Instructor: Aki Miyoshi
E-Mail: miyos
at reed
dot edu
Meeting times: T & TH 6:10PM -9:00PM
Office hours: M 3:00pm - 4:00pm or by appointment
Schedule (bookmark this page):
http://people.reed.edu/~miyos/F07/Caph1/caph1_schedule.html
Course Description: This course introduces students
to the fundamentals of black and white photographic processes and
investigates the use of photography in the context of contemporary
art. The class will cover camera operation, principles of exposure,
basic understanding of light, film development, and darkroom
printing. Technical, aesthetic, and conceptual possibilities of
photography are explored through shooting assignments, readings, slide
presentations and critiques.
Required Text:
- Photography (Get the 8th Edition used. 9th Edition is too expensive)
by Barbara London, John Upton.
Prentice Hall,
- The Photography Reader by Liz Wells (Editor).
Routledge
Recommended Text:
- Photography: A Critical Introduction edited by Liz Wells. Routeledge
If you are going to write a thesis on photography and
want to get up to speed on all the issues read this, and this will
give you further readings.
Materials:
- Black and white RC (resin coated) VC (variable contrast) paper, 8" x 10", surface of your choice (glossy, matte..etc) and brand (Kentmere, ILFORD, Arista,
Agfa, Foma, Forte, Oriental, Kodak). Start with a pack of 25 and expect to buy much more. The Book store carries ILFORD paper. (Don't open the box!)
- 35mm SLR (single lens reflex) camera with manual
functions. Instructions for the camera if possible.
- Black and white negative film (
Kodak T-Max,
Kodak Tri-X, ILFORD DELTA,
Arista EDU...), 35mm, 24 or 36 exposures. Couple of 100 ISO (speed) and
400 ISO to start, and expect to shoot a lot more. Kodak T-Max films
stocked in book store. FYI, we use the standard T-Max developer
(4:1) which can process most b/w films.
- Three ring binder for negatives
- Towel, scissors, notebook
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Negative sleeves
-
Canned air or soft clean brush to remove dust from negatives.
-
Spot tone (I suggest #3. FYI: 1 - Blue, 2 - Selenium, 3 - Deep Black, 4 - True (Cool) Gray/Black, 5 - Warm Gray/Black, 6 - Average Gray/Black, O - Olive, B - Brown, S - Sepia, L - Lightener, C - Dye Correction) and #000 or smaller water color brush
or spot pens or retouching pens (for b/w prints)
Sources for supply:
Evaluation: Come to class. Participate. Work in
class. Work out of class. Read. Be responsible. Hand in assignments on
time....
Make work. Make work for your self (not for
your instructor). Think. Thoughtful work is
good. Craft is important.
Work Time: Be prepared to work every class (bring negatives, paper to class).
You will be expected to spend significant time outside of class to complete the projects.
Equipment Checkout: You may checkout equipment during
class time (from your instructor), or during lab business hours (from
Digital Media Assistant -- Todd Johnson) M, W, F: 9 - 5pm and T, TH: 9
- 12pm
On Assignments: As this is an introductory class and
photography being technical in nature, the assignments tend to
be...technical. This is my way of making you do new things and have
you learn the craft. But don't forget, be creative, be provocative, be
thoughtful! In the end, thats what art is about... Challenge yourself
within the technical limitations given by the assignments.
Darkroom hours:
TBA