Whether 1 to 1 or 1 to 3, this workshop will give you a great start to get familiar with the darkroom and the process. If working single or as a group, you will be shown all stages of the process and you will get ample practise at enlarger handling and controlling the chemical processing trays. Groups will work on 1 enlarger at the same pace so all learning and questions are dealt with as a group, this keeps the conversation flowing smoother between all. Please bring a selection of already processed black and white negatives safely in their protective storage sleeves. Please wear or bring to wear Old clothes that you do not mind being stained or bleeched with chemicals. Basic Black and White Printing. A brief tutorial on different paper types and chemicals Learning the darkroom, including what chemicals do what, using the timer and setting up the darkroom Making contact sheets on RC paper Judging your negatives and choosing the correct negatives for what you what not achieve Tutorial on different contrast grades and how these will effect your final print Making test strips to judge your contrast and exposure Printing several negatives to learn the how to make a basic work print Learning the basic techniques of dodging and burning Creating several finished RC prints from negative to dried print Learning the difference between RC paper and Fiber based paper and a basic tutorial of options on the market Learning the importance of dry down with Fiber based paper Understanding the importance of proper development times, wash times, drying and flattening of fiber based papers About the Private Darkroom Within the private darkroom you will be able to produce colour prints by machine and B&W 'wet' prints using trays. You will have access to 3 Devere 504 enlargers and also 1 10x8 Devere enlarger. You will able to print from 35mm up to 10x8 negative. The maximum print size for colour resin, B&W resin and B&W fibre print is 20x24 inch. To be able to use the private darkroom you will need to complete a workshop for the type of printing you'd like to do; Colour printing, B&W resin printing, B&W fibre based wet printing etc. Those who want to use the space solely for colour machine printing, who are already partaken in the colour workshop previously, can rent the space for colour printing without taking part in another workshop. The space is available to use alone, or in collaboration with other specialist printers and assistants. A maximum of 3 people at one time can use the space. For collaborations you can work with your own printer, (so long as they have done the appropriate workshop), a Rapid Eye in-house printer, or an accredited printer Rapid Eye will recommend, depending and suited to your project. As time goes on, we will be adding different alternative printing solutions for techniques such as Cyanotypes, Platinum printing, Toning etc. We are currently running workshops in colour printing and also B&W wet processing in resin and fibre. All materials are included in workshop price.
