Bespoke darkroom courses for any level
Groups from 1 -5 people and school and charity groups
contact Seb at workshops@dndr.org.uk for more info
Example Tuition topics include
Processing black and white film
35mm
120
large format sheet film
Processing and contacts
positive processing (making B&W slides)
Experimental colour processing
Bleach bypass, Cross processing (Xpro)
Reversal Cross processing (XXpro)
Neg making for alternative processes
Analogue interpositives
enlarged negatives for alt process
From Neg to enlarged neg
From b&W positive to enlrged neg
Direct alt process negs from large format
Medium and large format photography
Using medium format cameras
Introduction to Large format
Shooting large format in Urban situations
Pinhole
Analogue pinhole
Digital DSLR pinhole
Alternative photography
Slit screen for 35mm
3d Analogue with stereoscopic camera
3D analogue with 35mm, medium or large format
Darkroom technique B&W
Basic RC printing
Printing on fibre paper
Split grading
Flashing and other advanced techniques
mixing your own developers (intro to alchemy)
Fine art printing basics
Toning
Split toning
Bleach and redevelop
Lith Printing
Intro to Lith Printing
Advanced lith printing techniques
Toning lith prints
Chromoskedasic printing basics
Alt process
Cyanotype – Basic
Cyanotype – Rex, herschelite
Cyanotype – Bleaching and toning
Van dyke brown
Salt printing
Albumen printing
Gum printing – single layer
Gum printing – Multi layer
Liquid emulsion – paper
Liquid emulsion – Fabric
Liquid emulsion – Glass perspex
Liquid emulsion – Alternative surfaces
Camera-less
Photograms
Lumen prints
Photo Batik
Cliche Verre (intro)
Chemigrams
Private Tuition Price list for 1-1 Please enquire for larger groups
| Hours | DNDR Prices | Other London course providers | You save |
| 1 hr | 50.00 | N/A | |
| 2 hrs | 95.00 | 169.00 | 74.00 |
| 3hrs | 135.00 | 229.00 | 94.00 |
| 4hrs | 175.00 | 299.00 | 124.00 |
| 5hrs | 215.00 | 375.00 | 160.00 |
| 6hrs | 250.00 | 449.00 | 199.00 |
| Full day | 310.00 | 525.00 | 215.00 |
After the general darkroom course with Seb I got hooked and decided to go a step further with a one day bespoke darkroom course with Seb Sussman. The experience has helped my photography enourrmously (I hope) no honestly its just great to experience this part of the analogue process it does change the way you will take photos … I was always facinated by giants of photography, such as W. Eugene Smith for example, who in their writing about photography emphasize the importance of the darkroom in arriving at a “photograph” rather than a “picture”, “shot” or “snap” … Seb, in his teaching, offers a great balance between letting you get on with it and being there to help and to give advice. I think there is simply no question about darkroom processes that you cannot throw at Seb – he will be able to give you an instant answer. The set-up at Glyn-Road is ideal for such courses, there is a nice court yard to have theoretical discussions, there is a little gallery with photographs from his clients, friends and previous students and Seb got everything there – the infrastructure can support developping film, prnting, drying etc.; he is not protective of his kit and you can just dive in and muck about as much as you like, BUT don’t open the door when developping is in progress – afterall its a darkroom. I am hooked and I will be back for more … I am now aiming for exhibition level prints … see you there, Ernst.