The first part will be useful to explain to the student "what is photography" and inform him about the different phases of the photographic process. Every operation illustrated here will give an idea of strong interdependence. Above all, we will lay emphasis on the "Instruments of control", through which you can obtain a technically perfect image.

General principles

First part:

1. Theory of the light.
2. Negative: definition, contrast, density and grain.
3. Instruments for the focus: hints of range finder, ground glass, autofocus systems.
4. Instruments for the exposure: the underexposed and overexposed negatives, the diaphragm and the exposure- time.
5. Instruments for the developer: hints of the effects of developer temperature and time on negatives.

Fundamental advice

A short list of things to do and not to do when you handle and choose the different types of films available on the market.

Second part:

The second part introduces photographic materials.
This section will be useful to explain to the student everything he has to know about camera, films and lights, introducing also the information concerning the tiny but vary practical accessories that make photography easier.

1. The camera:
   • Its components and their functions.
   • Instruments for aiming and focus.
   • Instruments for exposure.
2. The lens:
   • Focal length.
   • Relative aperture.
   • Dispersion of the light in lenses.
   • Brightness in lenses and in photographs at short length.
   • Usable field.
   • Diaphragm.
3. The film:
   • Fundamental characteristics.
   • Types of sensitive material.
   • Different size of sensitive material.
   • Orthochromatic emulsions
   • Panchromatic emulsions.
   • Infrared and ultraviolet films.
   • Film grain.
   • Non-reciprocity affect.
   • Exposure latitude.
4. The exposure meter:
   • Types of exposure meters.
   • Measurement of incident and reflected light
   • Measurement of spot, semi spot and framed area.
   • Intelligent exposure meters and "matrix" systems.
   • Special exposure meters and thermocolorimeters.
5. The screens:
   • Screens for contrast control.
   • Creative screens.
   • Polarizing screens.
   • Screens for chromatic corrections.
6. The lens hood.
7. The mechanical and electric cable release.
8. The radio controls and special film backs.
9. Equipment for lighting:
   • Flashes
   • Indoor flashes.
   • Reflectors and parabolas.
   • Soft-boxes.
   • Honey-comb grids.
   • Spots and snoots.
   • i Fresnel
   • Umbrellas.
   • Reflecting panels.
   • Fixed light (Daylight, quartz, tungsten)

Practical section:

In the practical section you will train portrait photography in the exposure room using both flash and fixed illuminators. These exercises are essential for the student to become familiar with the typical equipment of a big exposure room and to prepare him technically to face the following specialization masters in the best way. During these practical tests you will also deal with short reportage, landscape themes, photomacrography and we will explain the relations between traditional and digital photography, dwelling particularly upon the last equipment typologies existing on the market.