photo of tree over a river created with analogue technique

Wednesday 27, Thursday 28 & Friday 29 August, 2025

Photography Summer School – Explore Analogue Techniques

With Stephen Raff

10am-1pm | Ages 12-16 | £50 for all 3 sessions

Explore the magic of analogue (old school!) ways of making photographs, with artist and photography expert Stephen Raff.

This three-day course will introduce you to various methods of making your own cameras and creating photographs, using The Burton’s own Camera Obscura as a starting point. During the course, you will:

  • Experiment with the camera obscura and learn how it works
  • Make your own camera obscura
  • Create your own pinhole cameras, and use them to take and develop your own photographs
  • Learn about and create cyanotypes
  • Create an artist’s book of all the things you’ve made during the three days.

Time

10am-1pm each day

Location

The Burton at Bideford

Who is this workshop for?

Young people aged between 12 and 16 years. 10 spaces available.

How to book

Call the gallery on 01237 471455 or book via Eventbrite using the button above. Please note that bookings via Eventbrite incur a booking fee. If Eventbrite is showing the event as sold out please call the gallery as there may still be spaces.

Cancellations and refunds

Workshops cancelled with under 48 hours’ notice are non-refundable. An Eventbrite admin fee will be automatically deducted for workshops cancelled with more than 48 hours’ notice.

Car parking

This workshop takes place at The Burton at Bideford. We are situated on the edge of Victoria Park in Bideford, next to a Torridge District Council-owned car park where charges apply. For more details on parking in Bideford, visit the Torridge District Council website.