Guided by Brenton Hamilton, transform how you think about printmaking as you experiment with 19th century photographic processes!

Dates:
Jul 8, 2024 - Jul 12, 2024

Levels: Intermediate, Advanced,
Workshop Fee: $1795
Workshop Duration: 1-week (Monday-Friday)
Workshop Location: On-campus
Class Size: 8

Little Face - By Brenton Hamilton (cyanotype)
By Brenton Hamilton

This is a weeklong investigation and introduction to the 19th C. historic process. You will learn about and practice: The Cyanotype, Salted paper, Albumen, Gum Bichromate, and POP process. It’s a hands-on learning week to make prints from fine digital negatives. The negatives will be made in-house for you from your digital files in our lab. Topics will include chemistry, paper treatments and preparation, toners, and working on understanding exposure.

Brenton Hamilton
By Brenton Hamilton
Brenton guiding a student in his Exploring Alternative Processes workshop.
Brenton guides a student in his Exploring Alternative Processes workshop.
Brenton Hamilton one on one teaching a student in his Advanced Alternative Processes workshop - Photo by Rafi Baeza
Brenton Hamilton in the lab teaching a student in alternative processes.

This workshop is geared toward creative people of all disciplines who want to expand on their expressive possibilities in photographic printmaking.

Many materials will be provided to allow you to make work during your stay and a short materials list will be provided for you to bring to Maine.

Students getting hands on in Brenton Hamilton's Advanced Alternative Processes workshop - Photo by Rafi Baeza
Students getting hands-on in Brenton Hamilton’s Advanced Alternative Processes workshop – Photo by Rafi Baeza

Student showcasing their work during the on-campus workshop Historic Process Mentoring with Brenton Hamilton.

This workshop is sponsored by:

Past student work

Clockwise: Kerry Michaels (x2), Robyn Mackay, Pat Bock, Sasha Laurita, Isabelle deBlois, Jeannine Mullan, Rick Allred

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Instructor: Brenton Hamilton

Brenton holds his MFA in photography from the Savannah College of Art & Design. His teaching specialties include, B&W Craft,  Historic Processes, and the History of Photography. Brenton is an enthusiastic workshop leader exhibiting special care and interest in the teaching process and experience for his students.

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