Salt Prints
$595
This workshop introduces you to the first successful photographic paper process presented by William Henry Fox Talbot in 1839.
It covers this historic ‘printing-out’ process from start to finish and you will learn to:
- prepare light sensitive paper by applying sodium chloride (common table salt) and silver nitrate to a sheet of paper;
- expose this self-made photographic paper to UV light to create an image;
- wash and fix the exposed paper to arrive at the final permanent print.
Salt prints have a unique matt appearance that resembles pastel drawings and their tones range from warm reds to cold blacks.
Bookings close on February 22, 2025
The workshop runs from 10 am to 5 pm and is limited to 4 participants.
This workshop combines the past and present of photography. Salt printing constitutes the earliest photographic process for making positive prints which William Henry Fox Talbot first presented in 1839. Alongside the daguerreotype, the salt print dominated photography until the late 1850s and photographers used it to create prints of exceptional beauty.
Going back to the very beginnings of photography means that we will use only water, salt and silver nitrate to create a light sensitive paper. With the help of Photoshop, we will then create a negative from your own digital image, expose it onto our prepared paper and process it to make the image permanent.
Offering you a new creative way to present your images, this workshop will introduce you to a unique process that can be used to create exhibition prints or just for your own pleasure.
All necessary materials are supplied.
A full refund will be given if the workshop is cancelled due to a lack of registrations, or an unforeseen circumstances caused by the Centre.
Street parking.
- a laptop and digital images you would like to print. Please make sure your images are a suitable size/ resolution for printing.
- an apron or similar or wear old clothes.
- sunscreen
- notebook
Queensland Centre for Photography,
6, Maud Street, Newstead, Q 4006
- Street parking
- Wheelchair access upon request
The Tutor:
Joachim Froese is an art photographer and educator who holds a PhD/Art from RMIT in Melbourne.
Joachim works across a range of platforms from digital capture to historical printing processes. His photographs are renowned for their technical brilliance and their conceptual depth. He has shown his work for almost 30 years in major solo, group and travelling exhibitions across Australia, Europe, Asia, and North America and his images have featured in many national and international art publications. A number of his works are held in public collections such as the National Gallery of Australia, the National Portrait Gallery of Australia, and the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA).
Joachim is a highly experienced educator who has held regular teaching appointments and guest lectures on photography at universities in Australia and Germany since 2001. He teaches from a practitioner’s point of view and enjoys sharing his unique knowledge across a broad spectrum of photographic processes.
I was privileged to attend a workshop at the Queensland Centre for Photography sharing the methods and materials for salt printing. The workshop was facilitated by the Queensland Centre for Photography along with International renowned artist Joachim Froese.
The experience shared the process of printing photos from negatives that produced amazing salt prints.
I would recommend it to any artist who wants to create original prints from their own photos to try it.
Amanda
Art Technician
