A comprehensive course, following the path of silver photography, dedicated to those who want to learn and explore the basics of photography on an analog medium.
And for it to be a fulfilling course, we assume that you don’t even have a film camera, because it may not be the most suitable time to undertake such an expense, or because you know nothing about it, it doesn’t matter: we will provide you with everything you need to go through all the situations and circumstances that you will be involved in during the course.
All we ask is that you have a minimum of knowledge and awareness of the photographic medium (this is not really a basic photography course!) and that if you have personal material that can be adapted to our tools, it is welcome!
There is no such thing as film, it is everything around it that makes it the real way to approach photography (not only in analog).
1° LESSON (IN THE LAB)
TOPICS
– The camera obscura (not to be confused with the darkroom!) and its variations
– Stories and anecdotes about analog media
– The tools and techniques of analog photography
HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
– Observing and handling different types of cameras
– Observing and handling various types of photographic media
– Observing and learning about workshop tools
– Selecting the basic camera with which to practice the course
2° LESSON (OUTDOOR / IN THE LAB)
TOPICS & HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
– Practicing film shooting (outdoor)
– Shooting on film (outdoor)
– Impressed film development and analysis (lab)
3° LESSON (OUTDOOR / IN THE LAB)
TOPICS
– Handling and preservation of analog media
– Stories and anecdotes about analog lab equipment
– The amateur darkroom
HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
– Possibility to visit a photographic laboratory in Milan
– Observing and learning about different types of laboratory equipment