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.
This workshop is suitable for those with a 35mm or 120mm film camera. Using steeped tea, vitamin c tablets and washing soda, participants will learn how to make their very own homemade darkroom chemis ...
Starts: Sat 26 September 2026, at 13:30
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA40
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 10 October 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA70
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 10 October 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA47
A watergram is an experimental photography technique, which captures ripples and reflections on the surface of water, without using a camera. Using a flash, photographic paper and darkroom chemistry w ...
Starts: Sat 17 October 2026, at 10:00
2 Day Course
Course Code: SA41
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 24 October 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA42
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 05 November 2026, at 18:00
6 Week Course
Course Code: BA38
This course is suitable for DSLR, Mirrorless, Compact System or Bridge Cameras only. If you have some prior knowledge of your digital camera controls and enjoyed the Digital Photography Beginners cou ...
Starts: Fri 06 November 2026, at 10:00
6 Week Course
Course Code: BA41
Learn how to use a 5x4 large format camera. The negatives are 5x4 inches (approx 12.5x10cm) and give very high quality analogue photographs, which can be printed in the Folk House darkroom. The works ...
Starts: Sat 07 November 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA48
Learn step by step how to produce black and white darkroom prints from your photographs taken on film. In this all-day course we will cover various types of photographic paper, how to set up an enlarg ...
Starts: Sun 08 November 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA49
This workshop is suitable for DSLR, Mirrorless and Compact System Cameras only. If you have some prior knowledge of your camera controls or have enjoyed any of Lee's Digital Photography courses, then ...
Starts: Sun 08 November 2026, at 10:00
1 Day Course
Course Code: SA54
The Bristol Folk House has a brand new, purpose built wet-based photography facility.
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