Fine Printing: From Negative to Print
During this intensive weekend you will be introduced to the techniques necessary to achieve the Fine print.
The workshop takes place at one of the worlds top custom black and white labs and is taught by the co-owner Jim Megargee, also the Master Printer at MV Labs, NYC.
Cost $ 375.00
During the two days , through demonstration, discussion and the viewing of final prints of some of the worlds top photographers, we will cover;
• the negative, film exposure, development,
• film and developer combinations,
• paper and paper developer combinations,
• additive chemistry,
• printing for various media,
• bleaching techniques, toning,
• archival processing and storage,
• print presentation and
• creative decision making.
The workshop includes all materials, handouts, a friday evening reception and one month of on line technical consultation.
Students need only bring their camera equiptment and film if they would like to run supervised tests to determine the actual ISO of their camera bodies and lens combinations with their film or films of choice.
Classes will have a maximum of 10 students.. May be cancelled at last minute if minimum of 6 students is not met.
Tuition covers, basic supplies and handouts.
"From Negative to Print: A workbook", By JIm Megarg
**Cancelation Policy:
If you cancel your reservation within 10 days before it is scheduled to begin the deposit will be kept.
Printing Workshop: From Negative to Final Archival Print
"The goal of this workshop is to give the students the proper tools and techniques necessary to gain exacting control over their negatives and prints. The workshop will begin by introducing students to a variety of negative exposure and development methods. We will start with an introduction to the Zone System, and then adjust it to each individual's way of working and subject matter. Various film and developer combinations will be demonstrated and explored as well as the issues of the basic characteristics of various film and developer combinations, proper film selection for the subject, determining and controlling subject contrast through exposure and development manipulation. Students will also be introduced to various methods of how to deal with and correct "problem" negatives in the darkroom through the use of post-exposure techniques. Negative archiving and storage will also be a part of this intensive week.
Upon completing this workshop, each student will leave with not only an in-depth understanding of the technical tools they have available, but with a much deeper understanding of how to communicate their unique vision through the medium.
Jim Megargee is a photographer, printmaker and partner in MV Labs, a successful fine-art photography lab in Manhattan who has served such renowned artists as Gordon Parks, James Nachtwey , Annie Leibovitz, Steve Klein and Antonin Kratochvil. A former professor at RIT, Jim has taught workshops in printing throughout Europe and the U.S. Jim Megargee is one of the most respected black and white printers working today, defining himself as print-consultant, he is a master in interpreting a negative and showing how different elements can contribute to a perfectly expressive final print.