Cameras, Lenses, Tripods… stuff you need.
Composing
Analog and Digital: Learn how to take better photographs: composition, balance, symmetry, the rule of thirds; line, shape, form, texture and tone; colour theory; seeing in b+w; perspective; using depth of field; using movement; techniques for street photography, portraiture, landscape, architecture.
Exposing
Analog: film type and film speed; 35mm, medium and large format cameras; loading and unloading film cameras; filters for b+w film photography; colour temperature and filters for colour film photography.
Digital: previewing in b+w; setting white balance; how and why you should be using raw.
Analog and Digital: avoiding camera shake; the ISO exposure triangle; aperture and depth of field; shutter speed and motion; lens focal length, angle of view; using polarising POL and neutral density ND filters.
Processing
Analog: developing b+w film (35mm and 120 roll); digitising film photographs using digital cameras and dedicated 35mm scanners for digital editing and printing.
Digital: digital editing with Adobe Lightroom and Negative Lab Pro; converting colour into b+w; inverting and editing b+w film scans; correcting colour negative film scans; using Lightroom presets.
Printing
Analog: make 8×10 silver-gelatine darkroom prints from your b+w 35mm and 120 analog film negatives using Ilford Multigrade RC paper.
Digital: make postcards, prints and zines from your digital images.
What’s the difference between a course and a workshop?
Courses are usually instructor-led with a defined learning plan and outcome. They are good for learning basic skills. Examples are courses to learn the basics of b+w film photography, or the basics of darkroom printing.
Workshops are usually participant-centred and provide opportunities for instructor-assisted practice. They often have no pre-defined plan or outcome but pre-existing skills are usually required, and the participant must be active in the learning process. Workshops are good for progressing in competency. Examples are guided photography walks, where camera and composition skills are put into practice with an instructor nearby to provide assistance when required.