Analog Development in Black and White

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Course overview

Provider
Domestika
Course type
Paid course
Level
Beginner
Deadline
Flexible
Duration
2 hours
Lessons
10 lessons
Certificate
Available on completion
Course author
Carlos Rodriguez Garrido

Nowadays, analog photography has given way to digital photography in almost all creative fields, from advertising to journalism, but there are still some lovers who highlight their virtues and prefer the reel over the memory card.

Carlos Rodríguez - better known as CAROGA - is one of them. With more than 25 years of experience, CAROGA has experimented with all types of cameras, development processes, editing and digitization, and in this course you will be introduced to the artisanal world of home-made film rolls of black and white film.

Description

Rediscover photography with a handcrafted process and scan your negatives to be retouched in Photoshop

You will begin knowing the work and influences of CAROGA in the artistic and photographic field.

Then, it will explain the development process and the materials that you will have to obtain to do it. You will analyze the different techniques to do it, such as the development by agitation, rotation and immersion and the advantages and disadvantages of each one of them.

Carlos will tell you what it takes to reveal a roll of photographic film at home, the types of tanks that can be used and the chemicals used in this process to prepare the indicated dilutions. In addition, you will use a mobile application that will help you carry out the process more quickly.

It will also tell you about the correct way to dry the negatives without damaging them, to later store them and keep them in optimal conditions.

You will see the process of scanning the negatives, through different options to digitize your film and discover the advantages and disadvantages offered by each alternative. Also, you will analyze some common mistakes when performing this procedure.

Finally, you will work on editing basic lighting settings, focus, shadows, contrasts and cleaning your images in Adobe Photoshop.

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