DARKROOM
Week 1 Introduction
Syllabus Journaling and Photography (Receiving journals- PART OF FINAL GRADE) What is a photograph? Presentation & Discussion (The role of a critique) Assigning Cameras What is the camera? How does it work? Dark Room etiquette Intro to the darkroom: Photograms Week 2 Critique intro & Camera use Critique Photograms Light Meter & bracketing Composition (Rule of Thirds) The ROLE OF LIGHT in black and white photography Shoot a “phantom roll” and record in journal your ISO, Shutter Speed & Aperture. Load film Shoot Bracketing & record shots in journal Week 3 Developing How to properly load film in tanks Chemicals Assigning shelves Load and develop film Week 4 Printing (reshooting film if necessary) Demo for contact sheet & Chemistry Print contact sheets Filters and contrast Choosing one image to focus on making perfect print of Test strips Week 5 Depth of Field & Selective Focus Edward Weston Presentation Critique Prints from first roll Shoot Depth of Field roll Develop DOF roll |
Week 6 Printing DOF & Learning Dodge and Burn
Contact sheets DOF Print three images Introducing dodging and burning in Dark Room Week 7 Light, Shadow & Crazy Angles Shoot Light, Shadow & Crazy Angle roll Critique DOF images Week 8 Self Portraits Load and shoot self portraits Print portrait contact sheet Review multiple exposures/ sandwich prints Week 9 Multiple exposures Demo sandwich print in darkroom Demo how to shoot multiple exposure Shoot final roll Print final Self Portraits Week 10 Final Crit! Self portrait crit Print final roll Final critique Clean up! |