Introduction To Salt Printing
Introduction to Salt Printing is an introductory workshop aimed at anyone wanting to learn the end to end process of salt printing. In this fully comprehensive workshop, you’ll learn a 19th-century photographic process using hand-coated paper, silver nitrate, contact negatives, UV exposure, and toning.
This workshop is run by Frederique Bellec, Tom Jordan and Felix Hall Close.
We are also welcoming Peter Moseley to these workshops to showcase the process of preparing a digital negative for salt printing.
Peter Moseley is a photographer and printmaker who has a specialist interest in nineteenth century processes including photograuve and carbon printing, cyanotypes and salt prints. Peter uses digital origination to capture his images which are then realised individually on hand-coated art paper using authentic techniques discovered over 150 years ago.
By the end of this course you will become confident in creating salt prints using a digital negative.
This course covers the following;
- Heath and safety guidelines for the darkroom
- Introduction to salt printing chemistry and equipment with overview and preparation
- Creating digital negatives for contact printing
- Step-by-step guidance on coating and processing salt prints including paper selection
- UV exposure of silver nitrate coated paper
- Fixing and washing prints effectively for archival stability
- Common issues and errors
Ahead of the course start date, you will be contacted to email over 2 digital image files to be printed by Steve Wilbur to use for the workshop. By the end of this course you will become confident in creating salt prints using a digital negative.
No prior darkroom experience is required.
This course is limited to a maximum of 2 members. Please book early to reserve your spot.
Darkroom Accreditation - Free
Workshops - £40
Please Note: All members who want to to use the darkrooms and participate in this workshop will have to complete one accreditation before being able to book this workshop.
Offers member full accreditation to the darkrooms
Explaining the darkroom process from processing to printing
Each accreditation is free and includes a breakdown of all darkroom equipment, paper and chemistry and the rules of using the darkrooms.
Introduction To Salt Printing Workshops
£40
Saturday’s and Sunday’s 11am - 5:30pm
Morning
- Preparing salt solution using distilled water
- Coating Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper with salt solution
Afternoon
- Preparing silver nitrate solution using distilled water
- Coating already coated and dried Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper with silver nitrate solution
Who Should Attend?
This comprehensive two day workshop ideal for anyone new to the darkroom and want to learn a traditional contact printing process invented by Henry Fox Talbot back in 1839. You’ll be given information printouts to take away from the workshop. A perfect workshop for members who either have darkroom experience or are completely new to the darkroom. This workshop will show you the art of salt printing using both digital and analogue negatives in our alternative darkroom.
Please bring your 2 digital printed negatives (black and white) which shows a good gamma, wedge and curve.
Please note: This workshop only covers the salt printing process and members should come well prepared with digital negatives. All other materials (including chemicals and paper) will be provided.
Courses are limited to two places. Please book early, within a week of the workshop to reduce the likelihood of workshop becoming sold out.
Please get in touch below if interested
Struggling to book one of our accreditations or workshops?
Please get in touch with the darkroom manager Felix Hall Close at darkroom@thecameraclub.co.uk to arrange a booking.
Other Workshops
Darkroom Accreditation (1hr) : Free
Introduction to Analogue (6hrs) : £30
Processing 35mm Black and White Film (3hrs) : £30
Printing Black and White Film (3hrs) : £30
Darkroom Accreditation
- Offers member full accreditation to the darkrooms
- Explaining the darkroom process from processing to printing
- Includes a breakdown of all darkroom equipment, paper and chemistry and the rules of using the darkrooms.
