Cameraless photography: pinhole, photograms and cyanotypes

Course

In London

£ 149 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Discover a creative alternative to modern digital photography: this hands-on course explores experimental ways of producing photographic images without a camera. Learn the basics of dark room processes and using chemicals to fix prints, build your own pinhole camera to make images, create blue-tinted prints with sunlight and make prints from objects like the artist Man Ray, with astonishing results.
What previous students liked most about their course:

“The experiential nature of the course.”
“Hands on experience.”
“Practical. Clear. Small group.”
“Physical production of images. Good team spirit/collaboration. Diversity of approaches.”

Facilities

Location

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

- make and use a pinhole camera to produce paper negatives
- use appropriate chemicals to develop and fix a silver-based print
- produce prints using UV light to produce cyanotypes
- use transparent objects to produce photograms in the dark room.

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Subjects

  • Camera
  • Art
  • Dark Room

Course programme

- The basics of pinhole photography
- The basics of wet process in the dark room
- Contact printing using transparent objects in the dark room (rayographs or photograms)
- Create Cyanotypes using UV light, such as the sun.

You will be taught through presentations, demonstrations, and practical tasks using chemistry in the dark room (under red light) and using UV lights. Please bring a pen and notebook. An apron may useful to protect your clothes from chemical residue. The Please note the City Lit photography studio (on Kean St) is an annex and not part of the main building; there is no reception. Please do not arrive more then 5 minutes before the start time of your class, and do try the door before ringing the bell. If you would like to buy art materials for your personal use outside of the course, City Lit students receive 10% discount off everything* from Cass Art, the UK's leading art supplies retailer. You will need to show your enrolment receipt in-store to receive your discount. Visit the Charing Cross shop at 13 Charing Cross Road WC2H 0EP or find your local shop at *Terms and conditions apply, visit

Additional information

City Lit has a vast range of practical and theoretical photography courses to inspire your creativity. Please search on the website, download a PDF or request a printed prospectus from the home page. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

Cameraless photography: pinhole, photograms and cyanotypes

£ 149 VAT inc.