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How to Take and Develop Your Own Photos - Szydlo's At Home Science

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This course teaches learners how to take and develop their own photos using a modern film camera. The learning outcomes include understanding the photography process for newspapers in the 1960s, working with different types of film, using a medium format camera, operating a photoelectric light meter, developing film into negatives, enlarging negatives, and producing a final print. The teaching method involves a practical demonstration by the instructor, Andrew Szydlo, who showcases the entire process at a fast pace. This course is intended for individuals interested in film photography and looking to learn the hands-on techniques of capturing and developing their own photographs.

Syllabus

- Introduction
- The photography process for newspapers in the 1960s
- Glass plates, plastic film and nitrocellulose
- A tour of a medium format camera
- How a photoelectric light meter works
- Setting up the camera and taking photographs
- Taking out the film
- Developing the film
- Some of Andrew's photographs
- Returning to developing the film
- Enlarging the negatives
- Developing the final enlarged photograph

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The Royal Institution

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