Tuesdays, Feb 18, 25, March 3, 10, 6-9pm

The term alternative process refers to any non-traditional or non-commercial photographic printing process (i.e. historical processes that are no longer widely practiced). This 4-week workshop will introduce you to the basic principles and techniques of working with alternative processes, including the revolutionary use of digital negatives to bypass the need for a large-format camera and film. Experience the timeline of photography by making prints using three different historical processes — cyanotype, van dyke brown, and salted paper— and digital negatives printed from your own digital files. You will learn the history of each and get to know artists from both the past and present who work(ed) with these processes. Information regarding how to choose an image, and the file size required to print a negative, will be discussed in the first class.

Workshops do not have a minimum enrollment requirement. We will refund 80% of the fee if you cancel 3 weeks prior to the first day of the workshop. We will refund 50% of the fee if you cancel 1 week prior to the first day of enrollment. No refunds will be issued with less than 1 week notice of cancellation.
About the Instructor

David Hyams is an artist and educator with over 2 decades of experience in historical photographic processes and darkroom techniques. He managed the darkroom and designed workshops for Bostick & Sullivan, contributed to research for Christoper James’ “Book of Alternative Processes,” and is a consultant and master printer for a variety of artists. David is the co-founder of Luminaria, an alternative photography studio in Salt Lake City, Utah that offers group and custom workshops, master printing in a wide range of photographic processes, and one of a kind tintype portraiture.