ARTX230 Analog Photography—Schedule

Fall Quarter 2019, Kalamazoo College

Richard Koenig, Professor

 

Week

Tuesday

Thursday

1

Introduction

Tour Facilities (FAB)

Demonstration: Chemicals and Pinhole Camera

Assignment for Thursday: locate objects for photograms

Send out PDF: Holleley on Photograms

Talk: Camera-less Photography

Demonstrations: Pre-Flash, Film Holders, and Photograms

Work time for pinholes and photograms

Assign reading: On the Nature of Film & Grain

2

Discuss Reading (with PPTX)

Talk: Camera Controls/Assignment One

Handout: Exposure Cheat Sheet

Load Cameras & Meter—shoot in the vicinity of Fine Arts

Pinholes and Photograms are in play as well

Questions generated by your experience with exposure

Talk: Materials and Processes (Film Processing PPTX)

Demonstration: Film Development

After viewing your results, shoot over the weekend with renewed vigor with the first critique in mind

3

Look at some fiber prints for inspiration

View webpage on course website—step wedge and printing procedure

Demonstration: Contact & Enlarge

Handout: Contact & Enlarge

Talk: Lenses [Danny Kim comes into FABLAB at 1:00 PM] Look at our first enlargements from Tuesday

Handout: Assessing Print Density and Contrast

Work time for first critique—shoot, develop, or print

Assign reading: Holleley

4

Discuss Holleley reading

Critique Assignment One: Entire Class

Talk: Next Assignment (Formal Concerns)

Talk: Quality of Light

Demonstration: Studio Lights

Work on Assignment Two: quick turnaround this time

5

[Danny has the FABLAB for this entire period]

Review for quiz

Working Critique: Assignment Two

Work Time for Midterm Portfolio (due Friday)

Handout: Composite Notes

[Sarah has lab today]

Working Critique

Assignment Two

Work Time for Midterm Portfolio (due Friday)

5 PM Friday: Turn in Midterm Portfolio

(A1 and A2)

6

Visiting Artist: Katina Bitsicas

Technical Quiz

Talk: Next Assignment

Begin work on Assignment Three

 

No Class Today—IÕm presenting on my work at a conference in Santa Fe, NM

7

Talks: Coleman/History—Part One

Talk and Demonstration: Solar, Tone, Multi-Print

Hand out plastic cameras

Handout: Model Release Form

Talk: History—Part Two

Hand out take home quiz (historical)

The Hybrid Work—scanning negatives

Work time for Assignment Three—shoot, develop, or print

8

Critique Assignment Three

Talk: Next Assignment—Open Project

Reminder: Historical Quiz due this Thursday

Due: Quiz Two—Historical

Finish any critique of A3

Go around the circle and discuss your idea/plan for the Open Project

9

[Danny has the FABLAB for this entire period]

Work time for Open Project—shoot, develop, or print

Work time for Open Project—shoot, develop, or print

Demonstration: Spot Tone

10

Critique Open Projects

(View work from at least half of the class)

Course Evaluations

Work time

Critique Open Projects

(Those who didnÕt show Tuesday)

Conclusion

5 PM Monday: Turn in Second Half Portfolio (A3 and Open Project)

 

I will e-mail you when your work may be picked up.

 

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