We now have these beautiful, handcrafted frames made locally. Bring in some of your beautiful photographs and we will frame them in these amazing frames! All are made custom for our clients. Natural woods, dove tailed, stain and spline options which are meticulously assembled for your next project.
Where is Rockland?
Why Rockland? We reached maximum capacity at our location in Hingham and desperately needed to expand. Rockland had the perfect building for us at the perfect price. We renovated an older building so we could make room for all of our darkrooms & printing rooms and expand our services. Renovations took about 8 months but it was worth it! We moved from Hingham to Rockland in the spring of 2013 and couldn't be happier.
So where is Rockland?
It is just 22 miles south of Boston! You can get to us via Route 3. We have full directions on our website. We also offer weekly deliveries into Boston. Don't worry if you can't make it to us. If we can't deliver it to you, you can upload files directly thru our website and we can ship everything back to you!
What kind of town is Rockland?
Rockland is a small town just south of Boston and was recently (2013) listed as one of the top ten places to live by the Boston Globe. Rockland also has two old factory buildings that have been converted into Artist space. One is the E.T. Wright Building a former shoe factory and the second The Sandpaper Factory. Not to mention it is home to Paul's favorite place to eat Bella's Italian Restaurant. He recommends #35 on the wine list, it is a nice Chianti. Rockland Rocks!
Fun, Funky and Strange Darkroom Tales
We have three working darkrooms here at the office. Each serving a different purpose. One for darkroom printing, one for film development and the third for creating new negatives from digital files. Needless to say, we get asked a lot of questions about printing and developing and get out fair share of interesting requests. First, this is the oldest film we have ever processed. The roll states "Develop before 1915". Sad to say there were no images present, it was actually never exposed.
Next up is the Circular Glass Plate Negatives we got asked to print. These images were taken with concealed vest Camera! Similiar to the ad below. "No Tourist, Artist, or Student, amateur or professional, should be without this camera". We agree.
The wonderfully creative Matt Gamber never lets us down with his darkroom requests! He created his own paper negatives using vintage television sets. From his series "This is (Still) the Golden Age" he captures still from such TV shows as "Price is Right" and "The Lawrence Welk Show". Mr. Gamber is represented by Gallery Kayafas located on Harrison Avenue in Boston, MA.
We always have plenty of 8x10 film on hand to assist you make your digital files turned into negatives. FILM IS NOT DEAD!
Restorations: Turning old photos into New Treasures
Our staff handles all levels of photographic restoration and has extensive knowledge in digital photographic repair. We can restore any print to beautiful condition even if it has been damaged by time, water, mold or environmental conditions.
Shadowbox Framing
Here at Panopticon we get asked to frame a large variety of objects. From seashells to sports jerseys, World War II propaganda posters and don't forget coffee mugs! These hand-painted masquerade masks were a first and were brought in by a long term clients of ours. We had a custom shadowbox built and Bruce went to task arranging the items for display. We couldn't be happier with its seamless display!
Elizabeth Ellenwood: Of Light and Line
Elizabeth Ellenwood is a talented photographer & employee who we are very proud of! This video of her and her work is spectacular and she has an upcoming exhibition at the Danforth Art Museum which opens Saturday, March 14th. The exhibition runs from March 15th - May 17th, 2015. Below is some information about the exhibition that we are very proud sponsors of.
About the Exhibition
Elizabeth Ellenwood’s photographs are distinctly rooted in place and the everyday, and her process and treatment of subject matter emphasize the importance of the elements of photography. Ellenwood’s work is indebted to photographic history—modernism, constructivism, and the angular planes of The New Topographics—yet she creates a distinct new interpretation of the often overlooked elements of the everyday landscape. The elegant simplicity of her compositions highlights the way in which she negotiates natural light, line, shadow, and richness of tone. Nuanced views of outside wires, building façades, and the billowing of a curtain reveal modernist sensibilities and experimentations with form that complicate otherwise familiar spaces to produce a new view on traditional subject matter.
Fiber Printing at Panopticon
Guggenheim Fellow Cheryle St. Onge's beautiful silver gelatin fiber prints are all printed and ready for shipping. So delighted to have the opportunity to work with such a great artist and wonderful portfolio!
30 under 30 Exhibition
We are very proud of our staff Elizabeth Ellenwood and Nick Schietromo! They have been curated into "30 under 30" exhibition at the Vermont Center for Photography. Ms. Ellenwood will display some of her beautiful architectural black and white darkroom prints. While Nick Schietromo's portfolio prints are vintage images which he scans and digitally glitches. Such different work but both thought provoking and well executed. Can't wait to go to the opening to see the entire exhibition. The opening is this Friday, March 6th and you can meet them and view their beautiful work.
Exhibition: March 6 – 29, 2015 Opening Reception: Friday, March 6th – 5:30 to 8:30pm
Vermont Center for Photography Joshua Farr, Gallery Director
info@vcphoto.org 802-251-6051
49 Flat Street Brattleboro, VT 05301