Name: LARGE FORMAT FILM PHOTOGRAPHY Pt. 1- w/ Steve Abbott
Start: 2026-04-12T09:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-04-12T13:00:00-07:00
Location: 1207 Front St

$LARGE FORMAT FILM PHOTOGRAPHY Pt. 1- w\/ Steve Abbott$

Live life LARGE! In this hands on WORKSHOP you'll learn how to setup and make large format film images with your camera or ours!
About this Event

Who this is for:

This workshop is for ANYONE interested in learning how to take images on large format film cameras! If you're already shooting film, 35mm or perhaps medium format, and you want to see increased quality, background seperation, extraordinary detail this WORKSHOP is for you!
Oh ALSO! Look for Pt. 2 Large Format Film Development in our workshops as it pairs with this course! Same day, after a short break so you can grab lunch and get back to it! Check back on the main event page for Part 2 tickets!

What will be covered:

This workshop will begin with a ~90 min. introduction/presentation of the topics below, then we will begin the hands on outdoor portion just a short walk away with individuals getting to practice what they've learned and get answers to questions in real time! Tickets are limited to 10 people so everyone gets enough hands on shoot time! So get a spot before it sells out!

Topics:

How to Setup a 4x5 camera
How to Focus
How to Meter Light
How to Set the shutter & aperture on a lens
How to Handle film properly
How to Load film holders
How to Expose an image!

What you'll need to bring:

We reccommend you bring your own large format camera if you own one. However if not, we have a small number of cameras to allow folks to use. Film and additional materials will be provided here! If you happen to have your own preferred film, youre welcome to bring that as well.

The Workshop Instructor: Steve Abbott

Steve Abbott has been shooting film for more than a decade and has taken to larger formats and alternative processes, like wet-plate collodion, along the way. Mostly self-taught, Steve took a Medium and Large Format class at Sacramento State that augmented that journey with theory and practical experience. His passion with portraiture, large format film, and tintype led to being hired for a project for the California State Railroad Museum in which he photographed staff and exhibits for their public outreach booklet. Using vintage cameras and sheet film feels like time travel to Steve as he imagines what was once seen on the ground glass of the camera when it was first used.