Analogue Photography Course (1 month)

In Analogue Photography you’ll find an oasis, amongst the chaos and speed, a place to slow down, to think and to reflect, a place where the magic of light will bring out your artistic self.

Enter the fascinating world of Analogue Photography, and learn what the various chemical processes are to obtain high quality images, without ever resorting to using a computer. It will all be strictly analogue, with film, and in the darkroom.

Through this course you’ll learn the difference between various types of film cameras, you’ll study the problems related to correct exposure, and the theory and practice of developing negatives, ultimately arriving at printing fine art exhibition prints.

There will also be several outings for outdoor photography sessions in this course.

Program

Film and Exposure

• Black and White film: characteristics and composition.
• Film sensitivity.
• Film grain.
• Film formats.
• Roll-film and sheet film.
• Spectral sensitivity.
• Exposure in analogue photography.
• Correct exposure of a photo taking into account light intensity: The Sunny 16 Rule.
• Daylight.
• Quality of daylight.
• Artificial light.
• Exposure with Flash.
• Light-meter and its correct use.
• Reading the Grey Card.
• Exposure Value.
• Exposure fators.
• Reciprocity rule.
• The K Factor
• Photographic Filters and their use.

The Darkroom: Development processes

• Developing black and white roll film.
• Developing Large Format film.
• Exposure scales and paper grades.
• Graduated photographic printing papers.
• Multigrade printing papers.
• Gloss and Fiber-based papers.
• Contact sheet printing: tests.
• Printing enlargements.
• Pre-exposure in printing.
• Condenser Enlarger and Diffuser Enlarger.