Antiquarian Photography
Taught by Sarah Lohman
Sarah Lohman is a culinary historian and the author of the bestselling books Endangered Eating: America’s Vanishing Foods and Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine. She focuses on the history of food as a way to access the stories of diverse Americans. Endangered Eating was a New York Times Editors’ Choice, and was named one of the Best Books of 2023 by Amazon’s Editors, Food & Wine, and Adam Gopnik on the Milk Street podcast. It was a finalist for the Nach Waxman Prize for Food & Drink Scholarship and winner of the Ohioana Library Book Prize for Nonfiction. Lohman’s work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and NPR. Lohman has lectured across the country, from the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, DC to The Culinary Historians of Southern California
Historic photographic printing is extremely low-tech, which makes it a perfect winter hobby for apartment dwellers. No dark room required!
In this workshop, you'll learn the history of early photography. From Dageurreotypy to Albumen printing, you'll get the low-down on the science of 19th century photography processes, as well as a look at examples of each. Then, we'll talk-through how to make your own photosensitive paper using historic methods, including where to get chemicals, how to sensitize the paper, how to make negatives, and how to expose the image.
Lastly, we'll make our own photo paper in class using Cyanotypy, one of the earliest forms of photographic printing. The forerunner of the modern blueprint, it never gained commercial popularity because of it's royal blue hue. It's simple and safe to make, and will allow you to create beautiful imagery.
(Class size: 15)
