Photographic Vision II

This course is a continuation of Photographic Vision I where students will refine the process from shooting to finished prints. The main emphasis will be placed on understanding the interrelationship between the exposure, film processing, and printing. Students will spend most of the time in the darkroom, exploring the possibilities of darkroom practices such as the use of fiber base paper, fine-tuned contrast adjustment, extensive dodging and burning, and the different tones of papers.

Outside the darkroom, students will be challenged to produce different types of photographic expressions through short-term and long-term assignments, integrated with visual knowledge from slide lectures.

In addition to the in-class meetings, there will be occasional shooting trips and museum and gallery tours outside the class. Although these are not mandatory, students are highly encouraged to attend these extra sessions.

Evening Class:

Wednesday, 7 pm - 10 pm

October 1 - December 10

• A 35mm SLR camera (Students can check out a medium format camera)
• Films (Kodak Tri-X or Ilford HP5+ as starting point)
• 11x14 FB paper (Ilford) and some RC paper
• Air blower (Cans or manual)
• Negative sleeves
• A pair of scissors
• An apron

Photographic Vision I or portfolio review

• $420 + lab fee of $50

• Week 1: Orientation, lecture on zone system, and 1st assignment
• Week 2: Introduction to printing with fiber base paper
• Week 3: Printing demo and open-lab
• Week 4: Open-lab
• Week 5: Critique for 1st assignment and 2nd assignment
• Week 6: Slide lecture and open-lab
• Week 7: Printing demo and open-lab
• Week 8: Critique for 2nd assignment and 3rd assignment
• Week 9: Slide lecture and open-lab
• Week 10: Printing demo and open-lab
• Week 11: Critique for 3rd assignment and evaluation