We are waiting for students of art schools and for experienced artists who are looking for new ways of their expression. There can be max. 8 people in each group.
Gum bichromate – a noble non-silver photographic technique. Welcome to the one-day photography workshop, which is dedicated to create an image with one of the oldest photo-techniques. Gum bichromate can create a beautiful image since it has a large tonal range, with the possibility to choose hue and saturation and to interfere with the image. The surface of a well-made gum bichromate image feels closer to painting than to photography. During the workshop, participants will prepare the mixture with which they will coat the photographic paper, then they will expose it, develop it and fix it. The technique of gum bichromate is very fickle, so participation in the workshop will help to learn many practical nuances, which will be shared with the participants. The workshop is aimed primarily for the lovers of unconventional photography, especially those with an artistic soul.
Jarosław Majewski - multi artist, craftsman. Double bassist in the avant-garde and jazz scene, photographer and currently also the owner of a carpentry shop in Bydgoszcz, London. He has been photographing since 1993. He is the author of photos for many publications and albums commissioned by local government institutions and a transport company. In 1998, he initiated the creation of a photographic club at Culture Center No. 5 in Bydgoszcz and conducted classes with young people there. He worked as a photojournalist in the Illustrated Polish Courier - 1999/2000, as well as in Rzeszów Super News - 2000/2001. Later, he opened a portrait studio with a focus on so-called street customers. I have been a frequent participant in the Bydgoszcz Photographs of Members Review by BWA in Bydgoszcz. Individual exhibition at the Mózg club in Bydgoszcz. We do not currently photograph professionally with comments regarding the understanding of the abandonment of digital techniques. He is passionate about old methods of acquiring positives and noble technicians. He practices the bichromate rubber and bromine method.