Intermediate Darkroom Workshop


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Over four weeks, a darkroom specialist tutor led participants through a range of advanced darkroom practices, including printing on fibre-based paper, selenium toning prints, dodging and burning, digitising negatives and exploring the multigrade system.

This workshop is designed to give participants more guided mileage in the darkroom, increase their confidence and ability to use the darkroom independently and advance their understanding of the wide variety of analogue practice. The tutor worked with participants individually, responding to their needs and interests.

This workshop is perfect if you’ve completed our Introduction to Black & White Darkroom workshop, or have some experience in the darkroom and a budding analogue practice

Program

Week 1
Getting re-acquainted with the PhotoAccess darkroom and introduction to printing on fibre-based darkroom paper.

Week 2
Diving deeper into dodging & burning and understanding how to get the most out of your negative when printing.

Week 3
Refining individual darkroom skills with your tutor’s guidance, including further exploring fibre printing, using the multigrade system and selenium toning.

Week 4
Identifying difficult negatives and managing techniques to counter problem areas.

Tutor

Thomas Edmondson

Thomas Edmondson is a Canberra-based (Ngunnawal/Ngambri Country) photographer whose work engages with the relationship between the built and natural environment. Thomas has an interest in the collision between humans and their surrounds, particularly in liminal spaces. He studied Photo Imaging at TAFE NSW and photographs primarily with film and loves printing in the darkroom. He has exhibited in several group shows and in 2020 commissioned to contribute work to The Canberra Graffiti Project funded by Tuggeranong Arts Centre. He is technically minded and enjoys the challenges of dark room processing, as well as sharing his knowledge and experience with others.

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