Real World Scanning

This workshop is designed to teach the fundamentals of good scanning technique. The scanning process is the first step in the interpretation of a negative or chrome to the desired final image, so it is important that the scanning step be done 'right.' Once a good understanding of the process is established, this knowledge can be applied to advance their personal aesthetic through the first step in the digital process.

The workshop will cover film cleaning and preparation, negative development approaches for good scanning, scanner capabilities and limitations, viable file formats, preparation for Photoshop, and a cursory look at output options. Students are expected to bring suitable negatives or chromes for scanning.

One-weekend workshop:

Saturday & Sunday, 9 am - 5 pm

March 14 & 15

• Negatives suitable for scanning

Photographic Vision I or portfolio review

• $400 + lab fee of $50

Michael Mutmansky is a photographer and architectural engineer who has focused his work on the constructed environment primarily. Over the past five years, he has spent time documenting the depression-era art installed in the Post Offices in Pennsylvania for an exhibit at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg. His work is currently represented by galleries and art dealers in California, Denver, Houston and New York.

Currently, Michael is rebuilding his darkroom after a cross-country move. Along with this, he is concentrating on photogravure as a printing process to work with in the future.