Developing Black & White Film - 1 Day Workshop

Dingle Workshop Revives Classic Black-and-White Film Photography

A hands-on photography workshop in Dingle is inviting participants to rediscover the craft of black-and-white film photography through an immersive one-day experience on Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula. The programme introduces attendees to traditional 35mm manual cameras, offering a rare opportunity to engage with analog techniques in a modern digital age.

The workshop begins with foundational instruction, including loading film, understanding camera mechanics, and mastering manual settings. Participants then head out across the peninsula, where instructors guide them through essential principles such as light metering and exposure, encouraging a slower, more deliberate approach to composing images inspired by the dramatic coastal landscape.

Following the outdoor session, the experience continues back at base with an introduction to film development. Attendees are taken step by step through the chemical processing stages, gaining insight into the meticulous craft that transforms exposed film into visible negatives. The process emphasizes both precision and patience, key elements of traditional darkroom practice.

The workshop concludes with participants developing their own film, loading it into developing tanks and witnessing their photographs emerge in black and white. The final reveal offers a rewarding sense of completion, as each attendee leaves with a tangible record of their creative journey across the Dingle Peninsula, having experienced the full cycle from capture to development in a single day.