What is Experimental Photography?
Experimental photography generally means exploring photographic ideas beyond the traditional darkroom and digital photographic process. This term will push your creative and conceptual ideas and really get you to think about how to utilize photography in new an unique ways.
Here is a website that showcases student experimental projects
Spring Term (9 weeks)
EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY MAP OUT
Week 1 The ORIGINAL PHOTOSHOP--the darkroom!
` Double Exposures presentation
Double exposure demo
Begin printing your double exposures
Week 2 Double exposures continued
Finish 2-3 final double exposures
Critique at the end of the week on prints
Week 3 Back in the swing of film!
What is toning?
Shoot & develop a roll to be toned
Week 4 Toning prints
Sepia Toning
Solarizing Prints
Week 5 Sun Prints
Spring is here! Cyanotype time!
Week 6 The Digital Negative
Creating negatives in photoshop
Manipulate negatives
Contact printing cyanotypes with negatives and mixed media.
Week 7 & 8 FINAL PROJECT!
You have 2 weeks to shoot & print your final project
This will be a topic of your choice based off of what you enjoyed doing most this year.
MONDAY MAY 23 FINAL CRITIQUE
Your work must be completed and prepared for presentation on this day. NO EXTENSIONS.
Week 9 Clean up
Gather your final work in your portfolio
Final Summary & Thoughts write up
Experimental photography generally means exploring photographic ideas beyond the traditional darkroom and digital photographic process. This term will push your creative and conceptual ideas and really get you to think about how to utilize photography in new an unique ways.
Here is a website that showcases student experimental projects
Spring Term (9 weeks)
EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY MAP OUT
Week 1 The ORIGINAL PHOTOSHOP--the darkroom!
` Double Exposures presentation
Double exposure demo
Begin printing your double exposures
Week 2 Double exposures continued
Finish 2-3 final double exposures
Critique at the end of the week on prints
Week 3 Back in the swing of film!
What is toning?
Shoot & develop a roll to be toned
Week 4 Toning prints
Sepia Toning
Solarizing Prints
Week 5 Sun Prints
Spring is here! Cyanotype time!
Week 6 The Digital Negative
Creating negatives in photoshop
Manipulate negatives
Contact printing cyanotypes with negatives and mixed media.
Week 7 & 8 FINAL PROJECT!
You have 2 weeks to shoot & print your final project
This will be a topic of your choice based off of what you enjoyed doing most this year.
MONDAY MAY 23 FINAL CRITIQUE
Your work must be completed and prepared for presentation on this day. NO EXTENSIONS.
Week 9 Clean up
Gather your final work in your portfolio
Final Summary & Thoughts write up