The film- black and white, colors, opposites, compositions
and characteristics of the camera, film, sensitivity,
grain dimension, power definitions, contrast of the negatives,
tuning and toning.
Equipment and Materials for the Darkroom
General materials, accessories for the humid counter, accessories
for the dry counter, materials for negative development,
the tank, materials for development and for enlargement,
the enlarger, the objects, light for printing, chemical
products, disposition of the darkroom.
Develop a negative
Develop a film- general considerations, the chemistry of
development, components and their characteristics, development
techniques, time/temperature relation, stop bath, fixer.
Printing Proceedings
The photographic paper, resin coated based paper, grades
based paper, multigrade and filter based paper, development
solutions for sensitive paper, contact printing.
Controlling the Contrast
Negative, filters, light, exposure, development, paper
grades, multi-exposure, masking.
Elaboration
Special materials (policontrasto paper, panalure paper,
photo-mechanics film), high key and low key printing, flou
effect, correction of distortions, deliberate distortions,
whitening and toning complete or partial, black and white
cartoon, netting, frames, combining two negatives, combining
frame negative, printing in succession, photo relief, solarization,
grid, grid, negative printing, photomontage, use of blurred
in printing, colors of printing.
Ancient Printing Techniques
Study of supports: wood, glass, ceramics, fabrics, paper.
Study of double exposure: collage for color controllers,
neutral collage. Study of emulsions, preparation of emulsions
and their characteristics, salt water paper, bichrom rubber,
bromine, Van Dyck brown printing, carbon, mixed techniques,
artificial or solar light exposure, develop and fix with
water, creative techniques.