Class Analogue Photography and Black and White Lab II

The course consolidates and deepens the knowledge introduced in Lab PB I.  Through an approach centered on practice, knowledge about the equipments, the working of the photographic process and silver gelatin and silver materials is deepened. Fiber papers and the procedures needed to preserve gelatin and silver materials are introduced. Discourse and technique are stimulated and culminate in the creation of a body of work consisting of a body of work printed in FB paper.

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Reviewing camera controls - Interaction between sensitivity, aperture and speed. Consequences that the choices made have on the final result and their relationship with the speech. Comparison of silver gelatin papers (RC and FB) - Introduction to fiber paper; FB vs RC. Stabilization and tonners Spectral sensitivity - Films with a sensitivity to electromagnetic radiation close to that of the human eye, films with lower spectral sensitivity and films sensitive to wavelengths to which the human eye is not visible.  Pulling and reducing film - A deeper understanding of the relationship between incoming light, developing time and image characteristics.  Introduction to the zone system - Analog sensitometry and the practical approach to it introduced by Ansel Adams and Fred Archer. Introduction to the Zone System. Final assignment - Production of a body of work on a topic of the student's choice.

The availability of books and materials for creation opens up a field of creative potential and experimentation. Carrying out the proposed exercises allows you to understand and internalize the functioning of the equipment and materials in order to use them safely and appropriately for discursive purposes.

Adams, A. (2018). The Camera. Ansel Adams. Adams, A. (2018). The Negative. Ansel Adams. Adams, A. (2018). The Print. Ansel Adams. White, L. (1996). Infrared photography handbook. Amherst Media.