Seeing Black and White: The Zone System – July 18 – 20
(Friday evening – Sunday afternoon)
- Have you been wondering how to get the grey tones that you imagine into your black and white digital file or film negative when you make the exposure?
- Have you heard about Ansel Adam’s Zone System approach and wanted to know how to use it?
- Are you unsure about meter calculations and mostly letting your camera do what it wants?
This workshop will cover practical aspects of black and white photography, based on the Zone System methods of understanding light and exposure. Addressing both digital and film photography, this approach allows for pre-visualization of the grey values of the image, resulting in improved negatives and digital files that are closer to what one sees in one’s mind when imagining the image.
Participants may work with digital and/or film processes. Exercises and photography will take place around the farm property just outside Tamworth, Ontario. Digital results will be reviewed onsite and post-processing approaches will be discussed. Film work will be processed later on your own time, but can be evaluated through online sharing.
Peter Sramek learned the Zone System when studying at MIT with Minor White, author of the original Zone System Manual, and taught black and white photography at OCAD University for over 40 years.
If you are interested in attending a workshop, please register online or contact us at workshops@scff.ca. Participants will stay the weekend at SCFF or arrive for each day’s session. we will begin with a Friday evening session.
Practicalities
Participants will arrive in Tamworth on Friday afternoon or evening and may stay an extra night on Sunday to make a long weekend should they desire.
Cost: $575 includes tuition, accommodation and meals;
$390 for those who do not require accommodation and breakfasts.
A deposit of $60 will hold your place with full payment due 2 weeks prior to the workshop. A non-refundable fee of $60 will apply if you cancel less than 2 weeks prior.
Ride sharing can be coordinated where possible. Pick-up and drop-off in Napanee is also possible should one wish to take the bus or train from Toronto area or Montreal.