An introductory workshop to 4x5 and 8x10 field cameras, shooting darkroom paper negatives and the basics of tray processing silver gelatin (black & white) paper. Paper negatives can be digitized to obtain a positive image or contact printed in the darkroom.
It is recommended but not mandatory for participants to have a working understanding of shutter speed, ISO and aperture work together to control exposure (sometimes called The Exposure Triangle). We will shoot portraits and objects in the studio or outside—depending on the weather. It is optional to bring props or costumes for portraits—or interesting objects if you prefer to shoot still life. Participants will leave with a minimum of two paper negatives.
Clare Samuel is a visual artist from Northern Ireland, now living in Tkaronto, Canada. She holds a BFA in Photography from Toronto Metropolitan University and an MFA from Concordia University. Her work has been exhibited and screened nationally and internationally, most recently at Belfast Exposed, OBORO and VU Photo. Her work focuses on connection and distance between the self and other, as well as notions of social division, borders, and belonging. Spanning mediums such as photography, video, text and installation, her projects are often a dialogue with the idea of portraiture. She is a co-founder of Feminist Photography Network, a nexus for research on the relationship between feminism and lens-based media.
