This is ‘The Web Darkroom’. It is a blog which I created to pass on my knowledge of analogue techniques, illustrate my working methods and to suppliment my many magazine articles, allowing me to present longer versions of the topic being presented, and to give me the freedom to publish whatever I liked, without the editorial control of an outside body. When I began, it was more like I diary, but as I became more familiar with it, I started to explore other ideas about my inspirations, techniques and ways of thinking.
The original webdarkroom blog had to be completely moved over to this site as I was having all sorts of problems with it (too boring to explain here). I have copied over almost all of the posts, only removing ones which I no longer felt were relevant to the new version. I have replaced most of the images with the same images, but occasionally I have used a different shot.
All of the images on this site have been shot on film or light sensitive materials, printed in a darkroom by me and then the prints have been scanned for use here. By working this way I can get more out of the negatives and present them in the way I originally intended. I don’t like scanning from negatives as it gives a look that I don’t care for. Obviously the illustrative colour images are digital, but the main pictures are all analogue.
With the copied over posts I have included the original comments at the bottom of each post.
If I may be so bold – this is a far better presentation of the knowledge tucked away in your postings.
David.
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Thank you David. I’ve been meaning to update it for quite a while.
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I really do like the new design and the presentation of the Instagram pictures as well. Thank you.
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Are you a member of FADU film and darkroom user ? I am sure your knowledge would be much appreciated there.
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I am Norman, but I hardly ever go on forums. I try to spend more time in the darkroom than I do on the computer.
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We are almost neighbours Andrew, I live LS28, Calverley
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Sir, what could be the best UK institute /s of Photography that teaches film and other analogue processes in its curriculum? I am about to apply one.
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Sir, what could be the good photography institutes in UK that teaches film and other analogue processes in its curriculum? I am about to apply one.
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Dear Indr, I don’t have experience of all of them, but the three best that I know of are; Wolverhampton, Falmouth and Bradford. The best of those is probably Wolverhampton.
Regards, Andrew Sanderson.
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Hi Andrew
Thought it was worth whille to put pen to paper over our 3 days together last month in the workshop
1 I think the attention to the small details has made a big difference in my developing film and printing- the split grade session was excellent
2 The night photography session was really good – it certainly has given me more confidence- reading the meter properly – my digitial meter is now in the scrap bin- the last camera I thought I would use was the Mamiya RB, really good to get using it again- again it was all the small stuff that adds up – result much better photos
3 Alternative Photography- hand colouring – I am doing it- the big negatives for contact printing made the odd Cyanotype so far from them
So an excellent 3 days – we covered a lot – good fun – will be back to do paper negatives and using the large format camera next year
John
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