Saturday

August 22

10 AM - 6 PM

Class Size Max: 6

In this one-day workshop, participants will learn how to create 8x10 direct-positive color prints in camera using darkroom paper and the RA4 color reversal process. This specialized analog darkroom technique converts color photographic paper, intended for darkroom printing, into luminous, unique positive images without the use of a negative.

Working in Penumbra’s northlight studio, students will photograph still lifes and portraits using both natural and artificial light before immediately processing their prints in the darkroom. Through demonstrations and hands-on practice, participants will learn the fundamentals of photographing with large format cameras, loading paper into film holders, exposing and color correcting for the characteristics of the paper, and processing direct-positive prints using the RA4 color reversal process.

By the end of the workshop, students will leave with a collection of prints and a solid foundation for further experimentation. Please note: the use of stairs is required for this workshop.

Tuition includes a $100 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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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.

Images © Morgan Post and previous Penumbra students

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