Traditional Photography II

Teacher: Sil Azevedo

Having learned the fundaments of proper exposure and darkroom techniques in Traditional Photography I, students will be challenged to use the learned techniques to produce creative work of the finest quality. Emphasis will be given to fine darkroom printing techniques in order to produce fine art prints on RC and fiber paper. Work will be matted and submitted for exhibit.

Inspiration

We will start by viewing and discussing the work of selected Masters of B&W photography seeking for inspiration as we prepare to start shooting.

Shooting

Students will be expected to shoot and develop one roll every two weeks, and produce a contact sheet, several proofs and at least two 11x14 exhibition prints per roll. At the completion of the trimester, each student should have shot at least five rolls and produced a minimum of 10 quality 11x14 prints on RC paper.

Themes

Students are encourage to select themes of their interest, in keeping with Lisette Model’s advice to never shoot anything you are not passionate about. The only requirement is that each roll

Grading

Each roll of film will count as 20% of the grade. There will be four grades for each roll >> Film Development/ contact sheet and two final prints. These are the strengths we will be looking for in each student’s work:

Work Ethics

Theme

Capturing Technique

Creativity

Printing Quality

Lighting & Composition

Presentation