Using the Large Format Camera

A Workshop

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David Tatnall

 

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Date: Friday 16th April 2010
Time: 9.30 am to 5.30 pm
Place: 700 James Lane Trentham East Victoria
Cost: $250.00 All materials supplied - includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea
Bookings: ellie@goldstreetstudios.com.au - Phone 03 54241835 or Download Form

NB: Classes limited to 6

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP    

About the workshop
It is designed for those who have a large format camera and want practical knowledge of its use.
Encouraging the exploration of large format in general while photographing a diverse range of subject matter. An ideal follow on from the Introduction to Large Format Workshop

Photographs will be made around Gold Street Studio using both sheet film and Polaroid instant peel-apart film, the sheet film will be processed on the day for comment and analysis.

Topics covered include:

  • Setting up the camera on location
  • Loading sheet film holders on location
  • Using hand-held exposure meters
  • Dealing with ‘bellows factor’ in close up photography
  • Handling reciprocity failure with long exposures
  • Use of filters
  • Evaluating negatives
  • Care & maintenance of large format cameras

This workshop is suited to
David Tatnall also runs a two day Large Format Landscape Workshop that deals with photographing in the natural world, and Portraits with Large Format Cameras Workshop.

ABOUT DAVID 
David  Tatnall has been using large format cameras for over 30 years. He is renowned for his
 luminous images of the Australian landscape. 
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