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Coating your own photo paper

image showing a workspace for coating photographic paper including the paper and various tools

Create your own liquid emulsions for black and white printing
Handmade silver gelatin is essentially a brand new old process.

Kallitype

analog processed kallitypie image depicting a seascape with a house

Our workshop is for beginners. After a quick introduction and historic overview, you will learn how to prepare the needed chemicals and print your negatives.

Cyanotype

analogue cyanotype image depicting a fork

Cyanotype is an 1842 photographic printing process discovered by John Herschel that produces a cyan blue image, also known as Prussian blue.

Albumen Print

In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn about the entire process of album printing and explore its application to your own artistic endeavors.

Salt Print

In this practical workshop participants will go through the whole process of cyanotype and salt print and will explore its application in their own artistic activity.

Van Dyke Brown / Argyrotype

analogue van dyke brown image depicting a cityscape with a tower and a waterfront

Arndt & Troos developed the Van Dyke Brown process in 1889. This late 19th Century process is similar to Cyanotype as an iron-based printing out process.

Split Grade Printing

workspace showing various colored filters used in the process of split grade printing in a photo darkroom

„Split-Grade Printing” is a darkroom technique of exposing variable contrast black and white paper using two exposures instead of a single one.

Mordançage Prozess

Our one-day workshop is designed for people who want to explore new methods of manipulating prints in the art and will take you from a quick overview about the chemicals used, to prints best suited for this technique to your own way of experimenting with this process.

Festival Pass

With your festival pass / bag you get free access to all Rotlicht events, the festival headquarters and all live gigs in the clubs (except the workshops).

Albumen Print

In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn about the entire process of album printing and explore its application to your own artistic endeavors.