ICN Masterclass Photographic Chemistry

The chemistry of imaging processes from the earliest 19th century photographs to present day digital imaging will be offered in a 5-day lecture and demonstration based course. A special consideration will be directed toward the conservation implications of chemical processing, treatment and storage.
Topics will be: general chemistry principles used in photography (chemistry of silver - emulsion-making; film and paper manufacturing; development processes: physical and chemical development; general archival and permanence considerations); silver and non-silver photographic processes of the 19^th century; silver and non-silver photographic processes of the 20th century; color photography - chromogenic and transfer processes; digital photography - ink jet and electrophotographic imaging: inks and media.
This program will provide the information using a combination of lecture, demonstration and classroom participation exercises. Each participant will be asked to bring at least one 8x10 black and white photographic print that can be transformed into a color image.

Teacher: Professor Scott Williams is a Professor of Imaging Chemistry at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY (USA).
Target group: Conservators, conservation scientists, restorers, and curators.
Location: Netherlands Institue for Cultural Heritage / ICN, Amsterdam
Dates: 29, 30, 31 October and 3 and 4 November 2008
Number of participants : 20
Cost: € 795,-

Suggested Texts : Focal Encyclopedia of Photography, 4^th Edition 2007

To register for this masterclass please contact
angeniet.boeve(at)icn.nl