Course covers the basics of black and white photography. Lectures, demonstrations, and assignments combine technical information with conceptual aspects of photography.
Topics include: using a 35 millimeter camera, black and white films, lenses, ASA, aperture, depth of field, shutter speeds, shooting with ambient light, basic lighting, and composition. Students develop a vocabulary for "reading" images.
Includes weekly assignments, individual and group critiques, slide lectures, and a final presentation of photographs. Includes two lab sessions.
Prerequisite: None
First class materials: Students must have a film camera only