This course builds on the Introduction to Photography course and offers students an opportunity to work with film photography at a more advanced level. Students will explore new film formats, camera types and shooting techniques. They will also utilize advanced printing and processing techniques such as split filtration, image masking, solarization, toning and push processing. Further areas of focus will include the development of a personal aesthetic style as well as the investigation of conceptual and thematic ideas. Additionally, students will pursue in-depth research on both historical and contemporary photographers and ideas.
Students will:
- Make informed judgments based on an understanding of the aesthetic elements and principles of art and design.
- Consider their own work in relation to photographers from a variety of times, places and cultures
- Translate complex ideas and themes into visual imagery that communicates meaning
- Capitalize on the potential of materials, tools and technology through a process of experimentation and research.
- Understand and apply advanced printing and processing techniques to their own work.
Students are expected to keep a portfolio in which they record their ideas, experiments, research, and self-reflection. Areas of assessment will include:
- Studio Projects
- Image Composition + Camera Mechanics
- Critiques + Class Discussions
- Written Reflections
- Research + Analysis
- Presentations