1. Intro to course. Principles of photography, Kinds of cameras and how they work, making cameras and capturing images. Photograms. Camera scura.
HW: pinhole research, found photos
2. Basic pinhole camera construction and first experiments with light. Set up class blog.
HW: found materials for first camera
3. Supports, film and paper sensitivity, ISO, shutter speed, aperture, depth of field. On site shooting.
HW: shooting assignment 1
4. Intro to darkroom chemicals and procedures. Paper negative and positive processing. Digital processing, scanners.
Hw: shooting assignment 2. negative and positive prints
5. Midterm exam. Pinhole in the world of photography. Gallery/Museum visit TBA.
HW: shooting assignment 3, and prints
6. Old and new technology: Holga and DYI pinholes, stereoscopy, lomography, film cameras, digital applications. Dark room effects.
HW: shooting assignment 4, and prints
7. Mac lab. Pinhole, analog, digital. Combining technologies, scanning, etc. Discuss final projects.
HW: Shooting assignment 5, final project
8. Presenting work. Final project presentations.