DIY PAPER DEVELOPERS

Instructor: Brittonie Fletcher | Tuition: $400 (Members) $470 (Non-Members)
Dates: Sundays, March 23 - April 13 | Time: 10am - 1pm EST | Class Size Max: 8

DIY developers provide a less-toxic alternative to their commercial counterparts, and are a fun way to experiment with the look and feel of images. This 4-week online course introduces the possibilities of homemade black-and-white paper developers, exploring: caffenol, mint, and wine in combination with other household ingredients.

Through accessible lectures and visually guided demonstrations, students will explore chemical elements' impact on silver gelatin paper emulsion, developer building blocks, and consider how homebrew developers can enhance artistic expression. Weekly assignments composed of hands-on making and a small amount of reading and writing will be given. By the end of the course, participants will have printed and processed many images on black and white silver gelatin paper, with three different DIY developers opening doors to less chemically toxic practice. Suited for all levels, this workshop caters to creatives seeking to broaden their expressive toolkit for analog photography.

This is the companion counterpart for the DIY Film Developers online course. Students do not need a traditional darkroom or photographic enlarger to participate and will be guided on how to use these materials in a working dark-space they have access to.