Richard T Ritter
Custom Built
Large Format & ULF Cameras
Repair, Modifications & Design Services
8 x 10 Camera
ULF Camera
Camera repair video
Film Speed Test
Repair Services
Camera
Parts
Packing Equipment
for Shipping
Technical
Background
Workshops
Gallery
Richard Ritter has been a photographer of the large format camera for over 25 years. A graduate of Hallmark School of Photography, he has developed a distinct perspective in photographing the land and its elements. His black and white images often focus on shapes and textures; small aspects of the natural environment offering unexpected contrasts and patterns which produce a mystical tension.
Richard worked at Zone VI Studios with Fred Picker for 15 years. There, Richard was responsible for the design and construction of many fine photographic Zone VI products. It was during this period that Richard devoted time to the art of the large format camera and black and white printing. Ritter had the opportunity to seek the knowledge and guidance of Fred Picker and many of the leading photographers, photo educators and artists through the Zone VI Workshops and alumni of Hallmark. Richard has stated that he gained invaluable insight to the artistic approach of photography by working with and listening to the critical views of some of the key leaders in the field.
Richard lives in Townshend, Vermont, where he uses his skills as a master craftsman to repair large format cameras and restore cameras of historical importance along with conducting photographic workshops and photographing. He also designs and custom builds large format and ultra large format cameras.
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Bio |
| 2010-13 | Workshop instructor Peters Valley Craft Center |
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2008 |
Introduced
light weight 8 x 10 camera |
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2008 |
Workshop
instructor Peters Valley craft center |
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2007 |
Workshop
instructor and lecture View camera conference Kentucky |
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2007 |
Group
show Breinhien Gallery Kentucky |
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2007 |
Board
member Vermont Center Of Photography |
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2006 |
Group
show Vermont Center of Photography |
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2006 |
Curator
"Legacy of Fred Picker" show at the Vermont Center of
Photography |
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2005 |
Introduced
New ULF Camera design at View Camera Conference in Massachusetts |
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2005 |
Lecturer
View Camera Conference Springfield Massachusetts |
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2004 |
One
man show Hooker Dunham Art center |
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2003 |
One
man show Hooker Dunham Art center |
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2003 |
Lecturer
View Camera Conference Santa Fe New Mexico |
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2000 |
Started
Fine Focus workshops |
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1997 |
Two
person show Vermont Center of Photography |
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1995 |
Group
show Monadnack Photo Guild |
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1993 |
One
person show NESPA |
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1992 |
Guess
speaker / workshop instructor Hallmark Institute of Photography
Alumni Association |
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1985 |
Commission
by Brattleboro Museum photograph Alice Hollway . |
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1984 |
Commission
by Brattleboro Museum to supply photos for "Technology &
Art Become One" |
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1984 |
Robert
Flaherty Centennial Project Brattleboro Museum - Technical
photographic support. |
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1982 |
To
1995 Zone VI Studios responsibility design, testing,
technical support. |
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1982 |
Graduated
Hallmark Institute Of Photography |
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1975 |
Designed
first photographic items while taking Tool Design at Penn State,
Williamsport campus |
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Started
working in the visual arts somewhere around the age of 2 or 3 years
old. |
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