This course covers basic theory involved with Black and White photography, how to expose and process B&W film, and create a contact sheet and handprint in the darkroom.

This course covers basic theory involved with Black and White photography, how to expose and process B&W film, and create a contact sheet and handprint in the darkroom.

This course covers basic theory involved with Black and White photography, how to expose and process B&W film, and create a contact sheet and handprint in the darkroom.

The required chemical emulsions are specially mixed and prepared at Silvertone and then very carefully hand brushed onto high quality 100% cotton papers using special imported wooden Hake brushes or glass rods.

History of the process: This process started in the early 18th century and played an important role in the development of the positive and negative as we know them today. The Salted Paper process was the culmination of several centuries’ worth of research by remarkable men and women studying the relationship between light and chemistry.