The Enlarger

For those who haven't been in a darkroom:


This is the equipment we will be using today and a labeled diagram below

Darkroom Details

ENLARGER TIMER - For review

MAKING PHOTOGRAM PRINTS - Using Chemicals

After you've exposed your photo paper to light using the enlarger, you must put your paper in 3 chemical baths:

1.  Developer - 1 minute

2.  Stop Bath - 30 seconds

4.  Fix Bath - 10 minutes or more

5.  Water Wash - 15 minutes or more.

DARKROOM RULES:

1.  Clean up after yourself

2.  Enter and Exit through the revolving doors ONLY

3.  No food & no phones (light will fog paper)

4.  Do not turn on lights

5.  PAPER is precious & expensive so be careful with it.  Only take what you need and seal the container after

6.  Keep noise level down and be respectful of each other

Charlotte's Lumen

 

I chose this Lumen image for a few reasons. I really like the colouring in this image, the bright yellow on top of the tan sort of colour. Also I really like the simplicity of it.

Eli Deacon

i like this image because i like music and it involves music. i like how they incorporate the inside of the tape not just the outside.

Jasmine Nue-lee

I find this photogram very interesting because I love the ocean and dolphins are very unique animals :)

Rhianna Oldale

I find this picture very interesting. I love the gray shades in the few top keys. My idea of this photo makes me feel as if this photo is secretive, as if the keys are leading to inner secrets.
- Rhianna Oldale

Rebecca Kang

I liked this photogram because it's simple, but the
butterflies are detailed (in shades) and it can easily
mean/represent different things for different people.
-Rebecca Kang

Kya Zoretich

I liked this photogram because it was simple and
looked oddly elegant for the materials used.
                                                          -Kya Zoretich

Photography 9 Outline

Photography 9

Course Outline

“Taking pictures is savoring life, every hundredth of a second”

-Marc Riboud

Photography is an excellent way to capture the moment and hold memories.  It is the contents in the family album, and the essence of human history.  Upon completing photography 9, students learn how to use the camera as a creative tool to document the world around them.  Students will learn photographic concepts and processes from digital to film processes:  they will understand basic properties of light, composition, and darkroom processes from developing B/W film to enlarging images, and have proficiency in computer imaging.

Photogram print project - Discover ways of printing without using a camera.  A photogram is an image made without a camera by placing objects directly onto the surface of a light-sensitive material like photographic paper and then exposing it to light.

Pinhole Project -Make your own pinhole camera and experiment with the results.  A pinhole camera is a simple camera without a lens and with a single small aperture – effectively a light-proof box with a small hole in one side. Light from a scene passes through this single point and projects an inverted image on the opposite side of the box.

Street Photography - Students will use digital cameras to document their observations in and around Fort Langley.  You will be expected to take several images, but select three clear images to represent one or more of the required themes.  Your final photographs should record and communicate the essence of the idea.  Pay attention to subjects, backgrounds, elements of design.

Iconic Self-Portrait - Using digital cameras turn a self-portrait into an iconic portrait similar to Sheppard Fairey’s posters.  This project will concentrate on photoshop practices to simplify their image, use layers and text to create a new, meaningful portrait. 

Evaluation will be based on the following:

Question sheets and Vocabulary (knowledge):  10%

Journal / Blog (display knowledge of concepts, gather ideas):  20%

Contact Sheets (skill):  10%

Projects / Prints (skill):  60%

Photography 10 Outline

Photography 10

Course Outline

“A picture is a secret about a secret, the more it tells you the less you know”

-Diane Arbus

Photography 10 is an exploration of the visual world around us as we collect memories, thoughts, and ideas by capturing light.  In class students learn how to use and operate cameras, from point and shoot to manual cameras composition, symbolism, concepts and issues.  Students are introduced to a wide spectrum of the medium from darkroom to digital.  Upon completing photography 10, the student will be able to identify and compose a successful photograph, and learn how to use the camera as a creative tool to document life and as a means for artistic expression.  Students will learn more advanced photographic processes from film to digital processes.

Lumen print project - Discover and practice alternative photo processing techniques using only photo paper and the sun!

Landscape Photo Collage - Inspired by artist photographer David Hockney, take multiple images of a single scene (landscape or portrait) and stitch them together using analog or digital means

Story-telling with Photography - Part I: Research a topic and generate ideas about what makes a good story to photograph.  Part II:  Tell a story through photography or create a photo essay using film cameras, paying attention to mood and cinematic aspects.

Iconic Self-Portrait - Using digital cameras turn a self-portrait into an iconic portrait similar to Sheppard Fairey’s posters.  This project will concentrate on photoshop practices to simplify their image, use layers and text to create a new, meaningful portrait. 

Evaluation will be based on the following:

Question sheets and Vocabulary (knowledge):  10%

Journal / Blog (display knowledge of concepts, gather ideas):  20%

Contact Sheets (skill):  10%

Projects / Prints (skill):  60%