B&W Darkroom: Intermediate Darkroom

Gallery 44 is offering a 3-part Black and White Darkroom Photography course. Each workshop will focus on a different aspect of analog photography, from learning to shoot & process 35mm film, to making exhibition ready darkroom prints, this course is an in depth exploration in to the world of Darkroom photography. Workshops are suitable for any level of experience and participants can enrol for one or all workshops depending on their learning goals.

PRICING:

All 3 workshops – $425 (members) / $450 (non members)

Individual workshops – $150 each (members) / $160 each (non members)

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The Intermediate Black and White Workshop is designed for those with some basic darkroom experience looking to learn more advanced and archival techniques in the darkroom to further develop their skills and create exhibition-quality prints. It is also ideal for photographers who need a refresher on archival or non-archival printing. Participants must provide their own fiber-based paper, up to a maximum of 16” x 20” in size. They also have the option to print with RC paper (provided by the gallery). Instructor Ruth Kaplan will cover the techniques and challenges of printing, from enlarger and tray processing to the final wash and print flattening. Introduction to the Darkroom workshop is recommended prior to taking this workshop but not mandatory based on participants’ experience.

Please note: For your safety and the safety of our community, masks are still mandatory for all of our in-person group workshops. Kindly bring a mask with you, or one will be provided for you.

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Instructor Bio:

Ruth Kaplan is a documentary-based photographer whose work explores a variety of themes such as the social behaviour of bathers in communal hot springs, participants in rituals of spirituality and most recently, refugee shelters in Canadian/U.S.A. border cities including Detroit, Buffalo and Fort Erie. Her first monograph, Bathers, has recently been published by Damiani.Kaplan has exhibited internationally and is represented by the Stephen Bulger Gallery.Her editorial work can be found in major Canadian and international publications, she has received numerous grants and awards and is currently photography professor at OCAD University and Toronto Metropolitan University.‍

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Gallery 44, 401 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Canada