Introduction to Alternative Photography Processes

This six-week creative course introduces participants to alternative and historical photographic techniques, including cyanotype, chemigram, phytogram, lumen, and toning.

Designed for both beginners and experienced photographers, the course offers practical, hands-on guidance for setting up a safe and accessible home workspace, whether in a kitchen, garage, or studio.

Each week includes live demonstrations, guided activities, and group discussions, encouraging experimentation with sun-based and chemical printing methods. Participants will learn to handle materials safely, source supplies affordably, and create beautiful, one-of-a-kind prints.

Grounded in history but focused on contemporary practice, this course invites participants to experiment, play, and develop their own creative voice through light and chemistry.

Share works-in-progress via a private online gallery for feedback and personalised support, using a private Pinterest board.

All participants will need sufficient internet connectivity to take part in the group and individual sessions held online via Zoom.

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Course Structure

Week 1 starting Saturday 31 January 2026: In-person one day workshop day at Nauti Studios, 201 Great Western Highway, Hazelbrook, NSW. On this day you will learn a range of alternative processes. Details will be emailed to you. Lunch will be provided

Weeks 2, 3, 5 & 6: Four online sessions via Zoom (2 hours each). Starting online Tuesday 10 February from 6pm - 8pm

Week 4: One-on-one session via Zoom (25 minutes) Tuesday 24 February from 6pm - 8.30pm

*All information will be emailed to you in early January along with a recommended list of items to purchase for this course.

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Tutor: Simone Darcy is an Australian artist and educator whose practice explores experimental and historicalphotographic processes. Her work often combines elements of performance, alchemy, and ecology, engaging with the body, nature, and transformation through light-based materials. Simone has exhibited widely in Australia an internationally, with over twenty years of teaching experience in photomedia and alternative photographic techniques.

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