Last week a group of us were inducted into the black and white dark rooms where we learned how to develop black and white films and later make contact sheets and prints from our negatives. I have always wanted to bring my photography into my work more as I have previously viewed it as being quite separate from illustration but by learning how to hand print my images I can see photography becoming more of a part of my practice. Here are my results from the day...

Test contact sheet measuring various exposure times

Prints of the Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle - excuse the dirty scanner!