Expressive Black & White Fine Printing

9 sessions – 6.30pm to 9.30pm one night per week.

Learn how to get the most out of your negatives!
This course will enable you to empathise with the materials used in printing and to coax them to the limits of their expressiveness.

We cover:
The approach to the printing process, Understanding print exposure and contrast, Printing the middle tones, Processing for permanence, The use of different developers and papers, Toning and its effective uses, Handling difficult negatives, Techniques of print value control - i.e. dodging, burning, flashing, print reduction, etc, Variable contrast print controls.
All Printing is on Fibre Base Paper.


For any enquiries contact Enrico Scotece:

enrico@pointlightworkshops.com.au


Duration:

9 sessions – 6.30pm to 9.30pm one night per week.
No. of students: Maximum of eight.
Price: $880.00
Deposit: $100.00. (balance two weeks before class)
Content: The approach to the printing process.
Understanding print exposure and contrast.
Printing the middle tones.
Processing for permanence.
The use of different developers and papers.
Toning and its effective uses.
Handling difficult negatives.
Techniques of print value control - i.e. dodging, burning, flashing, print reduction, etc.
Variable contrast print controls.
Prerequisite: A need to be able to print well on fibre-based paper and a good supply of you own negatives with which to work.
You will: Learn how to get the most out of your negatives and make prints that say what you felt when you made the photograph. This course will enable you to empathise with the materials used in printing and to coax them to the limits of their expressiveness.
All printing is on fibre-based paper.
 
For any enquiries contact Enrico Scotece:
enrico@pointlightworkshops.com.au
   





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