Shoot Film.
No screens. No rush. No delete button.
Just 36 frames - and the limitation is the point.
Welcome the constraints, be in the moment and set your creativity free.
FORMAT
Friday · Saturday
GROUP SIZE
Max 6 people
INVESTMENT
$450
"The analog path to photography rewards the journeyer with enrichments beyond the visual results — feelings of connectedness and being grounded, because you made something with your hands."
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Open to students of all levels. No prior film experience needed.
You can also bring and use colour film. I can recommend some labs to work with for the development. We will only develop black and white film during this workshop though.
Two days. One full experience
The Curriculum
DAY ONE - FRIDAY 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Meet your cameraCamera anatomy, manual controls, and the exposure triangle. We handle the cameras together, talk through aperture, shutter speed, and ISO — and demystify what the dials actually do. Know your filmWe will also talk about film stocks, film speeds and other important information about analog photography. Load & ShootLearn to see how light breaks, falls, and fills a frame. Shoot your rolls of black-and-white film in the field or in our studio — slowly, deliberately, presently. Into the darkroomWe develop the first rolls from scratch — chemistry, timing, temperature. The quiet focus of the darkroom. And then: the moment the negatives come out of the tank and we hang them to dry overnight. |
DAY 2 - SATURDAY 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Assessment sessionWe pull the dried negatives from Friday and look at them together. What worked? What didn't? What does the light tell us? This is where the real learning begins — in the honest conversation between intention and result. More film photographyBack out with the second roll — this time with new eyes. Participants take what they observed in the assessment and bring it into the field. The difference between roll one and roll two is where the growth lives. More film photographyWe develop the second roll together. Once the negatives are hanging, we hold both strips side by side — Friday and Saturday. A visible record of a weekend's worth of growth, made entirely with your own hands. |
WHAT YOU GAIN
Beyond the image
Analog photography rewards the journeyer with more than technical skill. It rewards with presence, patience, and the deep confidence that comes from making something real with your own hands.
The confidence that you can craft and create visual stories with your hands.
Two developed rolls of black-and-white film — yours to keep.
A working knowledge of manual exposure and how to read light.
A felt sense of what it means to slow down and be fully present in the making.
An understanding of why limitation is not a constraint — it's a gift.
This is for you if...
01.
You've never shot film but feel drawn to it — and you don't know why.
02.
You want to slow down and be more intentional with how you see the world.
03.
You're tired of filters and algorithms and want to make something real.
04.
You learn best by doing — hands in the chemistry, eye to the viewfinder.
WHATS INCLUDED
Everything you need
2 rolls of Kodak 400 black-and-white film
Manual and Check-Sheet for different film stocks, developing chemistry and developing tricks
Film development chemistry and equipment
Developed negatives to take home
Good company in a warm and comfy environment
Darkroom printing — available as a separate workshop
WHAT TO BRING
Bring your own analog camera — 35mm or medium format.
Not sure what to use? Reach out before the intensive and I'll help you find one.
Everything else is waiting for you in the studio.
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ABOUT
Hey, I'm Ulrich
(not from Lichtenstein, but from Germany)
I've been shooting analog film for over twenty years — and teaching others to do the same is one of the things I love most.
My background is in portrait and storytelling photography, and I hold degrees in both the arts and coaching. I believe the darkroom teaches you things about yourself that go far beyond technique — patience, resilience, and the quiet confidence that comes from making something real with your hands. That belief is what this workshop is built on.
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Darkroom printing workshop
You've shot the film and developed the rolls. Now comes the part that changes everything — turning a negative into a physical print under the enlarger. In this hands-on workshop you'll learn to expose, develop, and refine a darkroom print from scratch. Dodging, burning, and the quiet discipline of working in the dark. You leave with a print you made entirely by hand.
American Victory Canary Songsters
A regular meetup for photographers in the south Atlanta area who want to stay connected, share work, and keep shooting. No agenda, no hierarchy — just a small group of people who take images seriously and enjoy the company of others who do too. Bring prints, bring questions, bring your camera. All levels and all formats welcome.
On location photography and lighting
Take your analog camera out of the studio and into the world — with intention. This workshop covers the art of working with mixed light on location: combining natural atmosphere with flash to shape, direct, and elevate a scene. You'll learn to read an environment, build a shot, and expose film in conditions that don't hold still. Photography as it happens in the real world.
Hand Colouring b/w photographs
Before colour film, there was the brush. Hand colouring is the art of bringing a black and white print to life with oil colour — subtle, selective, and deeply personal. In this workshop you'll learn to apply colour to your own darkroom prints, working with light and shadow to create images that are neither fully photograph nor fully painting. Something richer than both.
Being present and re-enchanting the world one picture at a time.
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