PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES

APERATURE snapshots F-stops deVeLopment shutterspeeds Film pictures 120mm TRIpod enlarger safelights darkroom manual documentary camera 35mm l argeformat loupe

Course description: This is a year long course taken in two consecutive semesters. Students will

participate in the basic processes of creating photographs; the 35mm/120mm camera, composition, film development, printing, alternative chemical prossess, writting about art, various photographic genres, hand coloring and current trends in modern technology. Learning will be comprehensive and based on interactive lab techniques. This class has many safety precautions and students must show individual responsibility and willingness to explore new ideas.Because of the large expense involved in materials and chemicals this class will cost $10.00 dollars per semester. With this supplementary cost students will receive 2 rolls of film and all the paper and chemistry necessary for the entire semester.

Alternative assignments

• Science projects you can build at home. There are several links here to projects that are related to the process of Photography. For these projects you must include 1. A three sentence description of the outcome 2. At least two questions you have about the process 3.How will you would go about figuring out the answers to these questions. 4. How this project relates to the process photography.
  FRAMEWORK REFER TO CONTENT STANDARD #6
  

  Pupil

  Sphere

  Vision

  Thread the needle

  Vanna

  Pinhole

• Photographic essays by acclaimed artists and writers. There are several links to good essays. Students must review the photo essay web site and read the essay. After viewing, write a two to three paragraph critical essay about the artist and their photographs.
  FRAMEWORK REFER TO CONTENT STANDARD #5 #6
  

  Pinhole	Homeless	Bosnia	Saigon	D.Lange	Working kids
  Snapshots	Asbestos	Pesticides	Coal Mining

• Photographic History These web site allows you to explore the development of the photographic processes since it's invention in the mid 1800's. For this assignment students must briefly read through the topic and write a two paragraph essay on what was learned.

  The beginnings

  Significant people

  Processes, styles, movements

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