Basement Lab University: Darkroom Silver Gelatin(B&W) Printing

Learn black and white photo printing in the darkroom utilizing traditional darkroom techniques and optical enlargers. ($150)

PRICE: $150/person

Black & White Darkroom Printing

Traditional Optical Printing in the Darkroom

This hands-on class focuses entirely on the craft of traditional black and white optical printing in the darkroom.

Students will learn how to take a black and white negative and transform it into a finished photographic print using professional darkroom equipment and chemistry.

During the class you will learn how to:

• Set up and operate a photographic enlarger
• Select and frame an image from a negative
• Control exposure and contrast for proper print density
• Work with traditional black and white photographic paper
• Develop, stop, and fix prints using darkroom chemistry
• Evaluate prints and make adjustments for improved results

Each student will produce a finished 8×10 black and white print by the end of the session.

Students are encouraged to bring one black and white negative with good density and contrast. If you don’t have a suitable negative, one will be provided and you’ll print from our archive.

This class is designed to give students a practical, hands-on introduction to the traditional darkroom printing process, the same method used by photographers for over a century.

You will leave with a finished print and the knowledge needed to begin printing your own photographs in the darkroom.