Silver gelatin Master printing course with Victoria Ryan, April 5 & 6

The Darkroom is hosting a black and white Master printing course with Victoria Ryan, one of New Orleans' foremost fine art photographers. This intensive hands-on workshop is geared towards the needs of black and white film photographers interested in exhibiting their artwork.

The object of the Master course is to assist students in developing advanced technical and analytic skills tailored to their individual printing style. Participants will leave the workshop with the darkroom tools necessary to create black and white silver gelatin prints suitable for gallery exhibition.

A complete description of the Master course is on The Darkroom website.

The course will take place on the week-end of April 5 & 6 and is limited to 10 people. It is open to film photographers in any format who have already acquired a solid foundation in black and white darkroom skills.

The cost is $250 for tuition + $45 black and white darkroom usage fee (members of The Darkroom can use their hours in lieu of the fee).

If you would like to register or have any questions please email: info@neworleansworkshops.com or call me at 504-522-3211.

workshop URL: neworleansworkshops.com

The Creative Process workshop with Chris Jordan December 2nd

The Creative Process from Conception to Exhibition


The Darkroom would like to offer you the opportunity to study with Chris Jordan, one of the top photographic artists working in the United States today. This one-day workshop focuses on the process of fine art photography from conception to exhibition, and will take place on Sunday December 2nd in conjunction with the opening weekend of PhotoNOLA 2007.

Chris is an internationally acclaimed photographic artist whose work explores the detritus of American mass culture. His work is exhibited widely in the US and Europe, and has been featured in magazines, newspapers, documentary films and television programs all over the globe. Most recently his work was featured on the Bill Moyers Journal, and he will appear on the Stephen Colbert Report on October 10, 2007.

You can read a complete description of the workshops at:
neworleansworkshops.com/artists/ChrisJordan

Basic B&W printing workshop Monday 10/29 6-9PM

Learn the fine art of black and white printing or refresh your skills with Thom Bennett.

Topics covered are: basic print processing - exposure, contrast, dodging and burning-in; making contact sheets; protecting and archiving prints; paper types.

Next workshop: Monday October 29th 6-9 pm

Cost of workshop: $55 tuition + $15 materials fee

Click here for a full description.

Date change for the polaroid transfer workshop

The new dates are Saturday September 29th and October 13th 2007 10am-1pm.

Check the workshop page for details

Basic black & white printing workshop September 24th

Come and learn the art of fine black and white printing with Thom Bennett on Monday September 24th 6-9PM.

Topics covered include: basic print processing - exposure, contrast, dodging and burning-in; making contact sheets; protecting and archiving prints; paper types; and safety.

Level: Beginner

Cost of workshop:$55 tuition + $15 materials fee

Check out details on The Darkroom Workshops website.

Polaroid transfer workshop, September 22 & 29

The Darkroom is offering a two=part polaroid transfer workshop taught by Thom Bennett on Saturdays September 22nd and 29th from 10AM-1PM.

Part photograph, part watercolor painting, Polaroid transfers are intimate, one-of-a-kind artworks made with 35mm color or black and white slides. Through the use of color Polaroid film, you will learn simple techniques to transfer a photographic image directly onto watercolor paper. Each result is completely unique and room for experimentation is endless.

The first session will cover transfer techniques and the second will focus on emulsion lifts.

No experience necessary.

Full details on The Darkroom Workshops website

Keith Carter workshop December 8th and 9th

Keith Carter will be teaching a week-end inspirational workshop at The Darkroom on December 8th and 9th.

Polaroid transfer workshop with Thom Bennett

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The Darkroom is offering a polaroid transfer workshop on Saturday March 3rd and 10th 9AM-12PM

Part photograph, part watercolor painting, Polaroid transfers are intimate, one-of-a-kind artworks made with 35mm color or black and white slides. Through the use of color Polaroid film, you will learn to transfer a photographic image directly onto watercolor paper. Each result is completely unique and room for experimentation is endless.

The first session will cover transfer techniques and the second will focus on emulsion lifts.

No experience necessary.

Full details on The Darkroom website

Digital Negative Workshop with Mark Nelson February 13th

Tuesday, February 13
5:30 - 7pm
at The Darkroom

The workshop is free and open to anyone interested in learning about Mr. Nelson's digital negative process.

Mark Nelson is the author of Precision Digital Negatives for Silver and other Alternative Photographic Processes. He also authored a chapter on the topic for Dick Arentz's "The Platinum & Palladium Print, Second Edition". In addition, he writes for Camera Arts magazine and View Camera magazine, including an article in the current issue.

Mark is an accomplished photographer and platinum printer who has consulted with a number of very well known printers and photographers. To see examples of his personal work click on this link to his website: www.markinelsonphoto.com.

He has done a number of group workshops around the country on Precision Digital Negatives with Platinum and Palladium printing—both privately and in conjunction with workshop series such as the Photographers' Formulary. Mark's Precision Digital Negatives approach to contact printing alternative processes has been highly successful and well received—it is currently being used at some universities to teach alternative processes.

Mark's presentation will cover the use of digital negatives with alternative processes, how they work and methods for enhancing printing with digital negatives so that the prints can rival and even surpass those from traditional negatives.

Free and open to all

New Orleans architectural photography workshop with Richard Sexton

The Darkroom - New Orleans Center for the photographic arts is offering a week-end New Orleans architectural photography workshop with Richard Sexton on May 19th and 20th 2007.

Full details are at neworleansworkshops.com