Traditional large format photography has always been meant to give the best quality for architecture, landscape, still lifes and portrait. However, the use of a view camera needs a specific training such as this four-day workshop is offering.

Proceedings :

Basics :
• focus
• Scheimpflug’s law
• tilt & swing
• shift
• perspective correction
• depth of field control
• bellow compensation

Theoretical lectures will be followed by practical exercises and shooting – outdoor and indoor according to the attendee’s interest.

The teaching will deal with the use of sheet films :
• film holders
• loading
• development of black&white sheet films
• contrast control
• contact printing and enlarging
• retouching and finishing

To gain benefit from the workshop, it is recommended to possess a basic knowledge of traditional black&white photography.

The participants will leave with at least five 24x30 prints.

Basic essentials : ideally, a big format camera.

Dates : to be defined - on demand

Terms of access : examination of demands on arrival. Time of access according to each workshop dates.

Price for a four day workshop : 1600€ (exempt of tax for professionals) and 1920€ inclusive of tax (for non professionals). Registration fee 30%.
Reduced price for professional photographers under 27.
Lunch at the Centre and material are included (films, chemicals, photographic paper).
One-to-one workshop (or group registration of max. three).

Dominique Laugé’s Qualiopi certification  : www.centrephoto-gaillac.com/-a-propos

The workshop will be refunded in full in the event of a public health emergency declared by the government.

Spoken languages : French, English and Italian

Below, in French, you will find :
• The contract
• A detailed program
• A biography of Dominique Laugé
• Returns on workshop experience by participants
• A note on ease of access
• Internal rules & regulation

If you find any difficulty understanding the information given in these documents, please get in touch with us.

For the general conditions, follow this link : http://www.centrephoto-gaillac.com/-GTS

Photos : Dominique Laugé