Calibrating Digital Negatives for Alternative Process Prints

February 12-13, 2024

 
 

What the heck is a density?

In my teaching experience over the last 5 years, digital negatives are commonly the most confusing and off-putting aspect of printing your own work - but they don’t have to be! The workshop will be held in my newly remodeled studio and darkroom, where I’ll guide you through the process of creating and calibrating your own perfect digital negatives from an inkjet negative, a piezography negative, or an imagesetter negative in this two-day hands-on workshop.

Note: We will make demonstrational prints during this workshop, but they are catered for instruction and information. While specific processes will not be taught during this workshop, either a silver, cyanotype, or platinum print process will be demonstrated for instructional purposes.

Refunds can be requested up to 45 days prior to the start of the workshop, less a 10% fee.


Topics we will cover:

  • Types of negatives and their pros/cons

  • Choosing and obtaining the correct print density

  • Linearization

  • Tonal separations & color separations

  • Color printing

  • QTR (Quad Tone RIP)


Included in this workshop:

  • All materials

  • Daily lunch / snacks / beverages

Not included in this workshop:

  • Lodging

  • Travel to/from the studio for workshop days

  • Airfare

Where to stay?

  • Comfort Inn & Suites (Liberal, KS) - This is walking distance

  • Fairfield Inn (Liberal, KS)

  • Holiday Inn & Suites (Liberal, KS)

Traveling to Liberal, KS

  • Liberal, KS Regional Airport (United Express service)

  • Garden City Regional Airport (1 hr north) (American Express Service)

  • Amarillo, TX (2.5 hours south)

  • Wichita, KS (3.5 hours northeast)