Is an ecological future for photography possible? In this lecture by Hannah Fletcher and Edd Carr from The Sustainable Darkroom will transform the way you understand and relate to the practice of photography.
Hannah Fletcher and Edd Carr from The Sustainable Darkroom share in this comprehensive workshop how to mix and work with plant-based developers! With nothing but household ingredients, you will learn how to develop B&W film and photo paper sustainably.
In this workshop, you’ll experience photography in a completely new way, as it combines scientific analysis with artistic exploration. Soil chromatography is a method used to make the properties of soil visible, by using light-sensitive chemicals from analog photography and special filter paper.
This workshop is designed for both beginners and experienced photographers who want to explore light-sensitive materials in unconventional ways. Immerse yourself in the creative possibilities of analog and camera-less photography!
Create with the HAPTIK Magazin team a publication from scratch!
Learn the RA4 reversal process to create color direct positives in camera! Rüdiger Schestag will share insights and techniques to take large format process with this surprising technique!
Would you like to conjure up beautiful blue images with sunlight? Meant for adolescents and kids from 6 years old onward, this workshops will teach you all the secrets of the cyanotype technique!
You’ve seen classic blue cyanotypes—but have you ever experimented with multiple colors? This workshop lead by Sehera Nawaz explores rare techniques to create stunning multi-tonal prints using one of the most accessible and eco-friendly photographic processes.
Get an overview of instant film manipulation techniques and take with you some hands-on experience and a couple of polaroids made by yourself. Following an introduction of the medium and how it can be manipulated, the workshop focuses on emulsion lifts. Learn how to turn your images into unique pieces of art!
Among a group of fellow analog enthusiasts, you will learn how to apply concepts such as aperture, ISO, shutter speed etc. with your own analog camera. We will explore the Berlin cityscape around the BLO-Ateliers as a photographic motive. At the end, you will have an exposed black and white film of 36 images. Please bring a analog SLR for 35mm format or medium format camera (120).
Discover the world of black and white film development in the darkroom. Along with other participants you will learn how to develop a B&W film, following every step of the process: developing,watering, drying and archiving. Experience the magic moment when you take your self-developed film out of the developer tank to find out how your images look. Learn the tricks of the darkroom under professional guidance. After this workshop you can take a further workshop on B&W printing to take the next step. Please bring an exposed B&W film (such as Ilford HP5, FP4, Kodak Tri-X 400, Kodak T-Max 100 and 400, APX 100 and 400, Fomapan 100, 200, 400, Adox Silvermax, etc.) You don’t have an exposed film at home? No problem -Just take part in one of our festival’s photo walks and learn how to expose B&W film on your own.
Discover the world of black and white photo printing in the darkroom. Along with other participants you learn how to print a B&W positive using negative photo paper, how to develop it and how to dry it. Experience the magic moment, when the image appears while swimming slowly in the developer tray. Learn the tricks of the darkroom work under professional guidance. Please bring B&W-negatives of 35mm or medium format. You have no negatives of your own? No problem. Just take part in one of our festival photowalks and learn how to expose B&W film on your own. During the subsequent workshop on B&W film development after the photowalk, you can directly learn how to develop the film yourself.
Taking photos with a coffee can? Impossible? Of course not! Applying the basic principles of photography, you only need a black box with a tiny hole and a light-sensitive photo paper or film to take a picture. Build your own pinhole camera and capture unique images, which you will later develop. After the workshop all the resulting photos and cameras will be presented and evaluated, and after that you can take them home with you!
Cyanotype is an old analog photo printing technique developed in 1842. Instead of silver grains – as in the classical black/white-photography – one develops very stable pigments in prussian blue (or berlin blue). Also: one only needs water for the fixation and the chemicals are in most concentrations nontoxic for the environment and yourself. So you can completely focus on the artistic process.
In 3 exciting hours you will learn this creative technique and will print your own photos on different papers. Once printed the pictures can be toned with coffee or tea. Your pictures will appear in a different light and you will not only take your artwork, but also a lot of knowledge about alternative photography.