Fiber (paper-based) silver gelatin printing - versus RC (plastic-based) printing - opens you up to more options and control over the final image. Many would agree that a fiber print has a different quality to it…a little more beauty, depth, and character. You’ll be the judge as we work with two different surfaces; glossy and matte.

What you’ll learn and do:

• Print on 11x14 paper

• See the differences between matte and glossy surfaces

• Flatten the natural curl of a fiber print with a heat press

• Experiment with copper toning (one of many print toners)

• Experiment with topical bleaching (opening up shadows with a brush)

• Spot-Toning to remove those annoying dust spots in your print.

The morning will be set up for printing on matte and glossy papers. The afternoon will feature three different stations: spot toning, topical bleaching, and copper toning.

*This is a workshop geared toward students who are already comfortable in the darkroom and looking to further their intermediate skills.

The Halide Project will supply the required chemistry and fiber-based paper. Students are asked to bring in their own negatives, and a dry hand towel.

Workshop Withdrawal Policy

We recommend choosing workshops with care after reading our withdrawal policy. If you have questions about any of our workshops, please contact dale@thehalideproject.org 

Instructor bio: 

Rick Wright initially trained as an oil painter at Princeton (BA) and Columbia University (MFA), before embracing photography with studies at The ICP in New York. While there, he studied with: Nan Goldin, Susan Meiselas, Danny Lyon, and John Loengard. He currently practices architectural photography, shoots 4x5 film landscapes, and hosts photography seminars and critiques at The Halide Project, Fleisher Art Memorial, and Peters Valley School of Craft.

Rick says, “Photography is 93% of my life. The other 7% is occupied by film camera repair, short story writing, and motorcycle photo trips. I chose photography over painting for its speed, unpredictability, and ready bends of reality.”

Rick’s work resides in several permanent collections including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Johnson & Johnson Collection, and University of Pennsylvania, and is exhibited internationally. In addition to a 2020 museum solo show at The Griffin Museum in MA, he was published in Lenswork Magazine, and appeared in the First Zagreb Photo Biennial.

Rick lives in the Center City District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Website: www.rickwrightstudio.com

This workshop is generously sponsored by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation.