| 4 | SEPTEMBER 27 |

•   Histograms explained

•     Working with digital files in Photoshop/Bridge/Camera RAW 

•      Developing roll film – loading film, using chemicals

•      Cutting and storing film

•      Making contact sheets in darkroom

•    Saturday October 29th shooting Field trip cancelled - a make up class (for the class I have to miss on October 25th) will be scheduled later in the semester

What to bring/do for 10.04:

                        •    DEVELOP: Have your film developed and ready to print 

                        •    BRING: B&W Printing paper, Anti-static cloth or brush, negative sleeves
                        •    Digital files to work on + learn how to prepare to print 

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Depth of field explained - video

Understanding metering

Understanding Histograms 

More information about Histograms and controlling light

Learn Adobe Bridge 

Way too much information about Camera RAW in CS5

How to use Camera RAW video (This is for CS3 but it simplifies things - Camera RAW in CS5 does a lot more)

| 3 | SEPTEMBER 20 |

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·       QUICK Critique of images made for PROJECT #1.1+1.2

·       DEMO: Similarities between digital and analog cameras

·       DEMO: Loading/unloading film

·       DEMO: Camera functions/Using a lightmeter

•    OVERVIEW of films/film developer options

·       PROJECT #2 given – Space/Place (analog + digital "sketches") - Handout of reading here

What to bring/do for next week:

·       PROJECT #2 - Shoot and bring files/exposed film to class (we will learn how to develop in

      class next week)

•     BRING: B&W Film developer (you can buy it from Photo Checkout)

·       BRING: B&W darkroom paper, negative sleeves

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| PROJECT #2 |

What is place?  What is space?

Read over the handout of the intro to Chapter 3: Place and Space in Photography - PositioningTowards Virtual Places and Spatial Objects from the book “Photography Theory in Historical Perspective”  by Helen Westgeest and Hilde van Gelder

Think about what the concepts of space and place mean to you and how you can convey them visually using the two dimensional space of a photograph.

Using a digital capture device (camera, camera phone, computer camera) test out your ideas.  Feel free to shoot using color or B&W settings.

Using an analog camera (35mm or Yashica twin lens Medium Format) shoot one roll of B&W film that incorporates the ideas you shot digitally.  Then shoot a roll that is not preconceived - experiment  - and see where the experience takes you.  We will develop both rolls (or if you are using a 36 exposure 35mm roll - shoot half and half).  Feel free to shoot more than one or two rolls as well

-->, the more negatives you have to choose from when printing the better. .

| 2 | SEPTEMBER 13 |

·       Introduction to the darkroom via contact printing

·       DEMO: Using digital negatives to make silver gelatin contact prints

·       Slideshow – Photograms

·       DEMO: How to make Photograms – concepts and techniques

·       Discussion: How to turn in files to photo checkout to be printed

·       PROJECT #1.2 given - Photograms 
DEMO: More info on correct resolution for files + printing

What to bring/do for next week:

·       2-5 images made using Project #1.1. or #1.2 or both for a short critique

·       Some sort of digital camera AND a 35mm film OR Medium Format film camera (if you have them, if not we will look at what is available in from Photo Checkout)

·       35mm or 120 Medium Format B&W negative film - start with something 400 speed

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• Link to 35mm films available at B&H

• Link to 120mm films available at B&H
  (for Yashica, Kiev, Holga, Diana + others)

• Link to a simple explanation of Film Speeds

• Link to a more in depth explanation of film speeds and film types

| 1 | SEPTEMBER 6 |

·       Introduction to the class

·       Materials needed for the class

·       Facilities tour and equipment overview

·       DEMO: Digital lab, digital camera, and flatbed scanner

·       DEMO: Resolution, file sizes, and saving files

·       DEMO: Rudimentary Photoshop/Bridge

o   Converting digital images to B&W in Photoshop

o   Procedure for printing B&W digital images as contact negatives

o   Setting up a Dropbox

o   Resizing for web

·       PROJECT #1.1 given – making digital negatives for darkroom contact printing

What to bring/do for next week:

·       Box of 8”x10” silver gelatin paper

·       BEFORE CLASS! Send me a link (from Dropbox) to the photo you would like to have printed out as a digital negative (max size 8”x10”).  I will print it. This first negative will be “free” in that you won’t have to pay for ink and paper.  If you pursue this method in the future you will have to pay for your negatives to be printed in Photo Checkout.

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Tutorial on how Bit Depth works.

PDF illustrating chip sizes.

 Image illustrating different sized sensors:

Scanogram image 1

Scanogram image 2

Scanogram image 3