Saturday & Sunday

July 13 & 14

10 AM - 6 PM

Class Size Max: 6

In 1850, Frenchman, Louis-Desiré Blanquart-Evrard (1802-1872), invented the albumen print. This process involved immersing a sheet of paper in an egg and salt wash, brushing the paper with silver nitrate for light sensitivity, and exposing the coated paper to sunlight for minutes or even hours. The paper was then toned to produce a developed image with a warm brown cast and yellow and cream highlights. The warm brownish hue, a result of the egg emulsion, is a distinguishing earmark of an albumen print. In this workshop, students will learn the Albumen process using these same techniques.

Students will learn how to mix chemistry for Albumen, coat paper, sensitize paper, and how to tone prints. The class will have the advantage of using UV lights for faster exposures as well as digital negatives for contact printing.

Tuition includes a $75 material fee

If your desired tuition option is unavailable, please email info@penumbrafoundation.org and we will do our best to accommodate you. If the entire class is sold out, we can add you to the waitlist.

MORGAN POST  is an author, artist and educator. Post is passionate about equity in art education and photographic materiality. Post authored the textbook Alternative Photographic Processes for the Contemporary Photographer: A Beginner’s Guide, published by Routledge and Focal Press in 2022. Much of his artwork involves environmental, social, and art activism.

Post teaches at Fairfield University, CT and conducts workshops and research at the Penumbra Foundation in New York City. He lectures and exhibits nationally and internationally.