This action-packed week will start students off with a 35mm camera and will teach the essentials of film exposure and development.  Then, we’ll head into the darkroom and learn how to make a traditional silver print.  Once these basics have been introduced, we’ll explore different ways of creating silver images, from building our own pinhole cameras and making paper negatives to working with photograms (creating images in the darkroom with objects rather than with negatives) and making large prints.  We will spend some time looking at images, discussing what makes a successful photograph and looking at the work created during class to help develop your critical eye.  By week’s end, each student will have his/her own pinhole camera to keep and a large print that s/he has created.

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Workshop FULL

This workshop is all about pixels, the building block of the digital image – how we capture digital images, manipulate and edit images on the computer and translate those pixels into prints.  The class begins by offering basic instruction in operating your digital SLR camera.  You will practice shooting on location, then head into the digital imaging lab for basic instruction on editing your images in Adobe Lightroom and printing.  There will be some time spent looking at digital images and each other’s work to develop a critical eye.  We’ll also explore creative approaches to digital imaging, including printing on non-traditional media with inkjet printers.  By week’s end, each student will have the opportunity to make a large scale inkjet print.  If time allows, students will construct a web gallery in Lightroom, highlighting their work from the week.

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