Name: BIG LIGHT - Make a Ceramic Pinhole Camera + Use It!
Start: 2026-02-21T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-21T16:30:00+00:00
Location: Merseyway Workshop

BIG LIGHT - Make a Ceramic Pinhole Camera + Use It!

Two bits of fun. First, learn basic hand building skills to create a ceramic camera. Then, come back a month later to use it!
About this Event

To celebrate the launch of BIG LIGHT, Merseyway Workshop's brand new photographic darkroom, we are hosting an exciting series of photographic and thematic workshops, made possible with support from UKSPF.

In this two-part workshop, you will enjoy learning a mix of pottery, pinhole photography and photographic development in the darkroom. On Saturday the 21st Feb, you will be guided through the process of hand-building with clay to create a simple pinhole camera. Over the following month, your cameras will be fired and glazed in our pottery so that they are robust and ready to use. Return on Saturday 21st March to test your cameras. You'll be shown how to use your new camera and then set loose on the streets of Stockport to capture an image. Back at Merseyway Workshop you will be able to develop your image with the support of a technician in our brand new darkroom. You will leave the workshop with your new camera and at least 1 black and white photographic print.

DATES AND TIMES:

Saturday 21st February, 2PM-4:30PM - Make your pinhole camera from clay.

Saturday 21st March, 2PM-4:30PM - Use your pinhole camera and process at least 1 image.

Please ensure that you are available on both dates before booking your spot on this workshop.

This workshop contributes to a programme of events running alongside Amoeba's exhibition at Stockroom, launching on 29th January.

Knowledge Required

• Beginner - no knowledge needed!

Techniques You Will Explore

Basic ceramic handbuilding, pinhole photography, photographic development.

Materials Provided

• Everything

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