Intermediate: Introduction to Salted Paper Printing
Saturday
Photoworks Studio
3/21/26
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3/28/26
Date
1:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Time
Price
$400
Duration
2
About the Course
Learn the basics of salted paper printing, a historic process invented in 1839, that uses a salt solution and silver nitrate painted onto paper and exposed with UV light. Students will send photos to the instructors to have digital negatives made before the first class. $40 materials fee paid to instructors at first session. More Info: paigebf@starpower.net. Minimum age 18.
The prints are exposed with UV light using contact print frames and toned with gold toner to adjust the color and make the prints archival. Students will send photos to the instructors to have digital negatives made prior to the first class and there will be a $40 materials fee payable to the instructors.
Your Instructor
Paige Billin-Frye and Christopher Gumm
Paige began taking pictures when she was a kid, printing them with her Dad in their makeshift darkroom using the same enlarger that he had printed on with his dad when he was growing up. Since then she has studied and experimented with various aspects of photography, most recently balancing the digital world of Photoshop and Lightroom with making work that she can touch with her hands, exploring various historical processes of photo printing. She then incorporates her photographs into handmade art books. Her fine art work can be seen at www.bettermousetrapstudio.com.
Paige is a member of the Handmade Photo Group at Photoworks.
Christopher originally started taking photos his senior year of high school when he needed an elective course to fill his schedule, and was captivated by the balance of artistic expression and the technical components of capturing light. As an Aerospace Engineer, he brings a technical approach to his processes that allow for a more controlled workflow while also creating an space to explore creatively. Christopher's passions in photography are focused around bending and capturing artificial light along with exploring the outdoors. Once the image is captured, however, the final part of the process is printing the scene to honor the fleeting yet frozen moment in time.