Week 15 / Final Critiques / May 2

Final critiques scheduled for Thursday, May 2 from 1:20 - 3:20pm

5 - 10 prints due with project statement

Week 14 / April 23 and April 25

In-class work activity: research and lab time towards completing final project

Final critiques scheduled for Thursday, May from 1:20 - 3:20pm

5 - 10 prints due with project statement

Week 13 / April 16 and April 18

Reschedule critique for Assignment #4 for Tuesday

In-class work activity: research and lab time

Week 12 / April 9 and April 11

In-class work activity: scanning 4x5 negatives and making digital contact sheets and prints

Critique Assignment #4 on Thursday (2 print minimum)

Week 11 / April 2 and April 4

5 exposed sheets of film due on Tuesday

Unload film and ship to lab

Final project proposals due on Thursday:

Develop a series of photographs on the theme of your choice. Your proposal should address the content of your project - it can be an extension of an earlier assignment or a new idea.  You will make 5 - 10 prints with a project statement due for our final critique on Tuesday, April 30.

In-class work activity: research and lab time

Week 10 / March 26 and March 28

In-class work activity: practicing 4x5 camera

Discuss final projects and proposals

Week 9 / March 19 and March 21

Work activity: printing for critique

Critique Assignment #3 on Thursday

Presentations: PHOTOGRAPHING AT NIGHT and HOPPER’S INFLUENCE ON PHOTOGRAPHY: Edward Hopper, Walker Evans, Stephen Shore, Willaim Eggleston, Robert Adams, Harry Callahan, Todd Hido, Gregory Crewdson and others

Reading: In a Lonely Place, Gregory Crewdson

Introduction to 4x5 camera

Video tutorials

Assignment #4 - A State of Mind (5 sheets)

We’ve discussed perspectives on the beauty and darkness of the American vernacular and Edward Hopper’s influence on American photographers and filmmakers who explore themes of mystery, sadness, alienation, and desire.  Expose 5 sheets of 4x5 film revealing how color, light, space, and symbols can suggest possibilities of psychological and emotional states.  You might consider photographing environments without human presence such as domestic or other kinds of interiors and/or natural, suburban, or urban landscapes.  Consider how time-of-day influences the mood of the scene and our perception of the mundane.  

Bring processed film to class on Tuesday, April 2. Two prints are due for critique on Thursday, April 11.