Lumen Photo Printing: Liquid and Light

Instructor: Fruma Markowitz

Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Ages: 18+

Members: $117

Non-Members: $130

(Registration deadline: August 7)

Description:

Lumen photography is a camera-less, sustainable technique creating ethereal, colored images using organic objects and expired black-and-white photo paper. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to create compositions with botanicals, paper negatives, and other textured objects, creating photographic prints with startling color and texture. Experimenting with various non-toxic liquid solutions and common powders will further broaden the color possibilities in these prints. No photographic experience required!
Some prints will be “fixed,” allowing them to be seen and shown in all kinds of environments. Other prints will be saved by protecting them in light-proof bags for transport home, where they can be digitally scanned to preserve their original rich colors.

Materials:

Provided by participants:

• Live plants and flowers from the garden, or from a florist or store like Trader Joe’s.

• Anything with texture found around the house: lace and doilies (that you do not mind getting stained), net bags from grocery produce, office items like paper clips and rubber bands, string, stencils, small toys and glass bottles.

• Fruits, vegetables, and herbs work! If bringing these, bring a kitchen knife for cutting them.

• Paper negatives will be provided, but if participants have old maps or images they want to print out on plain black and white copy paper they can be turned into paper negatives.

• Please wear old clothing you do not care about. This work is very messy and stains clothing. Also, wearing shoes with a gripping sole is advised for safety as there is a lot of liquid in use.

• Nitrile gloves will be available for those concerned with touching chemicals. 

Instructor Bio:

Fruma Markowitz’s photography practice focuses on historical, experimental, and hand-made processes, with an emphasis on cyanotype and lumen photography, textile-based mixed-media collage, and most recently one-of-a-kind photobooks. Fruma earned her BFA in photography at the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design in Jerusalem, Israel, where she was the recipient of the Agfa Award, the Jerusalem Student Award. A resident of CT since 2003, she belongs to local organizations such as The Artists’ Collective of Westport, and the Ridgefield Guild of Artists. She has exhibited nationally at the SoHo Photo Gallery, the Griffin Museum of Photography, The Halide Project, RICPA, and she is represented by the CAMP Gallery. She will have a solo show featuring her cyanotype and lumen work at the Grover Gallery in Port Townsend, WA in September 2025.

Instructor's Website: https://www.frumamarkowitz.photo

All workshops are held at the Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive

Workshops may be cancelled due to low enrollment if a minimum number of participants are not met. Registrants will be notified in advance and a refund or credit will be arranged (see workshop polices below for details).

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