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Introduction to black & white darkroom course

Introduction to black & white darkroom course

£110.00
£110.00
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Sessions

1x Film developing workshop (1 roll of film included)
1x Darkroom printing workshop (5 sheets of paper included)

Bring a friend and you both receive 20% off!

Workshop dates

After purchasing, you will schedule each workshop date using our booking calendar. We offer evening and weekend time slots for your convenience.

Location

Hosted within Pollard Yard, on the outskirts of Manchester city centre, our community darkroom is a mere 2-minute stroll from the Holt Town tram stop, and a leisurely walk from the scenic Ancoats marina. We have on-site parking available for guests, and welcome drop-in visitors every Saturday 11am-5pm.

Unit 61, Pollard Yard, 
15 Pollard Street East,
Manchester

M40 7QX

Group bookings

We run a small community darkroom and recommend any bookings of more than three people per session be booked via email. Contact us directly to discuss any small group bookings.

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Our introduction to the black & white darkroom brings together two key workshops or anyone wanting to explore the world of black & white photography. It’s the perfect introduction for anyone looking to hand develop and print black & white negative film.

The first workshop is all about black & white film developing. You’ll learn to develop film by hand, including how to load the developing tank and prepare the chemicals needed to process your roll. Whether you’re working with 35mm or medium format film, we’ll walk you through each stage until your negatives are ready for printing.

In the second workshop, the focus shifts to printing those developed negatives. You’ll be guided through the steps of using an enlarger to create darkroom prints, including how to frame and focus your image, control exposure times, and adjust contrast to get the perfect tonal balance in your print.

If you’d like to take your darkroom skills to the next level, you can return for further workshops, where we can explore advanced techniques like split-grade printing, creating unique borders, or mounting your finished prints. These extra sessions are entirely optional and offer a chance to expand your darkroom expertise if desired.

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Darkroom location

Hosted within Pollard Yard, on the outskirts of Manchester city centre, our community darkroom is a mere 2-minute stroll from the Holt Town tram stop, and a leisurely walk from the scenic Ancoats marina.

Still have questions?

If you have any questions about our workshops, membership scheme or the facilities available in our community darkroom, please don't hesitate to get in touch.