Saturday

July 11

10 AM - 4 PM

Class Size Max: 5

Learn how to develop your own black and white film in this half-day workshop!

In this hands-on class, participants will be introduced to the fundamentals of black-and-white film photography, from exposing to developing. The session begins with learning how to operate and load a manual 35mm camera and exposing a roll of film in Penumbra’s northlight studio. After photographing, students will be guided through the entire chemical development process from start to finish. By the end of the workshop, each participant will leave with their developed negatives and the foundational skills to develop black-and-white film on their own. Tuition includes one roll of 35mm film. No experience necessary, but an understanding of exposure will be useful.

Tuition includes a $20 materials 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.

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Sophie Joseph Schwartz is an artist and educator living between Brooklyn, NY and Cleveland, OH. Their practice positions collaboration as an entry point to explore grief, memory, and queer connection. Schwartz earned an MFA from Yale School of Art in 2023 where they were awarded the Richard Benson Prize and the Harvey Geiger Travel Fellowship, following a BA in Modern Culture + Media from Brown University in 2017. They’ve been a recent artist in residence at Visual Studies Workshop, WORTHLESSSTUDIOS, Flower City Arts Center, Penumbra Foundation, and Haystack. In 2023, Schwartz published their debut book, With and For, through Tall Poppy Press in Melbourne. They have previously taught at Rhode Island School of Design, School of Visual Art, Yale Norfolk School of Art, and currently serve on the faculty at New York University, Steinhardt and Penumbra Foundation. Schwartz is the director of Rubylith Darkroom in Brooklyn, NY.

Images © Sophie Schwartz and previous Penumbra students

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