Saturday & Sunday

May 17 & 18
10 AM - 6 PM

Class Size Max: 4

A lith print is a silver gelatin print that has been over-exposed and partially developed in a highly diluted lith developer. The prints achieved with this process have unique tones and illustrative effects. Lith prints may display delicate warm tone highlights and mid-tones and cool, gritty, and harsh shadows.

In this two-day workshop, participants will learn to develop black and white darkroom prints with lith chemistry. Through demonstrations, experimentation, and hands-on learning, students will learn to read the “infectious development” cues in order to control the results of their prints. We will cover both first and second-pass lith printing. Participants will come away with a range of exploratory prints using the process and a good foundation for future personal work.

Please bring your own negatives to print from or select digital images to be made into digital negatives.

Tuition includes a $50 materials fee

BRITTONIE FLETCHER (MFA) has a creative practice between the UK and the USA. In addition to teaching at Penumbra, Brittonie is a dedicated teacher at Stills Centre for Photography in Scotland, where she initiated their Alternative Process Program. She has taught elsewhere, including the Royal College of Art. Brittonie's work is published in books from Focal/Rutledge Press (including Christina Z Anderson's Salt book and Annette Goez's Cyanotype Toning of the same series) and Random House. Her work is exhibited and included in public collections and private international collections.

Images © Brittonie Fletcher and previous Penumbra students

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