Kathy K Intro to B&W darkroom
C$ 397.00 Excl. tax
Dates: Thursdays - January 15th, 22nd, 29th, February 5th 2026 from 6PM-9PM
Location: 1265 Howe Street, Vancouver, V6Z 1R3
Instructor: Kathy K
Level: Beginner
Materials included with opportunity to purchase more paper for $2 per sheet.
- File number: WKSP 588
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In this course, participants will learn the process of developing black and white film and printing traditional silver gelatin prints in the darkroom. This is an introduction that covers the basics - including darkroom safety and procedures, developing film, looking at and assessing negatives, making a good print and understanding contrast control. It will give students skills to print in the darkroom on their own and understand what the next steps are in their exploration of traditional black and white printing.
You will need to have an exposed roll of black and white film (excluding Ilford XP2) in either 35mm or 120 format for the first day of class. All materials are included, but you will have the opportunity to purchase more photo paper during the workshop for $2 per sheet.
Week 1 - Introduction, Chemical safety, Developing film and a discussion about different developers .
Week 2 - Discussion about darkroom procedures and safety, setting up to print and darkroom equipment. Printing contact sheets.
Week 3 - Intro to enlarging prints. Making test prints.
Week 4 - Practice printing and more printing tips.
Kathy Kinakin works mainly with pre 1900s historic photographic processes, as well as researching and experimenting with sustainable practices in analogue photography. She uses a variety of camera formats including handmade pinhole cameras, box cameras from the 1930s and large format 8x10 antique view cameras. In her work, she produces unique handmade images that document landscapes altered and encroached on by human intervention. Along with the images, the process of taking the photographs becomes a path to navigating and coming to terms with the relationship between humans and nature.
She has curated exhibitions in Vancouver and Toronto and has shown her work in galleries in Vancouver and Italy. She holds an MA in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management from Ryerson University, Toronto, and a BFA in photography from Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver. She is currently a sessional instructor at Emily Carr University, and teaches workshops on analogue and historic photographic processes.
