Van Dyke Brown Printing with Digital Negatives with Victor Ramos (In-Person Learning – One session)
- Saturday
July 18, 2026
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
This hands-on workshop introduces the expressive Van Dyke Brown printing process, combining digital negatives with traditional techniques to create richly detailed, sepia-toned images. Guided step-by-step, participants learn everything from coating paper and exposing prints to refining tone and contrast for unique, handcrafted results.
Tuition:$415 + $100 material and ink fee (Become a Member today and receive 5% – 20% off!)
Limited to 8 students.
© Photo by Victor Ramos
About
In-Person Learning
Explore the rich, warm tones of one of photography’s most expressive historic processes in this hands-on Van Dyke Brown printing workshop. Guided by artist and educator Victor Ramos, this one-day class introduces a contemporary workflow that combines digital negatives with traditional contact printing techniques to create richly detailed, sepia-toned images by hand.
Designed for photographers and creatives of all levels, this workshop offers a focused introduction to the Van Dyke Brown process. Students will learn how to prepare digital negatives, mix and apply light-sensitive chemistry, and expose prints using UV light or natural sunlight. Victor will guide you through each step of the process, including paper selection, coating techniques, exposure timing, and development and fixing procedures.
In addition to technical instruction, the class explores creative approaches to contrast control, tonal variation, and image refinement, allowing for a wide range of expressive outcomes. Whether working from digital files or smartphone images, participants will learn how to transform contemporary photographs into timeless, handcrafted prints. Leave with finished work and the knowledge to continue printing independently.
Victor Ramos is an award winning fine art photographer from Los Angeles, California. Victor became interested in photography by watching his father take snapshots of the growing family with a 35mm Kodak camera. When Victor was 12, he asked to borrow the camera. His father never got it back.
Victor is experienced in using silver gelatin, digital, platinum / palladium, cyanotype and gum bichromate printing techniques.
Victor has exhibited in the US and internationally including exhibitions at The Los Angeles Center of Photography, the dnj Gallery in Santa Monica, The SoHo Gallery in New York, the Plaxall Gallery in New York, the Photoplace Gallery in Vermont, the HeadOn Photo Festival in Sydney, Australia, the Tokyo International Foto Awards, the Hariban Photo Awards, Kyoto, Japan, The London International Creative Competition and the Analog Sparks Competition.
His work has been featured, reviewed and published in the Lenscratch blog , A Photo Editor blog, Duncan Miller Gallery Daily Photograph, Fraction Magazine, L’Oeil de la Photographie and Digital Photo Pro Magazine. He is a Review Santa Fe 100 alumni and a Chico Review Alumni.
Victor lives in Los Angeles, California when he is not on a walk-about in some far away locale.
Details
- One Session
- Date: Saturday, July 18, 9 am – 5 pm PST
- Enrollment Limit: 8 participants
- Skill/Experience Level: Open to all levels
- Tuition: $415 + $100 material and ink fee (Become a Member today and receive up to 20% off!)
- Location: 252 South Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, California, 90012
- Nearby Lodging: The Miyako Hotel – 328 E. First Street Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States, The Double-Tree by Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles Downtown – 120 South Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, California, 90012, USA
- Not Included: Meals, snacks, bottled water and transportation (to and from the workshop location). Students are encouraged to bring their own food or order from nearby restaurants. Ride share apps or public transit are recommended for those without transportation. Students will be notified of food and parking options in the area.