.As Ansel Adams once said, the negative is only the possibility for an image. This workshop will teach you how to use the split-grade printing technique to maximize your negatives' potential for high-quality, impactful prints. Split-grade printing allows for greater control over contrast, more tonal separation, and full use of the negative's expressive power and tonal range. In the workshop, participants will learn the foundation of split-grade technique and the use of different filters when dodging and burning.

Participants should know the basics of darkroom printing. 

Level: Intermediate. All photographic styles and subjects are welcome.

Participants will bring negatives to work with. The Halide Project will provide paper.

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 

Artist Bio:
Ian Maley is a photographer and philosophy professor living in Philadelphia. Ian has been with the Halide Project since February 2023, where he is a workshop leader and proud member of the darkroom monitor team. In October 2024, he published days like sleep: nyxy nyx on his personal imprint, Xenia Press. He has shown at galleries around the city and is a founding member of the local street photography Public Ledger collective.

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