Photography
Our basement Darkroom is now open for courses, workshops, and individual bookings. More info can be found here.
Please email darkroom@bristolfolkhouse for more information and to book an induction.
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Your courses: 1 - 10 (of 25)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: SA32
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
PHOTOGRAPH A STORY. Life is full of stories, not just dates in a diary. Our life story, our families, our communities, the local park, the woodland, even derelict land. In this taster session we wil ...
Starts: Sun 10 May 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA36
Salt printing is the earliest photographic process on paper, using negatives. In this workshop you will mix the photo sensitive chemicals, coat the paper, then expose and develop the prints. Salt pri ...
Starts: Sat 16 May 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA26
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