Summer School – Darkroom Induction for Independent Users

Discover the magic of black & white photography by learning film processing and photo printing techniques using a darkroom.

What The Course is About:

Discover the magic of black & white photography by learning film processing and photo printing techniques using a darkroom. This course is ideal for students with no prior experience, those looking for a full refresher or experienced photographers. Darkroom Induction for Independent Users will cover good health and safety practice and to ensure correct usage of equipment and chemistry. You will have a short guided tour of the Darkrooms to familiarise you with our enlargers and film processing facilities, show you how to make up and dispose of chemistry, ensure you know where everything you will need is kept and how to operate our equipment safely. Once you have attended this course, you can book the facilities for independent use / practice.

Materials Required:

What to bring to the first session: Black and white prints can be made from camera negatives, or digital negatives created from mobile phones or digital cameras. Photograms require everyday objects that are either transparent or solid, a combination of both always works well. You will need a hard back envelope to take your prints home at the end of the session. The school stocks 7x5 inch black and white photography paper in the shop, and if you need film this can be purchased locally at Wex Camera Shop near Putney Station.

Previous Experience:

All Levels

End of course:

What will I achieve? You will learn the basic principles of black and white darkroom printing to attain the correct exposure and contrast for your prints. You will understand how to use the enlargers, and how to correctly process your prints using black and white chemistry. Using your knowledge of printing you will be able to manipulate your image by dodging and burning, or combine different printing techniques to create something more experimental.

Info to follow

Starting July 2025

Class Code: 0725-13297

Price: £60.00

Location: On-Site

Tutor: Simon Fernandez

July 24th, 2025

Thu 10:00 - 16:00

  • 24 Jul 2025 - 10:00 to 16:00

Starting August 2025

Class Code: 0825-13340

Price: £60.00

Location: On-Site

Tutor: Simon Fernandez

August 1st, 2025

Fri 10:00 - 16:00

  • 1 Aug 2025 - 10:00 to 16:00

Class Code: 0825-13422

Price: £60.00

Location: On-Site

Tutor: Simon Fernandez

August 13th, 2025

Wed 10:00 - 16:00

  • 13 Aug 2025 - 10:00 to 16:00