P R O J E C T S
PHOTOGRAM - Students will be introduced to the dark room and the enlarger as well as darkroom chemicals and print processing. Students will produce a photogram suing proper contact printing techniques. Students will begin working with black and white variable grade resin coated enlarging paper. Assessment will be based on the completed photogram project.
PINHOLE CAMERA - Each student will build, calculate f stop from focal distance, calculate exposure time factoring for reciprocity failure and apply the formula T X I = E as they exposure a self portrait. Students will print contact prints from their pinhole camera made negatives. Students will first produce a printed image for assessment using white light. Students will then determine the correct filter to improve the tonal quality of their print and produce an example for assessment. Students must understand and apply knowledge of proper print tonality, filter selection and use, and print processing procedures.
IN-CLASS PROJECT - Students will pair up to photograph each other. Students will have to bulk roll their own film, load the camera, expose using both bracketing and reciprocal exposures, and rewind and unload film. Students will learn how to load film into developing tanks, film development times and temperatures, chemical steps and care of negatives before using lab time to develop their film. Students will print a 5 x 7 inch portrait from their negatives. Students will be expected to analyze negative density and sharpness, properly use darkroom procedure including the addition of the grain focuser and enlarging techniques in the production of their finished print.
FIRST INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT - This assignment will emphasize the creative, expressive, and aesthetic side of photography. Students will view a presentation on composition and apply the learned techniques in their first out of class shooting assignment. Each student will receive their own individual assignment from a random drawing; they will then apply both technical and compositional techniques while shooting a roll of 24 exposures using bracketing and an exposure log. Students will then produce their best quality 8 x 10 inch print for evaluation.
ABSTRACTION - Abstract Photography avoids symbolic representation, rejecting the notion that something identifiable must be depicted by a photograph. Instead, its object is the image itself and the process of its creation. Students will explore abstraction by photographing patterns, textures, lines, and shapes with an interesting point of view and overall composition. Students will produce one final 8 x 10 mounted print for evaluation.
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PANEL PANORAMA ASSIGNMENT - Students will produce a series of prints shot sequentially form the same spot, and then they will dry mount them together to form a single composite image. Each image should be visually interesting and contribute information to the whole sequence. Students are required to use at least 5 images in the formation of the panorama.
SILHOUETTE ASSIGNMENT - Students will isolate a subject against a light background and use proper exposure techniques to produce a silhouetted image. Consideration of negative/positive space, exposure, lighting and design will be the students' emphasis here. Students will be required to turn in one 8 x 10 mounted print for evaluation.
NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY - Students will explore the possibilities of shooting at night using the bulb setting on their camera. This assignment will require students to employ three distinct shooting techniques to push creativity and facilitate and awareness of exciting possibilities that exist for night photography. Students will be require to complete a finished print for each of the three categories for which they receive instruction.
TONING + HAND COLORING ASSIGNMENT - Students will receive instruction on hand tinting and chemically toning black and white silver gelatin photographs. Students will use Marshall's photo oils and pencils to create a hand colored image. Students will also experiment with sepia and cool toned images using proper image toning techniques. Split toning and bleaching will be introduced. The student will be required to produce two toned images (one warm toned, one cool toned) and a hand-tinted photograph.
DOUBLE EXPOSURES - Students will receive instruction on three techniques to create multiple exposure; sandwiching, double printing, and in-camera. Each student will be require to complete a finished example of each of the techniques.
FREE CHOICE - Each student will have an opportunity to propose a prompt for their final assignment. Students will be required to turn in one 8 x 10 mounted print for evaluation.
FINAL PRESENTATION - Student will present their semester portfolio in the form of a website (created using the website builder site Wix.com). Their website will include a homepage, artist statement and gallery (see Student Website tab under Photography I for examples of past student sites). Students will be expected to analysis each image in their portfolio and respond to peer critique during the presentation of their portfolio.
*Projects do not follow a strict timeline and may vary slightly from class to class and year to year.
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