Go back in time in this six-week workshop exploring historic photographic printing processes. Before digital technology and even before photographic film and factory paper, photographic prints were made by hand, as different light-sensitive solutions were brushed onto paper and exposed with the light of the sun.

You'll have a chance to explore the historic Cyanotype, Vandyke Brown, and Salt/Albumen printing methods, making photographs by hand using large format negatives or digitally-printed transparencies. Students will coat their own cotton papers and learn to expose and develop their images to produce a final print. The natural variations that arise from the inconsistencies of hand-coating contribute to the truly unique beauty and expressive qualities of these one-of-a-kind prints.

What will you learn in this workshop?
1. Brief history of alternative photographic processes
2. How to mix the chemistry and prepare paper with solution
3. How to expose photograms and negatives in sunlight and UV Exposure Unit.
4. Demonstrations of printing on fabric and gold toning


Note that this classroom is accessible by stairs only; please contact Fleisher for more information.