Darkroom: Black & White Photography
Adult Class | Registration opens Tuesday, October 27, 2026 8:00 AM EDT
This class provides students with the basic skills to print and manipulate black-and-white images in the darkroom. Learn how to operate a 35mm camera's settings for greater control, develop film, and print from negatives. This class offers you one-on-one darkroom instruction. Work with the instructor as you learn to finesse your printing technique.
What You Will Learn:
- Basic knowledge of film camera usage.
- Ability to develop film and print from negatives.
- Learn specific printing techniques such as dodging and burning, using contrast filters, etc.
- Hands-on knowledge of color toning, solarizing, and spot toning.
Accessibility Note: This studio has partial stair access. The main workspace is reachable via an alternate entrance, but some areas require stairs. Please contact adulteducation@fleisher.org to discuss accommodations.
- The lab fee is for the use of studio; students are required to purchase additional supplies. You don’t need to bring anything to class on the first day, the instructor will explain what these materials are, and how they’re relevant, in the first class. Supplies with asterisk* are mandatory and should be purchased by around the third week of the term.
- Single lens reflex camera with adjustable aperture and shutter speeds*
- Kodak Tri-X / Ilford HP5 35mm film*
-Ilford IV RC photographic paper (25 sheet box)*
-8x10 photo print files*
-Canned air or ‘Dust-off’*
- Anti-static cloth*
- 3 ring binder notebook for storing negatives and prints*
- #25 red filter, when photographing skies in B&W, this filter helps bring out definition in clouds
Places to go for supplies:
www.bhphotovideo.com Webbcam, 241 N. 12th, 215-923-8380, webbcam.net
Christopher Postlewaite
Christopher Postlewaite (b.1993, Oak Ridge NJ) is a photographer and musician, currently living & working in Philadelphia, PA. His work explores the relationships of place, subculture, & self-presentation. Christopher holds a BFA in Photography and BA in Art History from Purchase College (SUNY), and an MFA from the Yale School of Art. He is the recipient of the 2026 Richard Benson Prize from the Yale School of Art, and the Emerging Artist Grant from the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, CA.
www.christopherpostlewaite.com