Sales Associate position

We are seeking a full-time sales associate. The successful applicant will be a mature, organized, and self-motivated problem solver with a passion for fine art photography, outstanding communication skills, and who is able to handle multiple projects under short deadlines. The environment at The Darkroom is quality-oriented, fast-paced and informal.

Required background:
• Thorough understanding of silver & digital photographic processes
• High computer literacy
• Retail experience
• Experience with book-keeping a plus

The position starts December 15th.

$27K. Benefits kick in after one year and include employer participation in a healthcare plan, paid vacation, and a generous discount on photographic supplies (plus you won't have to wear a uniform).

Please send questions, resume, references and pertinent information, including references to jobs {a t} neworleansdarkroom { d o t } c om. No phone calls about this position please.

Frame & Darkroom equipment sale this Saturday

The New Orleans Darkroom is having a
FRAME AND DARKROOM GEAR & SUPPLIES SALE
this Saturday 10am-6pm

FRAME SALE

Don’t mind a frame in presentable but not perfect condition? We are selling our stock of pre-assembled frames for $1/foot of moulding - that’s $7.30 for a 20x24, $12 for a 32x40!

Here's how it works: you buy the moulding for $1/foot, you optionally buy the glass or the plexi (price varies depending on grade). We can optionally fit the art in your frame or to save more, you can do the fitting yourself.


DARKROOM GEAR & SUPPLIES SALE

A range of darkroom chemistry 50% OFF
- Photographers’ Formulary brand products
- Developers and weird specialty chemistry

Darkroom supplies 50% OFF
- Film clips, stirrers, sexy darkroom aprons
- Blotter books, static brushes
- Trays, funnels, graduated cylinders, etc…

Quality used darkroom equipment (deep discounts from retail prices)
- Enlargers, condensers, enlarger bench, lenses and boards
- Sinks and print washers
- Trays, contact proofers, grain focusers, etc…


1927 Sophie Wright Place
New Orleans, LA 70130
504.522.3211

neworleansdarkroom.com

Call for entries: Peek - the Lingerie Show

You are invited to submit your photographs featuring or inspired by lingerie for consideration in The New Orleans Darkroom's spring exhibition Peek - The Lingerie Show.

Juror Debbie Fleming Caffery attained international renown for her haunting images of the sugar cane culture and life in Acadiana. Her photography has garnered praise for nearly twenty years and has been included in exhibitions across the world from the Smithsonian Institute in Washington to the Photo Gallery International in Tokyo. She is also the author of several monographs including: Polly (2004), The Shadows (2002), and Carry Me Home (1990).

For complete instructions, visit neworleansdarkroom.com

Eligibility: Open to all photographers using any printing process on any media. All art submitted must be the original work of the applicant.

Entry fee: $25

Opening Saturday night: Abstractions in the Landscape

The Darkroom would like to invite you to "Abstractions in the Landscape", a group exhibition of photographs juried by Sandra Russell Clark. The exhibition features 35 prints of abstract photographs taken in the urban and the natural landscape, and selected from over 550 entries.

The opening reception will take place this coming Saturday May 17th, from 6-9pm at The Darkroom's Lower Garden District showroom at 1927 Sophie Wright Place.

If you'd like to see the show, a sneak preview is available here.

Call for entries: Abstractions in the Landscape

Storm Clouds, Copyright © Sandra Russell Clark


juried by Sandra Russell Clark

The purpose of this show is to present a collection of non-representational images that originated within the natural or urban environment.

Abstraction is the process or result of generalization by reducing the information content of an observable phenomenon, typically in order to retain only information which is relevant for a particular purpose.

Landscape: the category of aesthetic subject matter in which scenery is represented.

Please submit your photographs resulting from abstractions of the natural or urban scenery for consideration in the next juried exhibition at The Darkroom.

The show will open on Saturday, May 17th 2008 at The Darkroom Gallery, in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans.

Complete instructions are on The Darkroom website at neworleansdarkroom.com

Silver gelatin Master printing course with Victoria Ryan, April 5 & 6

The Darkroom is hosting a black and white Master printing course with Victoria Ryan, one of New Orleans' foremost fine art photographers. This intensive hands-on workshop is geared towards the needs of black and white film photographers interested in exhibiting their artwork.

The object of the Master course is to assist students in developing advanced technical and analytic skills tailored to their individual printing style. Participants will leave the workshop with the darkroom tools necessary to create black and white silver gelatin prints suitable for gallery exhibition.

A complete description of the Master course is on The Darkroom website.

The course will take place on the week-end of April 5 & 6 and is limited to 10 people. It is open to film photographers in any format who have already acquired a solid foundation in black and white darkroom skills.

The cost is $250 for tuition + $45 black and white darkroom usage fee (members of The Darkroom can use their hours in lieu of the fee).

If you would like to register or have any questions please email: info@neworleansworkshops.com or call me at 504-522-3211.

workshop URL: neworleansworkshops.com