Saturday

September 6

10AM - 2PM

Class Size Max: 8

Van dyke brown is a 19th century photography process that is extremely forgiving, remarkably easy to work with, and inexpensive. Similar to the cyanotype process, it is iron based, but produces beautiful earth tone prints in a range of rich brown hues. 

This half day workshop teaches image makers of all levels the van dyke brown process from start to finish, through demonstrations and hands-on experience. Participants will learn how to coat the emulsion, expose their images, develop, and tone prints for permanence. Other ways of interacting with color will be explored, both through creative toning and hand-introduced color. By the end of the workshop, students will leave with 2-5 finished prints, and a working knowledge to continue printing on their own.

$40 materials fee included in tuition

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.

Melitte Buchman has been an active practitioner of both salt printing and making tintypes for over a decade. As a professional photographer, she is also knowledgeable about digital technology and creating appropriate digitally made negatives for alternative photography practices.

Images © Melitte Buchman

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