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BASIC
PHOTOGRAPHY

Ms. Lepine

COURSE DESCRIPTION BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY ~ ART814 ~ MS. LEPINE ~ ROOM 230

BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY: ART814 Prerequisite: None. Semester course. Requirement: Students must have their own 35mm camera. A SLR or single-lens camera is recommended. Basic Photography deals with the power and impact of visual images in our history and in our society. Through a workshop-type approach to basic photography and its components, i.e., light, subject, camera, and film, this course attempts to describe methods of and approaches to reading, understanding, and appreciating various types of visual images. Emphasis is on black and white still photography from the shooting through the processing and printing, to final mounting and framing techniques. Visual and written presentations, as well as reading assignments also make up a substantial part of the course. *Articulation Agreement: Upon completion of this course, the WSHS student would be exempt from (and receive credit for) Basic Still Photography (Art 140) at Holyoke Community College.

COURSE OUTLINE BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY ~ ART814 ~ MS. LEPINE ~ ROOM 230

1. INTRODUCTION TO BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY Outline of Course Assignments Required Evaluation of Grades Classroom Expectations Safety

This is happening now!

How it all began

2. HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY (Chap. 21, Photography in Focus, 5th Ed.) The First Camera ~ Camera Obscura ~ Early 1800s Early Inventors ~ Photographic Chemistry Dauguerreotype, Calotype, Collodion Early Photographic Processes Documenting Society & History War, Travel Portraiture 3. PHOTOGRAMS (Chap. 3, Photography in Focus, 5th Ed.) History of Types of Photograms Introduction to Darkroom Chemicals Creativity 4. THE PINHOLE CAMERA (Chap. 4, Photography in Focus, 5th Ed.) Origins of the Camera Basic Camera Parts Make a Pinhole Camera Take Pinhole Pictures Types of Pinhole Cameras ~ Getting Creative

Create a cool image in the darkroom without a camera.

Make a camera out of a cardboard box and use it!

5. LEARNING TO SEE: (Chap. 2, Photography in Focus, 5th Ed.) Seeing as a Learned Ability Composition ~ Design ~ Elements & Principles Visual Selection Determining the Subject Camera Position Framing the Photograph Subject Placement (Rule of Thirds) Background Aperture Shutter Speed Deciding When to Take the Picture Color vs- Black & White Single, Multiple & Sequential Images Symbolism & Metaphor Finding Your Own Style

Learn what it takes to make good pictures & how photography is an art.

Look at pictures, critique images, write about what makes them special & unique.

6. CAMERA & BASIC CAMERA FUNCTIONS (Chap. 5, Photography in Focus, 5th Ed.) Types of Cameras Point & Shoot/Rangefinder Single-Lens Reflex SLR Twin-Lens Reflex TLR Medium Format View Cameras Specialty Cameras - Digital Buying a Camera Camera Care Basic Camera Functions Loading & Unloading Film (!) Focusing Methods Exposure Controls Shutter Speed Aperture Film Speed (ISO) Lenses

Get to know your camera: What type do you have and do you know how to use it? Load it with film & shoot!

8. 20th Century & Contemporary Photography ~ Modern Photography Pictorialism Steiglitz ~ is it art? Futurism/Photo Montage/Collage Photo in Sports/Fashion Color/Polariod Since the 1960s 1. Space 2. Social Awareness/Causes 3. War 4. Portraiture 5. Self-Portrait/Personal Journals/blog 6. Landscape 7. Websites Flickr, etc. 8. Contemporary photographers

Learn about successful photographers and what they are best known for.

Research & write about contemporary issues in photography.

9. BLACK & WHITE FILM DEVELOPING (Chap. 10, Photography in Focus, 5 th Ed.) Roll Film Developing Process Evaluating Processed Film Develop your Storage & Care 10. BLACK & WHITE PRINTMAKING (Chap. 11, Photography in Focus, 5th Ed.) Enlarger Papers Chemicals and Safety Using Test Strips Making a Contact Sheet Making an Enlargement Print Evaluation Printing Problems

roll of film in the darkroom!

Make a contact sheet so you can edit your pictures.

Print enlargements from your roll of film!

11. ADVANCED PRINTMAKING (Chap 12, Photography in Focus, 5th Ed.) Corrective Darkroom Manipulations Burning In Dodging Cropping Vignette Diffusion Distortion Texture Effects Sandwiching Images Multiple Prints ~ Combining Prints

If we have time experimentation in printmakin

12. OUT OF DARKROOM IMAGE MANIPULATIONS (Chap. 16, Photography in Focus, 5th Ed.) Toning Black & White Prints ~ Toner, Coffee, Tea, Food Coloring Masking ~ Using Rubber Cement or Tape Hand Coloring

13. CONCLUSION
Final Exam/Portfolio Review

Dye your print with coffee to make it look old! The End :( Dont worry, you can take Photo II! Hand color your black & white print with pencils!

You will need:

35 mm camera
NO disposable, digital, advantix

3 ring binder
Your portfolio is 20% of your final grade!

Positive attitude
:) not :-( or :-P

Dont have a 35mm camera?

Borrow from a family member or friend
or Order one online today!
(see my list of websites)

Grading
You have a weekly grade based on your attendance, participation, and how well you clean up.

Each Project is graded on: following directions, effort, productive use of class time, craftsmanship & presentation, and creativity.

Your semester grade break down: Class Participation = 50% Tests/Quizzes = 20% Portfolio (!!!) = 20% Homework = 10%

Be Be Be Be

Here Engaged Respectful Responsible

S a f e t y !!!
In the darkroom, we wear goggles and gloves when working with chemicals. Please let me know if you have a medical condition that may be affected by being in the darkroom.
In classroom we use SHARP cutting tools.

Again, you will need:

35 mm camera
NO disposable, digital, advantix

3 ring binder
Your portfolio is 20% of your final grade!

Positive attitude
:) not :-( or :-P

Questions?