Teaching at Unique Photo’s Philly Camera Show in 2024

Art Workshops

Heather Palecek has been teaching art for over 15 years in NJ public schools in addition to her career as a working artist. Currently, she is a high school photography teacher.

This experience makes her an exceptional workshop host + educator.

Offering workshops in historical and alternative photography processes: Intro to B+W Darkroom Printing, Photograms, Experimental Silver Gelatin Printing, Pinhole Photography, Solargraphy, Cyanotype, and Lumen Printing.

If you’re interested in beginner or advanced workshops and classes please see my list of upcoming workshops below. If these don’t fit your schedule we can make time for a one-on-one lesson!

Solargraphy Workshop Collage.jpg — Solargraphy Workshop supported by Isles, Inc.

““I have had the pleasure of attending a few of Heathers workshops over the last year. I find her to be very knowledgeable on the subject she is teaching. Her workshops are hands-on and very informative. Heather is patient and attentive to each of her student’s needs. She is very quick to recognize student’s problems and is very thorough to explain the situation and offer ways to correct an issue. Overall, you can tell she enjoys being an educator. After the workshops, I felt motivated and inspired to apply what I learned.””

— John H., Attended Intro to Solargraphy, Intro to BW Printing, and Unique Photo Camera Show

“Expanding the Possibilities of Photograms” Workshop at The Halide Project, Philadelphia, PA on December 11, 2022

“I had the pleasure of attending one of Heather’s pinhole workshops and highly recommend it. Heather’s passion for pinhole photography, art, and experimentation created a thought-provoking environment that invites participants to explore an often unseen creative world. I learned practical pinhole techniques with hands-on practice and left feeling inspired to experiment further.”

— Joe D., attended intro to pinhole photography at Unique Photo in 2021