Course Description
This class will provide you with an introduction to the visual and mechanical techniques involved in producing black and white photographs. We will cover the basics of black and white film photography including using a 35mm camera, exposing and developing film,
and printing of photographs. In addition to acquiring the necessary skills to expose and print black and white images, you will learn about the history of photography as well as contemporary photographic trends through lectures and readings, which will enable you to further develop your photographic language by understanding the connection between technique and self-expression when making pictures. In this way, you will not only communicate visually through your work but also verbally through your participation in classroom discussions. In this way, you will not only communicate visually through your work but also verbally through your participation in classroom discussions. Throughout the course, you will work towards developing a personal vision, culminating in a final project of your own selection. This class is also a General Education course and as such will involve students in the historical and contextual references that photography involves across historical, cultural and geographic boundaries. Course fee required.
and printing of photographs. In addition to acquiring the necessary skills to expose and print black and white images, you will learn about the history of photography as well as contemporary photographic trends through lectures and readings, which will enable you to further develop your photographic language by understanding the connection between technique and self-expression when making pictures. In this way, you will not only communicate visually through your work but also verbally through your participation in classroom discussions. In this way, you will not only communicate visually through your work but also verbally through your participation in classroom discussions. Throughout the course, you will work towards developing a personal vision, culminating in a final project of your own selection. This class is also a General Education course and as such will involve students in the historical and contextual references that photography involves across historical, cultural and geographic boundaries. Course fee required.
Convening Group
School
Arts, Humanities and Education
Course Attributes
Gen Ed 18-Culture & Creativity (GECC), Gen Ed 2018 (GE18), OLD GE-TOPICS ARTS&HUMANATIES (GTAH)