection
With the Explainers
7:30, 8:30, and 9:30 p.m.
East Gallery

Photograms
With Tinkering Studio Staff
6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 p.m.
East Gallery Mezzanine Lab
Small groups; first come, first served.

Rickshaw Camera Obscura
With the Explainers
6:00–8:00 p.m.
North Gallery

Camera Obscura
With the Explainers
6:00–8:00 p.m.
Bay Observatory Terrace

FILMS

The Horse in Motion
By Eadweard Muybridge
6:00–10:00 p.m.
West Gallery

Driven: True Stories of Inspiration
By Amy Snyder and Dia Felix
6:00–10:00 p.m. (looping)
West Gallery, Mind Cinema
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