Black & White is a timeless photographic expression.
Students will focus on the understanding of lights and shadows, tonalities, contrasts, shapes, form and texture.

Although students will be working with the digital media, they will be given a crash course on the traditional practice of film processing and wet darkroom printing.
We will be re-interpreting Ansel Adam's Zone System to help students master the art of black and white shooting.

There will also be a great deal of emphasis on mastering photoshop techniques to achieve the same darkroom effects in black and white printing.

Outline of Topics

Why Black & White?
Different types of B&W medium
- B&W film, C41 color film, Infrared B&W and digital media
Study of fine art movement in B&W photography
Quick revision in composition rules & guidelines
Introduction to Ansel Adam's Zone System
The Camera | The Film | The Print
Seeing without Colors - Understanding Tonal Values
Previsualizing the Image.
Photography Outing (lesson 2)
Crash-course in B&W film processing & printing
* Students must have at least 1 roll of film to process
Refining The Print
Darkroom Concepts - Dodging & Burning
Photoshop - Curves manipulations
Toning the Print
Presentation of B&W Photos
Plan and Proposal for exhibition