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Darkroom Techniques
Course Modules

Duration of the course
Darkroom Techniques - level 2 may be taken as two six-hour days on consecutive Saturdays or Sundays or four three-hour evening sessions on consecutive Monday, Wednesday or Thursday evenings. In either course the outline is split up into four sessions of approximately three hours each. These sessions comprise the following:

Aim of the course
By the end of the course you will be able to process a black and white film, print photographic prints from a negative using fibre based paper, create specialised printing effects using the sabbatier technique. You will also be able to colour and tone your prints.

Materials Needed for the course
Students will need:
A roll of Ilford HP5 400 ISO film shot but not processed.
A set of good quality black and white negatives
25 Sheets of black and white photographic paper, which must be:
Resin Coated
Variable Contrast
Size 10"x8"
Finish can be matt, pearl or glossy, whichever you prefer
Do not open the packet of paper until inside the darkroom or it will be ruined!

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Module 105

Film Processing

  • Film Processing
Materials needed: One roll of black and white 35mm film either Ilford HP5 400 ISO shot but still in it’s canister unprocessed. If you have processed film before please shoot your film rated at 1600 ISO. If you have processed your own film before you will need to bring one roll of Ilford HP5 400 ISO shot with your film rated at 1600 (if you help setting your cameras ISO manually please contact us). Do not process the film.

Objectives of Module: In this module you will learn how to process a 35mm black and white film competently and understand how to recognise different exposure and development combinations. If you have processed your own negatives before then you will learn push processing techniques. You will be able to recognise a good quality negative and ascertain how the final print will be affected.

Practical Exercise
Process one roll of black and white film.

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Module 205

Photographic Paper

  • Fibre Based Paper
  • Variable Contrast
  • Specialist Printing Controls
Materials needed: A set of good quality black and white negatives and one (25 sheet) packet of 10” x 8” fibre-based, variable contrast, black and white photographic paper, (finish of your choice although glossy finishes are easier to work with for beginners).

Objectives of Module: In this module you will examine different types of photographic papers and learn how to print using fibre-based paper, you will also recap on printing skills, experimenting with advanced printing techniques using variable contrast paper.

Practical Exercise
Printing using fibre based paper

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Module 206

Image Control During Development

  • Altering prints during development
Materials needed: A set of good quality black and white negatives and one (25 sheet) packet of 10” x 8” fibre-based or resin-coated, variable contrast, black and white photographic paper, (finish of your choice although glossy finishes are easier to work with for beginners).

Objectives of Module: You will experiment with different darkroom techniques and alternative image-making processes. Altering prints during development teaches you how to "solarise" prints with the Sabbatier technique. Altering prints during exposure will encourage you to try different techniques such as using more than one film when printing, photograms and paper distortion.

Practical Exercise
Manipulating images in the darkroom
Alternative image-making processes

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Module 207

Image Preservation

  • Faults in prints
  • After-treatment of prints
Materials needed: A set of good quality black and white negatives and one (25 sheet) packet of 10” x 8” fibre-based or resin-coated, variable contrast, black and white photographic paper, (finish of your choice although glossy finishes are easier to work with for beginners).

Objectives of Module: In this module you will look at after-treatment of prints, including preparing prints for archiving, changing tonal qualities through colour toning techniques and correcting flaws in prints by retouching. Students will assess their own understanding of each process and plan a further course of action or study to improve on the skills learnt.

Practical Exercise
Toning prints and tinting
Retouching

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Maedhbhina McCombe
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