The Bristol Folk House is currently renovating and building a new darkroom space for 2023.
In this workshop, we will start by learning how to process a black and white film (35mm or 120mm), before making a contact sheet of your negatives. We will then select one of your pictures to enlarge, ...
Starts: Sun 15 March 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA43
Caffenol is a black and white film developer whose active ingredient is caffeine. You will mix a film developer from easy to obtain household chemicals, including instant coffee, and use it to develop ...
Starts: Sat 21 March 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA39
It is becoming increasingly useful for artists to have high quality photographic copies of their work, for online exhibition or competition entries, websites or social media. This workshop covers the ...
Starts: Sun 22 March 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA53
Learn how to make your own developer using wood ash and coffee grounds to create unique and textured prints in the darkroom. No previous darkroom experience necessary. In the first half of the session ...
Starts: Sat 28 March 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA40
In this workshop, we will start by learning how to process a black and white film (35mm or 120mm), before making a contact sheet of your negatives. We will then select one of your pictures t ...
Starts: Sun 29 March 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA61
This course is suitable for DSLR, Mirrorless, Compact System or Bridge Cameras only. Who is this course for? If you enjoyed the Next Steps in Digital Photography course, and are keen to extend your ...
Starts: Tue 21 April 2026, at 10:00
5 Week Course
Course Code: BA41
This course is suitable for DSLR, Mirrorless, Compact System or Bridge Cameras only. Your friendly tutor will support you to use your digital camera, making sense of the camera controls and menus. Yo ...
Starts: Fri 24 April 2026, at 10:00
5 Week Course
Course Code: BA39
In this workshop, we will start by learning how to process a black and white film (35mm or 120mm), before making a contact sheet of your negatives. We will then select one of your pictures to enlarge, ...
Starts: Sun 26 April 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA31
This course covers all things cyanotype and the results that can be achieved with a range of techniques. Cyanotype is an alternative photographic printing process dating back to the 1800s that produce ...
Starts: Thu 30 April 2026, at 18:00
5 Week Course
Course Code: BA37
Join Folk House Darkroom Manager Sophie Sherwood for a relaxed walk around the city centre with other analogue photography enthusiasts! We will be meeting at Bristol Folk House for a cu ...
Starts: Sat 09 May 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA55
The Bristol Folk House has a brand new, purpose built wet-based photography facility.
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