AVA 120 - Photography 1 - Black and White Darkroom

Course Units: 1.0

Consider how many times a day you look at a photograph, take a photograph, send or post a photograph. In this course we will develop techniques in creating and reading one of our most prevalent means of communication, photography. Through a rigorous introduction to the techniques of analog film photography and the chemical black and white darkroom we will consider how photography as a medium presents a unique way of looking at the world. We will use these technical skills to develop poetic voices with which to present our own stories, perspectives, and ideas. This course has three main goals: to understand and demonstrate the techniques of analogue photography, to develop an artistic voice using photography, and to practice the synthesis of these techniques and ideas. Limited enrollment, by permission of instructor. CC: HUM ISP: FLM