AAV 234 - Darkroom and Alternative Process Photography

Institution:

The College of New Jersey

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Description:

Darkroom/Alternative Processes is an introduction to traditional photographic practices and procedures for using light to create imagery. With an emphasis on personal vision, this course will develop art-related technological skills, personal aesthetics, an awareness of the history of photography, and critical thinking related to image production. The course will present an introduction to 19th -century photographic processes: cyanotype and Van Dyke brown prints, calotype or palladium printing, camera and film manipulations, and the use of liquid photographic emulsions. Students will have the opportunity to build their own pinhole cameras, learn digital technology for creating photographic negatives for contact printing and become proficient in the use of darkroom and printing facilities. Group and individual assignments will be given to push the creative boundaries of analog photography. Reading, writing and presentation assignments will provide context of the history, practices and current practitioners using these varied techniques.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tcnj.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 771-1855

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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