Caffenol-Workshop
develop b&w film with instant coffee
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What’s it about?
Many people will be surprised that you can develop black and white film with coffee. With this admittedly somewhat crazy idea, you can conduct highly entertaining workshops that will delight young and old. Interestingly, the ingredients we need (coffee alone isn’t enough, of course) are all completely harmless (except for the fixer). This makes this workshop suitable for children with supervision.
The workshop is suitable for groups of up to ten or twelve participants.
In addition to the chemicals, you will need an analog camera and one roll of film per participant. The materials and film (as well as some rental cameras) can be provided by the organizer.
After the films have been exposed (you can, of course, also bring your own, already exposed film), developing one film takes approximately 45 minutes.
There will be an introduction to the principles of film development beforehand, and, if desired, an introduction to photography with analog cameras and film right at the beginning.
The workshop can be planned and conducted entirely according to the needs of the participants or the organizer. Ideally, the workshop should last 5-6 hours.