Photographs are a visual expression of a concept or a simple documentation of an artist's expressions. Photography explores through a technical medium the relation between the real and the artificial. In this introductory class students will learn the basics of visual storytelling through black and white photography. Through the theme of the self, students will shoot, process, and print their work that will comprise their end-of-term portfolio. Shooting a number of rolls on 35mm cameras, students will produce weekly contact sheets from which they will cull their best photographs, all of which are self-reflective in subject matter. Other work is comprised of a process book in which they brainstorm and reflect on the learning experience, mistakes, and breakthroughs. Students are expected to participate in class by critiquing the works of others and listening to critiques of their work. Students gain insight into the concept of perception, that of others and their own, and how we all make meaning from this imagery.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

great job to all those who posted to the blog, the final work extra marks for you.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Amanda's Final Prints

Here are some my Final Prints. But they got darker after I scan them.














Greatest Fear



Inspiration Pictures


Developing Film

1.) Pour Water (Clear): Water allows the developer to work better. Agitate to make spread to all of the film 10 times then tap the cylinder so the bubbles go away. (GENTLY)

2.) Empty the water, hold the lid so it wont fall off.

3.) Pour Developer (Black): Set the timer for 10:36, agitate 10 times every 30 seconds.

4.) Pour the Developer into the sink with running water (will crystalize) or put it back into the large container.

5.) Pour Stop (Blue): Agitate ten times (just water to clean film)

6.)Empty the stop.

7.) Pour Fix (Red): Shows the clarity of the film and fully develops it. Agitate for 7 minutes every minute.

8.) Pour fix into the red container. And then into the large container to re-use.

9.) Put the film in sink and rinse

10) Clean everything and don't leave a mess.

How to Print both Pictures and Contact Sheets

1.) Set up Chemicals. (Check if enough is inside the tubs and If it is fresh)
2.) Prepare the materials
3.) Begin timer.
5.) Do shiny side up for paper and then put your negatives on top
6.) Lock the glass.
7.) Press start to expose
8.) Begin the developing process starting with developer for 1 minute and 30 second.
9.) Put the picture in stop for 30 seconds (water, used to clean the picture)
10.) Put the picture in fix for 8 minutes
11.) Rinse pictures off in water and let them dry

3 Ideas from the List

Ideas:
1. Your two closest friends
2. My dreams
3. What best describes you
1-- Taking simple white wall pictures of my friends, incorporating objects that symbolize them
2-- My dreams of what I want to become and how I would like to be perceived (out of focus, landspace pictures with people in it not as the main focus)
3-- Highlighting my good traits in happy pictures (laughter, smiles, hobbies, dressed up)

FInal Prints - Greatest Fear and What Describes You the Best (Select of 3)



Final Prints - Winter Wonderland


Final Prints - Break



Thursday, February 17, 2011

Final Prints- Object Shot: Toy Car

Final Prints- Family

Final Prints- Free Shot

Final Prints- Winter Wonderland

Final Prints- Object Shot: Fishing Bobber

Final Shots- Christmas Break Free Shot

Final Prints- Free Christmas Break Shot

Final Prints- Object Shot: Toy Car

Final Prints- Often Experienced Emotion: Happiness

Assignment: fear (fear of being stabbed)

Assignment: Parent/.mom

Assignment: vacation/free roll

Assignment: family members

Ideas

Topics:
1.) Compliment that made you smile
2.) Proudest moment
3.) An emotion I experience lot

Ideas:
Compliment that made you smile:
One idea is to write the compliment on the persons cheek so the smile can be seen in the picture. Depending on the compliment-ability, personality,etc, I can set up different pictures. Compliments can also be written on paper with objects representing them

Proudest moment:
Take pictures of sports trophies either my brother or I have collected over the seasons and the bracelet I wore every game for luck. Also another idea is to take a picture of peoples emotions while exciting moments are happening.

Frequently experienced emotion:
Everyone tells me that i am always a happy person so I chose happiness. People smiling, happy, enthusiastic with a bright, hopeful, exciting background.

Assignment: vacation

Assignment: vacation/free roll

Creating A Contact Sheet/Developing Pictures Process

1.) Set up Chemicals
2.) Prepare the materials
3.) Begin timer
5.) Do shiny side up for paper and then put your negatives on top
6.) Lock the glass
7.) Press start to expose
8.) Begin the developing process starting with developer for 1 1/2 minutes
9.) Put the picture in stop for 30 seconds
10.) Put the picture in fix
11.) Rinse pictures off in water and let them dry

Thursday, February 3, 2011

3

Is Your Father Your Best Friend:

My dad was and still is one of my best friends, he passed away almost 7 years ago but I told him everything. I still will sit and tell him what's going on and ask for advice every once in a while. I photographed the urn that my fathers in on my desk surrounded my things that are my favourite that I like to tell him about.

Greatest emotional Pain:
Losing my dad, it was really difficult because I was 11 years old and we were so close, so I photographed pictures of him along with notes that he would write me for school every morning, and I wrote him one saying, "I miss having notes in my packed lunch from you xoxo D'Ashley Heather Wilson"

Qualities I look for:

I love kids, and I like people that are good with kids, and every sunday morning from 8am to 2pm I babysit 3 children and this weekend my boyfriend came with me, so I took pictures of him with them, because it was really sweet and i got candid shots which was really fun.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Ideas

I'm going to do the following topic:

1. My two closest friends
2. My dreams
3, My proudest moment

For my first topic, I'm going to shot my closest friends and things about them.

For my second topic, I'm going to shot things about basketball I guess. Because one of my dreams is to be a basketball player.

For my third topic, I'm going to shot the proudest moment in my life, I don't really know what it is yet, but I will find out soon!

ideas

The topic I chose:
1. Your two closest friends
2. One trait you admire in each of them
3. The friend that most like you
Ideas:
The friends I chose to be in my shots are Jingbo and Steve, who are my closest friends in Ross. Both of them have their own advantages. For examples, Jingbo is good at Maths and Steve is good at playing basketball. These two trait are the traits that I admire in each of them. I want to illustrate and portray each of them by taking pictures on how they can do on the aspect they good at.
I think Steve is the friend who most like me. I would like him to do something that I usually do to illustrate the similarities of both of us.

IDEAS- Lily K

I chose.....
*What do i like.
*Two my closest friends.
*My hope
My ideas:
I like sky... so I am going to take pictures of sky... when sky looks pretty.
I am going to take pictures of my closest friends...
My hope is every day, every time, every body will be happy.... so I am going to take pictures of someone smiles...and someone is being happy....
and I hope I will be skiny so... I am going to take pictures about diet!!!!