INTRO TO DARKROOM WORKSHOPS
Le Trou Noir offers introductory courses to black and white film photography. This course is a basic training in film photography by developing film and enlarging some of your 35mm negatives in the darkroom.
In a series of 4 courses given over 4 consecutive weeks, you will have the opportunity to learn the physics of film, optics, the notions of contrast and exposure, the process of development and enlargement in the darkroom, manipulating mattes and filters (the 'analog photoshop'), as well as finishing your own black and white prints.
The training is 20% theory and 80% practice. Classes will take place in the darkroom of Trou Noir.
The cost of the training is $400 for the series of 4 courses (14 hours in total). All the necessary equipment is provided: camera, film, chemistry, photo paper, as well as a conservation binder. It is also possible to use your own camera if you wish.>
Usually, the course is given up to 4 students at the time, but we will give the workshop as soon as there are two inscriptions.
*Although each course is given either in French or in English depending on the teacher's preference, class notes will be available in both languages and all teachers (being bilingual) will be able to answer questions in one or the other languages.
*If you already know how to handle a camera, it is also possible to start with class 2 directly in the darkroom. A few times per year we offer the 3 class deal, stay tuned or write to us.
LESSON 1 - Shooting
duration : 3h
- ✭ How an SLR camera works in manual mode
- ✭ Film physics
- ✭ Optical
- ✭ Notions of depth of field, contrasts and exposure
LESSON 2 - Film development
duration : 3h
- ✭ Development of 35mm black and white films
- ✭ Uses of chemicals
- ✭ Basic darkroom practice
- ✭ Cutting and storing negatives
LESSON 3 - Enlargement I
duration : 4h
- ✭ Enlargers theory
- ✭ Uses of chemicals
- ✭ Printing a contact sheet and/or a photogram
- ✭ Test Stripe
- ✭ Printing a first photo
- ✭ Framing
LESSON 4 - Enlargement II
duration : 4h
- ✭ Retouching with contrast filters and editing masks
- ✭ Improvement and autonomy
- ✭ Final print of one of your black and white photographs
To register to our darkroom initiation class, it’s here
For more info write to us at infotrounoir@gmail.com
INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS
Each course can be created according to your interests. We invite you to write to us with your craziest photo ideas! Rates for teaching, mentoring or supervision will be determined according to the project.
RENTAL
It is possible to rent the Trou Noir darkroom per hour. Prior training is required. Write to us for more information.