COMM 231 - Alternative Processes in Photography

Institution:

Smith College

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Description:

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: COMM/ART 138 or consent of the instructor. Offers experimentation with nontraditional techniques and equipment to make photographic images using handmade and "toy" cameras (aswell as 35mm cameras), found pictures, and Xerography to make negatives. Print-making includes toning, hard-coloring, Polaroid transfers, cyanotypes, and Van Dyke processes. Class time is divided between lab work, discussion of historical and contemporary alternative photography, and critiques of student work. Sills.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smith.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 584-2700

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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