Darkroom: Color Photography (Afternoon)
Adult Class | FULL
In this class we will discover the disappearing art of Traditional Color Darkroom Photography! You will develop 35mm or medium format negatives and print/enlarge with those formats as well as from 4x5 color film! This will be done by using similar color chemistry to the ones used in those bygone Mom & Pop Foto-Mat stores. Do you want that funky 70-80's retro look in your 8x10 or 11x14 sized shots? Do you want a hands-on approach rather than pressing a button on your smartphone? You will master all of this in one term.
What you will learn:
1. How to develop color negative film.
2. How to enlarge, color correct, and print your own color photographs using traditional chemistry.
3. How to solarize a print in color! (a phenomenon in photography in which the image recorded on a photographic print is wholly or partially reversed in tone. Dark areas appear light or light areas appear dark.
4. How to print from color slides.
Please note: Class will not meet on Monday, October 13 in observance of Indigenous People's Day.
Note that this classroom is accessible by stairs only; please contact Fleisher for more information.
• You will need a camera to shoot new rolls of film. This can be any kind of film, b&w or color, even E-6 slides, but ideally to start, C-41 color film.
The instructor will cover additional supplies and explain what kind of photo paper to purchase on the first day of class.
You will also need, but can wait until the 2nd class:
• An exposed roll of color film (35MM, or 120MM), or any previously shot sets of negatives.
• 8x10 photo print files
• 3 ring binder notebook for storing negatives & prints
• Fujicolor 50 sheets RA-4 color photo paper
Places to go for supplies:
• B&H Photo
• Webbcam, 241 N. 12th, 215-923-8380
• Freestyle Photo
• Unique Photo, 28 S 2nd St, 215-608-2222
• Photo Warehouse
Ahmed Salvador
Ahmed Salvador has an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BFA from The University of the Arts. He teaches darkroom photography at Fleisher and is an adjunct assistant professor at CUNY. His solo and collaborative works have been seen in shows at Philadelphia galleries including Chimaera, the Halide Project, No.5 Butchie Alley, Space 1026, InLiquid, Wanderlife and Sol Mednick. His video “Lie Awake Dirge” was recently projected on the D&F tower in Denver. Other work has been shown, internationally, at the ViPhotofest in Spain and at the Equinoks festival in the UK.
Artist's Website