Black and White Film Photography Class (Beginner)

Photography has transformed significantly with the rapid development of modern technology, yet black and white photography retains its inimitable charm. This is because black and white images can evoke a sense of doubt and detachment from reality and non-reality, inspiring awe and contemplation. Course participants will gain a foundational understanding of black and white photography through knowledge of photography history, shooting techniques, and darkroom skills.

Course Overview:

• History of Photography
• Aperture, Shutter Speed, Depth of Field, and Filters
• Characteristics of Film and Photographic Paper
• Basic Techniques for Shooting Black and White Film
• Basic Black and White Film Development
• Basic Black and White Film Printing and Enlarging
• Darkroom & Outdoor Practice

Students are required to bring their own film cameras. Outdoor section will be arranged, and students will be informed of the details before lesson. Date and time of outdoor section is for reference only and may change depending on the weather conditions.

Tutor

So Hing Keung

So graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) in Photographic Design from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has worked as a lecturer at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Hong Kong Art School, and he is currently a part-time lecturer in the Department of Fine Arts at Chinese University of Hong Kong.

He has held numerous solo and group exhibitions around the globe since the 1980s including Paris, Berlin, New York, Toronto, Russia, Vienna, Mainland China and Hong Kong, to name a few. His most recent solo exhibitions are The Hue of Hong Kong (2022) and Hello! How are you? (2019) and group exhibitions are Desire to Fly (2023) and ACC 60th Anniversary Exhibition (2022). Among his many accolades, So was awarded Photographic Fellowship from the Asian Cultural Council in 1995 and received a one-year Fellowship for Artistic Development and the Visual Artist of the Year Award from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council in 1998 and 2023 respectively. He also won the Prize of Excellence at the Hong Kong Art Biennial 2001, and the Judges and seven Gold Awards by the Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers in 1997 and 1999.

So’s works have been successfully auctioned at Sotheby’s and are collected by public and private collectors including Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, and City University Hong Kong. He has also participated in art and photography projects with international brands such as Louis Vuitton, United Colours of Benetton, Fujifilm, and Olympus.