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Darkroom 1 - Black & white film & darkroom, evening course

All Photocourse NZ tutors are vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19. Please see the Conditions and Payment page for info.

Darkroom 1 - Black & white film & darkroom skills, Monday evening course, 19th May to 16th June, 2025

Running in July 2025. 4 Monday evenings 5.30pm-7.30pm,
Note: we also run a weekend workshop covering these skills.

The course will cover:
  • camera control and basics for shooting film
  • developing film in the darkroom
  • making contact sheets and editing
  • making black & white prints in the darkroom.
Most people taking up photography this century will have started out on a digital camera. Marvellous tools that they are, there remains a great attraction to doing things the old way; silver-based analogue photography using light-sensitive emulsions.

This course will uncover the mysteries of the darkroom, and you will find it's relatively simple to get started and add a new dimension to your photography. Anyone wanting to give their photography a lift should try shooting black & white film and experience developing and printing it themselves, by hand.

If you haven't used a darkroom for a few years, or decades, this course will provide you with a good brush-up on techniques. It is also suitable for those teaching photography as an art subject and wanting practical darkroom skills and an understanding of how the process works, and to pass on the knowledge.

Tutors: John Williams / Mark Beehre


Course fee: $385.00, including GST.
- A deposit of $125.00 will be required to confirm your place.
- Limit: 4 students only.
- Materials are covered by the course fee.
- 35mm film cameras are available to borrow if needed.
- Please see Conditions & payment information before paying your deposit for the course.


Please email James Gilberd to register your interest.
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Courtenay Studios' darkroom in use - photo by John Williams
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Karori Teachers' College demolition, Wellington, Photo: J.Gilberd
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Photo: John Williams
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Photo: Mark Beehre
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  • Courses
    • Photocourse 1 - Intro to creative photography
    • Photocourse 2 - Intro. to Portraiture
    • Photocourse 3 - The Photographic Series
    • Photocourse 4
    • Darkroom 1 Course - Black & white film & darkroom
    • Darkroom 2 - Advanced B & W Printing
  • Workshops
    • Shooting Film - workshop
    • Studio Lighting workshop
    • Darkroom 1 Workshop - Black & white film & darkroom-workshop
    • Darkroom 2 - B & W printing advanced weekend workshop
  • Contact
  • Your tutors
  • Conditions & payment
  • Links
  • Blog