
This workshop is aimed at beginners who want to do B&W photography (the real way) or intermediate photographers who want to fine tune their workflow. We will be teaching the basics of B&W photography and some in depth knowledge on B&W photography.
The workshop will include:
- a street photography walkabout, tips/tricks and do's/dont's of street photography
- theory on B&W shooting: how to visualize in B&W, what is a good B&W image, do's/dont's of B&W photography and how to apply all these theory
- theory and practical of B&W developing in a proper darkroom environment
- theory and practical of B&W printing/archiving/scanning in a proper darkroom environment
The workshop will be split into two days and you can attend either ONE or BOTH.
The itinerary is as follow:
Day 1 - July 16th 20118:30 AM: Meet up (place TBC), briefing on B&W visualization and street photography
9:00 AM: Street shoot around Kl streets
12:00 PM: Break for lunch
1:00 PM: B&W developing session at darkroom
5:00 PM: End of workshop
Day 2 - July 17th 201110:00 AM: Meet at the darkroom which is a house in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya (map and directions will be provided once booking is confirmed), briefing on B&W printing
10:30 AM: Practical session on B&W printing
12:00 PM: Break for lunch (catering lunch will be provided)
1:00 PM: Continue with practical session of printing/archiving/scanning
5/:00 PM: Short discussion, Q&A session, feedback session, end of workshop.
What is provided?Everything! Just come and shoot with your camera! If you need B&W film, we will have some for sale. Any film camera can be used, 35mm or 120 format, lomos, SLRs, RFs, etc.
Darkroom materials are provided such as developing tanks, chemicals, changing bags, photographic paper. There will be a workstation to scan your developed negatives too. Please bring your pendrive or a blank CD/DVD to store the scanned images.
Lunch on Sunday will also be provided.
How much?Day one:
RM 200 only. Day two:
RM 350 only. BOTH DAYS: RM 500 only.Booking fee?A
RM 50 booking fee will be charged to cover darkroom material cost for day one and
RM 150 for day two if there is a no show. There will be no refunding of the booking fee.
Please pay the booking fee if you want your place to be confirmed
by 11th July 2011. You can either pay the full amount or the booking fee only. If you pay the booking fee only, then you can pay the remaning whenever or during the first day of the workshop. I will send you the payment details once you list your name down.
Who are the facilitators?
There will be three facilitators; Aqmal aka Morpheuse, Sarip aka Guillotine_man, and me (Yoong).
How many participants per workshop?For day one, the limit is 10 participants.
For day two, the limit is 6 participants.
Please list your name down in the appropriate sections:
Day One (KL street walkabout and developing session)1.
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Day Two (B&W printing session)1.
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You can see the photos from our previous workshops
here and
hereIf there are any questions, please do no hesitate to ask here or email me at yoongkhean@gmail.com
Thanks!