Sunday

November 23

10 AM - 6 PM

Class Size Max: 4

Learn how to make your own black and white silver gelatin prints in this one day workshop!

In this hands-on class, participants will be introduced to the fundamentals of black and white silver gelatin printing. Topics will include: scale, contrast, tone, paper selection, archival practices. Beginner and intermediate students will learn all the components of the enlarger and how to effectively make contact sheets and enlargements in the darkroom. By the end of the workshop, each participant will leave with multiple prints and the foundational skills to make silver gelatin prints on their own.

Tuition includes RC paper. Students are required to bring their own 35mm or medium format black and white negatives to print. No experience in the darkroom is necessary. This class is a great follow up to Developing 35mm film.

Tuition includes a $60 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.

Sophie Schwartz is an artist living and working between Brooklyn, NY and Cleveland, OH. They use collaboration as an entry point to explore grief, memory, and queer connection. Schwartz received an MFA from Yale School of Art in 2023 and a BA in Modern Culture + Media from Brown University in 2017. They were awarded the Richard Benson Prize and Harvey Geiger Travel Fellowship from Yale University and were a finalist for the 2023 Silver List, Dorothea Lange–Paul Taylor Prize, Critical Mass, and the Palm Photo Prize. Their work has been exhibited at LaMama Galleria, François Ghebaly, AMANITA, Penumbra Foundation, Cleveland Print Room and Silver Eye Center for Photography, among others. They’ve worked with publications including VICE, Vogue, BOOOOOOOM, WÜL Magazine, PIQUE, and Architectural Digest. Their first book was published by Tall Poppy Press in 2023. They’ve taught at Rhode Island School of Design and Yale Norfolk School of Art and are currently faculty at New York University, Steinhardt and Penumbra Foundation. Schwartz is the co-director of Rubylith Darkroom in Brooklyn, NY

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