PHOT 360 - Alternative Photographic Processes I

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Point Park University

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Description:

The photographic medium has changed rapidly since its inception. While many photographers have settled into a digitally-orientated workplace, there have been an increasing number of contemporary artists looking back at the medium's history in search of more conceptually-driven forms of output. This has expanded the expressive choices for artists, who often combine processes from the advent of photography with the latest advances in digital media. In this course, students will explore a number of historical, non-silver and experimental photographic processes, including the digital negative, cyanotype, wet collodion, platinum/paladium printing, albumen, gum bichromate and liquid light. The goal of the course is to broaden the student's ability of photographic printmaking techniques and allow for experimentation with new, hybrid forms, that combine old and new methods in creative ways. Prerequisite: PHOT 309. Course Objectives (1) Discover the history of early photographic processes and how they are being adapted into contemporary practices. (2)Create properly exposed digital and paper negatives for printing. (3) Demonstrate how to hand-apply emulsions and other photographic sensitizing solutions to both paper and non-traditional substrates. (4) Construct a portfolio of work derived from non-silver, experimental and/or hybrid processes. (5) Practice with the skills and vocabulary to create, analyze and evaluate photos through group critique. (6) Relate new learned techniques with communication of concept, through use of metaphors, relationships and contemporary issues of the photographic image. (7) Combine intent through artist statements with various photographic processes to realize creative and conceptual goals.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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