Fine Printing I

- Silver printing offers one of the most beautiful ways of making photographic images

Description:

This class is for beginner to intermediate printers who want to deepen their understanding of refined B/W printing processes and who would like to develop their own sense of "a good print." The main emphasis will be placed on how to approach each individual negative with different contrasts and densities in a systematic manner. Students will spend a great deal of time trying to achieve an overall balance of prints by adjusting the contrast and density and carefully applying dodging and burning to local areas of images.

Also, in order to study prints produced by other photographers, field trips to the study room at Philadelphia Museum of Art, and other museums and galleries will be arranged on weekends. Some accomplished local printers/photographers will be invited to show their prints. Although these are not mandatory, students are highly encouraged to attend these extra sessions.

Schedule:

Evening class

Tuesday, 7 pm - 10 pm

June 10 - August 12

Materials needed:

• B/W negatives (from 35mm to 4x5)
• 11x14 FB paper
• Some 16x20 FB paper
• Apron

Prerequisite:

Photographic Vision I or portfolio review

Fee:

$400 + lab fee of $50

Instructor:

Tsuyoshi Ito

Course outline:

• Week 1: Orientation, lecture on silver printing, and ring-around test
• Week 2: Evaluation of the ring-around test and contrast/density adjustment
• Week 3: Dodging and burning
• Week 4: Advantage of variable contrast papers
• Week 5: Overall and local contrast adjustment
• Week 6: Cont. overall and local contrast adjustment (flashing, bleaching, and water-bath)
• Week 7: Printing large
• Week 8: Toning I
• Week 9: Toning II
• Week 10: Spotting and care of prints

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