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Darkroom printing

From negative to print: working with the enlarger

Got developed negatives and want to make prints? This workshop is the natural second step of the analogue process: the enlarger, the paper and the tray.

The magical moment

There is a moment in the photographic process you never forget: when the image slowly appears in the developer tray. First a diffuse grey, then the shadows, the details, the mid-tones. The enlarger projects the negative onto the paper. Chemistry does the rest.

This workshop is the natural continuation of film development. You bring your negatives, we choose the frames worth printing and we work on the print: exposure, contrast, local controls. It’s not a complicated technique, but it requires patience, repetition and a certain feel for tone.

Key contents

  • The enlarger: parts, focus and light measurement
  • Paper types: RC vs fibre, multigrade, matt/glossy/pearl finishes
  • Test strip and exposure reading
  • Print development: developer, stop bath, fixer, wash
  • Local controls: dodging (lightening areas) and burning (darkening areas)
  • Finishing: glazer, drying and presentation

What’s included

  • Multigrade RC photographic paper (4–6 sheets)
  • Chemicals: paper developer, stop bath, fixer
  • Use of the enlarger and darkroom

What to bring

  • Developed 35mm or medium format negatives. If you don’t have any, we work with sample negatives.

Not included

  • Additional paper (+€2/sheet RC, +€4/sheet fibre)
  • Large-format fibre paper (enquire)

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Objectiu
Produce paper prints from your own negatives, controlling exposure, contrast and tonality.
Metodologia
Hands-on work at the enlarger from the very first minute. Each student works with their own negatives.
Resultat
3–5 finished black-and-white prints, made by the student.
Prerequisits
You need developed 35mm or medium format negatives. If you don't have any, do the Film Development workshop first.
A qui va dirigit
People who have already developed film and want to complete the process through to a finished print.

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