Learn the basics, define your style or hone existing skills in photography while exploring early photography methods, printing photographs on glass with a 100 years old techniques like wet collodion or cyanotype. Chose from One-to-one sessions or group workshops, develop your own projects & photographs by hand from scratch in my artist studio darkroom in Kensington, London.
UPCOMING GROUP WORKSHOPS
ONE-TO-ONE DAY COURSE & PROJECT MENTORING: WET COLLODION
This one-day 6h workshop is an an introduction to wet plate collodion-a historical process using silver and light to obtain a unique images on the glass or metal plate. With a one-to-one focus can be placed on learning the technique or supporting your personal project. Find out full course agenda here
495 GBP
ONE-TO-ONE SHORT COURSE & PROJECT MENTORING: Historic PhotographIC Processes
In this 2-day course, we’ll delve into the scientific foundations and chemical basics of historic photographic processes. Ideal for advanced photographers or those seeking a technically rigorous approach to historic photography methods. With a one-to-one focus can be placed on learning techniques or supporting your personal project.
765 GBP
You can choose from the following techniques that I teach & find out more about them:
PROJECTS MENTORED
Mal & Charlotte Woolford
“No Relation” project on meeting hundred years later & abolition of slavery.
Maya Campbell
Photographing family documents and ephemera, detailing my grandmother’s passage to the UK in 1983. Project displayed in Sadie Coles HD Shop.
TESTIMONIALS
Magda Kuca's hands-on wet collodion workshop helped me understand how Julia Margaret Cameron produced her pioneering work with Victorian techniques. We spent hours in Magda's studio framing our shots and then carefully preparing the plates and fixing the images. Magda was a patient and expert guide through every step of the process. At the end it was a real thrill to hold in my hands the glass negatives we produced ourselves. I left with a lovely artifact from an engaging and informative afternoon.
Victoria Olsen, Biographer of Julia Margaret Cameron, author of From Life: Julia Margaret Cameron and Victorian Photography
ARTST-LED EVENTS FOR ORGANISATIONS, BRANDS & INSTITUTIONS
Organized groups workshops in cyanotype botanical printing for groups are available on request. I can host up to 10 people in my studio space in Kensington, London or larger groups on location, no prior experience is needed. I have previously worked with brands and institutions such as Meta, Kew Gardens or British Museum, delivering sessions, short courses and talks from 2h to one day long, ranging from hen-do’s, team away days, Friday Late events or community engagement sessions.