Welcome

This course provides a space for you to experiment, develop and realize your photographic projects. I invite you to make a lot of pictures, try everything, and dig deep into what you need to do. Special topic areas will be explored to enrich your range of knowledge.

Critique Schedule (tentative)

2/18 (project/phase 1)
3/9 (project/phase 2)
4/20 (project/phase 3)
4/27 Final Portfolio

General topic areas

• Contemplative approaches for seeing, looking and responding to the world photographically in fresh ways
• Theories and concepts 
• Group Projects–Production Photography
• Advanced darkroom 
• Split filtration and multicontrast approaches
• Fine tuning ISO and development times
• Local and global print flashing
• Other? Possible grad student topic...
• Advanced digital processing approaches (Photoshop)
• Review of best practices in smart object workflow
• Fine tuning digital files with additional approaches
• Other? Possible grad student topic...
• Experimental digital printing approaches
• Alternate and self-prepared papers and substrates (inkAid)
• Digital emulsion transfers (DASS SuperSauce)
• Other? Possible grad student topic...
• Studio lighting
• Review of basics–everyone gets "certified" to use the lighting studio
• More advanced concerns (as needed)
• Presentation and finishing
• Exploring the options
• Matting styles
• Framing styles
• Cold press mounting on a variety of substrates
• Other? Possible grad student topic...

Expectations, all sections.

• Spend class time working in darkroom, digital lab, lighting studio, digital printing areas, etc.
• Bring all that you need to work (films, papers, digital files, stuff, etc.) to class.
• Have a specific plan for each class, whether printing, experimenting, editing on the computer, shooting in the studio, looking at photo books, writing, etc.
• Photo shoots should be scheduled for out-of-class time, with the exception of studio lighting work and special group work.
• Process film out-of-class except for special things like film testing, etc.
• Be prepared for critiques at the beginning of class–your work is graded at the time of critique

Project Categories:

Light Sensitive / Analog Processes

• Film/Darkroom Printing (a.k.a. gelatin silver)
• Alt-Process / Experimental  (cyanotype, Vandyke brown, photograms, lumin prints, etc.)
• Alt-format camera (pin-hole, medium or large-format)
• Studio lighting project
• Other?

Digital Processes

• Digital capture (or scanning of negatives), processing and printing
• Altenative capture...scan-o-grams, etc.
• Alt-Process / Experimental digital (DASS transfers, InkAid, murals, installations, etc.)
• Studio lighting project
• Other?

Course Requirements:

Art 319: Three distinct projects, plus a final portfolio, properly finished and presented. Projects require a written proposal (guidelines will be provided). Artist statement for the final portfolio. Assignments related to topic explorations should be completed.

• For projects, choose two Light Sensitive / Analog Processes, and one Digital Process

Art 418: Three distinct (or conceptually related) projects, plus a final portfolio, properly finished and presented. Projects require a written proposal (guidelines will be provided). Artist statement for the final portfolio. Assignments related to topic explorations should be completed.

Analog-track students (prior course was 318 or 319):

•  For projects, choose two Light Sensitive / Analog Processes, and one Digital Process

Digital-track students (prior course was 328 or 338):

•  For projects, choose one Light Sensitive / Analog Process, and two Digital Processes

518/618: Development of your work appropriate for graduate level. Align your work to the critique schedule. Teaching of one topic area of your choice. Artist talk/presentation. Assignments related to topic explorations should be explored and completed.