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Penumbra Foundation
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The Penumbra Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing workshops, education, lectures, and events to the worldwide photographic community. They aim to be a comprehensive resource for photographers of all levels and to promote the impact of photography on culture, history, and the arts.
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Platinum Palladium Printing
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
Since the 19th Century, platinum prints have offered a photographic tone unsurpassed by any other medium. In this workshop students will combine this capability with 21st Century digital imaging technology. Students will begin by following a procedure to test and calibrate digital negatives from a photo quality inkjet printer that will have the range and tonal scale needed to produce fine Pt/Pd prints. The course moves between the digital printer...
Uranotype
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
The element uranium is generally thought of today in connection with nuclear reactors or atomic bombs, but in the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century it played a significant role in photography. Most often it was used as a toner, producing red-brown tones on silver prints and blue, green and red tones on platinum prints.In 1858, J. C. Burnett and Niépce de Saint Victor patented a uranium printing process. A uranium print, which uses...
Lensless Photography: Exploring Zone Plate
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
This one day workshop introduces students to a simple yet beautiful lensless imaging technique: zone plate. A zone plate creates an image without an optical lens, giving an almost mystical glow to its subjects, resulting in romantic and ethereal soft focus imagery. Through lecture and hands-on learning, students will draw inspiration from photographers who have used zone plates and pinhole imagery and explore how various subjects are transformed...
$400
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Xerox (Electrophotography)
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
Discover the intriguing world of electrophotography at Penumbra Foundation. Explore the unique Xerox flat plate process, allowing you to create striking carbon-based photographic images. Experiment with image manipulation, multiple transfers, and even color, all in a light-filled environment.
$458
Intermediate Digital Negatives and Platinum Palladium Printing
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
Prerequisites: Students should have taken Intro to Digital Negatives and Platinum Palladium Printing or have equivalent experience with the platinum palladium process. Familiarity with Photoshop is required, particularly an understanding of adjustment layers. In this eight-week intermediate course, students will build upon their foundational knowledge in producing handcrafted platinum-palladium prints from digital negatives. Students...
Large Scale Platinum Palladium Printing
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
Learn advanced techniques in platinum-palladium printing and create breathtaking large-scale prints in this exclusive workshop. Master the technical complexities of this revered process and produce stunning images up to 20x24". Previous experience in platinum-palladium printing and basic Photoshop skills are required.
Plein-Air Photograms and Darkroom Experimentation
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
Martyna Szczesna's process repurposes urban infrastructure and surroundings into a freeform, photographic exposure unit. Flashing paper under existing sidewalk shadows she further embellishes the work with experimental darkroom processes such as solarization and hand-coloring. Szczesna will discuss the influences and techniques that went into the creation of her ARRAY mural photograms. Workshop participants will then experiment with plein-air photogram...
$150
Pinhole Workshop for Teens
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
Discover the captivating world of pinhole photography in this hands-on workshop at Penumbra Foundation. Build your camera and explore the art of image-making through a unique lensless perspective. Unleash your creativity and join us for a day of fun and experimentation!
$150
Orthochromatic Film
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
Ortho Litho film is a specialist film originally intended for graphic arts and lithographic applications. It is extremely low speed and high contrast, making it traditionally difficult to use for representational picture-taking purposes. However, with adjustments made to the development process, it is possible to achieve tonally rich, unique images on film. The film is insensitive to red light, so it can be processed by sight in the darkroom,...
$340
Salt Printing
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
Experience the art and history of a centuries-old photographic process in this hands-on workshop at SUNY New Paltz. Explore the captivating world of salt printing and learn how to create unique prints from digital negatives. Unleash your creativity and discover the beauty of this timeless technique.
$305
Large Format in Central Park
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
Rediscover Central Park, one of the most widely photographed parks in New York history! On this day trip, participants will be using 4x5" cameras to gain experience taking photos in the field and properly expose, compose and take full advantage of large format film. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own gear, and are welcome to ask questions in order to create a sustainable workflow to fulfill their personal practice.
$295
Wet Plate Shooting Nights
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
Refine your wet plate photography skills alongside fellow enthusiasts during our immersive night sessions. Under expert guidance, perfect your pouring technique and exposure times while sharing cameras and collaborating with peers. Join us for an enriching experience in mastering the art of wet plate photography.
Vandyke
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
This workshop will cover and demonstrate the techniques and procedures for making these aptly named Van Dyke brown prints. Different chemistry formulas, emulsions, coating methods and paper choices will be discussed. The ability of combining the Cyanotype Process with the Van Dyke Process will also be discussed. Students should be prepared to bring in several of their own images in negative form. Medium and large format B&W negatives, paper...
$245
Digital Cyanotype
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
Participants will work in a digital darkroom to create negatives catered to the cyanotype process. They will then go into the traditional darkroom to make cyanotypes while learning the process from start to finish, starting with the mixing of its iron-based, light sensitive emulsion, coating the paper with the emulsion and exposing to UV light.
$245
Intro to Cyanotype
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
Cyanotype is a cyan-blue photographic process dating back to 1842. This one-day introductory workshop uses a hands-on approach to guide participants through mixing chemistry, paper selection, and proper coating and exposing techniques. By the end of the workshop, attendees will have made several cyanotype prints, from large format or digital negatives, or objects for photograms. A brief demonstration of workable digital negatives will be reviewed. ...
$220
Intro to Risograph: Printing B&W Photographs
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
In this one day workshop, we'll explore Penumbra’s Riso printing possibilities. We'll learn about the basic options to print images, using the built-in scanner and the network card with Mac and Windows drivers (printing directly from PDF files and/or JPGs). We'll consider photographic publications printed with this technology and we'll make impressions using each participant's black and white photographs to see how the machine operates and renders...
$105
Cyanotype Photograms
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
Learn about the cyanotype process in this hands-on workshop in Brooklyn Film Camera's backyard! The cyanotype, invented in 1842 by English chemist and astronomer Sir John Herschel, and used by the photographic pioneer Anna Atkins, produces distinctive Prussian blue images. During this one-day workshop, participants will learn how to mix and apply chemistry to paper, and print unique cyanotype photograms. Students are encouraged to bring...
$100
Chemistry Safety and Mixing
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
This workshop will introduce students to the proper safety measures when mixing, storing and using various chemicals. Instructor Morgan Post will demonstrate how to mix chemistry for Cyanotypes, Vandykes, Albumen, Salt Printing, Wet Plate Collodion, Kallitypes and Platinum/Palladium and its many developers. This course will answer questions like: Can I mix this type of acid with this type of chemical? Is it safe to store this in a hot darkroom?...
$95
Printing a Photogravure Plate
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
An intensive photomechanical process, photogravure is considered to be one of the most exquisite prints possible. This demonstration will go over the final component of the process: bringing the image to life through inking and printing. Craig will cover the difference in approach photogravure has from conventional intaglio printing using both a photogravure plate and a direct gravure plate to make prints. Then, he will demonstrate Chine Collé,...
$75
Solarplate
Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
As the original pioneer of photopolymer for artists and photographers, Dan Welden opened the gates when he discovered and developed a creative technique which he coined "Solarplate." His alternative method of using the steel backed material has the potential (in the right hands) as a substitute for traditional photogravure without the use of acids. The ’safer’ approach is not only much faster, it lends itself to further creative...
$75
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