BASIC SHOOTING
Basic Camera; including Light & Vision, the Camera and the Eye,
Film and the Photographic Process,
the Camera, Loading & Rewnding, the Shutter, the Lens, Light Meters, Exposure
Basic Exposure; Reading an Exposure Meter, Exposure Technique, Exposure Aesthetics, Exposure Adjustment,
Movement and Depth of Field - Shooting Assignment, Darks and Lights - Shooting Assignment
Framing & Composition; Closeness/ Proximity, Angle of View/ Attitude, Luminance/ Dramatic Lighting, Corners & Edges of the Frame
Refining Your Shooting;
Framing & Composition, Identification, Multiplicity, Content in Context, Cropping/ Lazy Eye,
Contact Sheet Syndrome,
Content Bleed,
Personal Vision, Photo Clichés, Photo Hunting, Self-Evaluation,
Advanced Technical Points: Depth of Field, Contrast, Shadow Detail
Basic Aesthetics; Image Reversal, Information and Communication, Responsibility, Basic Visual Toolkit, Shooting, Image Evaluation,
The Function of Discipline,
Imagemaking - the Four P's, Evaluation, Stages of Development
Basic Assignments; Mystery and Light, Movement and Depth of Field, Darks and Lights
Intuitive vs. Directed Shooting; Intuitive Shooting, Self-Awareness & Organization, Directed Shooting, Content Bleed,
Balanced Shooting, Photo Journ, Motivation, Discipline
Passive vs. Active Shooting
Visual Movement through Multiplicity
BASIC FILM
Basic Film; Film and the Photographic Process, the Evolution of Film, Modern Film, Choosing Film,
Film: Speed Grain & Contrast,
Developing Film,
Negatives: Exposure & Evaluation
Developmer Mix Chart; for Sprint 'Standard' Film Developer [sign]
Film Development Times; for Sprint 'Standard' Film Developer [sign]
Proper Film Fixing Procedure; saving and replacing Film Fixer
BASIC PRINTING
Basic Printing; Priting Papers: Construction, Grades, Surfaces, Tonalities, Printing Chemicals,
Contact Sheets,
Test Strips, Enlargement Printing,
Print Finishing,
Print Washing,
Prints: Exposure &
Evaluation,
Fiber Base Paper - Archival Processing, Contrast Filters, Printing Sizes and Alignment
Omega Enlarger Setup; lens selection, condenser position, bellows position, carriage movement, focus adjustment,
contrast filter placement, and Gralab timer operation
Printing Protocol; step by step protocol of printing in the Tyler Darkroom
Print Target; set up easel, make a black target sheet, draw the target, use the target, make more targets, larger print targets
Printing with Filters; theory, process [sign]
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES
Advanced Film; alternative films, edwal developers and normal development, expansion
and compression,
alternative exposure and development techniques ('pushing' and 'pulling'),
infra-red film, orthochromatic film, reduction, chemical
recipes, intensification
Push/ Pull Film Processing [sign]
Massive Film Developing Chart; more specific info for pushing and pulling film
Advanced
Printing; Buring & Dodging, Split Filtration, Flashing & Mooning, Push & Pull Printing, Multiple Prints
fiber base printing paper, selected fiber base papers,
fiber paper processing times, paper developing,
fixing fiber based paper, fiber
base paper - archival processing,
Split Filtration; theory, process [sign]
FOMA Paper Types; chart of paper types, color of base and surface texture
TONING
Advanced Toning; toners, silver conversion toners, sepia toner ,tonality, printing adjustment, bleaching, rinsing, toning, washing, toner capacity, practical bleach use,
alternate bleach use, keeping track, selenium toning, toning variations: full sepia toning, split toning, pre-sulfiding, pre-developing,
reverse sepia toning,
triple band toning, gould’s technique, bleaching back, selenium combinations; toning tips, selective toning, bleaching
Sepia Toning; by Tim Rudman
Toner Recipes; vario-sepia, selenium, feri or bromi bleach, sepia bleach, redevelopers, farmer's reducer
Lith Toning; recipe, chemistry, process
Copper/Red Toner; exposure, mixing instructions, basic use, processing notes, redevelopment & retoning,
tone reversal, post-toning baths, multi-toner toning
Blue Toner; overview, printing adjustment, mixing, processing, final washing & drying, post toning clearing baths,
post-toning fixing, intensification, multiple toning, clean-up
Liam Lawlwess' article on Blue Toning; tips & tricks for blue toning, how toning works, toning procedure, staining,
washing, image stability, straight blue tones and iron-sabatier, untoning, luminous tones, brown and red tones,
extended clearing, bill rowlinson's method, split toning with zinc chloride, split toning with sepia,
(b) blue-brown, compression toning, a note from tony mclean
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
Lith Printing; theory, process, materials
Double
Exposure; examples of various techniques for multiple exposure
printing
Digital Negatives for Silver Printing; workflow, scan the B&W negative, build a new Photoshop image file,
include a stepwedge, flip the picture, invert the tonality, apply an adjustment curve, print the picture,
printer settings for digital negatives, apply adjustment layers to other photographs
Test Print: step-wedge50.tif
Pinhole Cameras
WEB TECHNIQUE
Scanning (Epson 700/ 750/ 850); Setup, Scanning, Saving, Straighten, Realign, Adjust Density, Correct Printing, Correct Dark Edges, Retouching
Web
Picture Preparation for Darkroom Prints; Create a Personal Folder, Scan the Print,
Straighten the Print Crop to Include Borders and White Space,
Tone Correct the Print,
Save for Web – Twice, File Naming Conventions, Upload Files to OWLbox
Accessing OWLbox
Scanning Film with DigitaLIZA Scanning Mask;
Load the Film into the Scanning Mask, Prepare the Scanner, Start the Software,
Set the Scanning Options for Film Negatives, Make the Scan, Shutting Down
FINISHING
Matting Handbook for Darkroom Photo; Mat Board Proportions, Image Positioning, Materials for Matting (shopping list),
Cutting Large Boards Down,
Centering the Mat Window,
Cutting the Mat, Assembling the Mat, and Image Information
Matting Video; Centering, Cutting, Finishing [21:20]
Digital Portfolio; Saving Photos to Folders, Resizing to 1920 Square, Burning to DVD, Artist's Statement, Slide Listing
Digital Portfolio with Photoshop Actions; Create an Action, organize the photos in Bridge, send the photos from Bridge to Photoshop, Run the Image Processor
Self Evaluation; How to evaluate your work based on the Three Disciplines
Cycle of Creativity; lecture slides for the Three Disciplines Cycle of Creativity; 1 page overview of the Three Disciplines
Slide Processing; including a list of processing houses
SAFETY
MSDS
- Material Safety Data Sheets
detailing the health hazards of all chemicals used in the Lab
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