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PGY 4440C PHOTOGRAPHY & CREATIVE WRITING

Readings on Creative Non-fiction Writing [+]

Photo and Digital Reference Articles below:

Great Grayscale From Color [Adobe Acrobat pdf file]

1) THE RIGHT COMPRESSION | Which method and when?

2) Loss or no loss, that is the question

3) Using Printing Resolution & Calculator (part 1 of 2)

4) Scan Resolution and Scaling (part 2 of 2)

5) Tips for Better Scanning

6) Black and White Film Processing Times Using Various Developers (in the photo1 class section)

7) Exposures for images with a high tonal range (in the photo1 class section)

8) File Formats

9) LEARNING CURVE IN FILM AND DIGITAL IMAGING

10) Mastering Digital Color

Here is a list of films and some usage comments on them:

Kodak Technical Pan: ultra fine grain/ultra-high resolution, extended red sensitivity.
Kodak Infrared: pan infrared film, fine grain, medium resolution.
Kodak T-Max: films uses T-grain emulsion, very fine grain, high resolution.
Kodak Plus-X: fine grain, high resolution.
Kodak Tri-X: a classic! fine grain, high resolution.
Kodak Royal-X: Pan medium grain, medium resolution.
Kodalith Ortho: lithographic film, extremely high contrast.
Verichrome Pan: very fine grain, high resolution.

Ilford Pan F+: extremely high grain, very high resolution
Ilford FP4+: extremely fine grain, high resolution
Ilford HP5+: fine grain, high resolution
Ilford XP2: fine grain, high resolution - is developed with standard COLOR chemistry, so it can be done at any local photo processor or one-hour lab
Ilford Delta: newer film, fine grain, high resolution

Agfapan: Very fine grain, high resolution
Agfapan APX 100 Professional: Characteristics: very fine grain, extremely sharp focus, linear contrast curve very constant sensitometric characteristics. Applications: universal film with wide exposure tolerance particularly suitable for flash.
Agfapan APX 400 Professional: Characteristics: good fineness of grain, excellent sharp focus, linear contrast curve, pushing/increase in sensitivity possible (expose as ISO 1600/33°), panchromatic. Applications: sensitive film for photos in bad light conditions, particularly suitable for images with short exposure time, for example sports photos.
Agfa SCALA 200x: a reversal film in black-and-white (for slides). Extremely fine grain, excellent definition and push/pull potentials ranging from ISO 100/21° to ISO 1600/33°.

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