Beginning Photography
X1 (2 semester units in Architecture)
This course covers basic traditional photographic techniques--exposure, development, printing--as well as the history and aesthetics of photographic vision. Emphasis is on black-and-white photography, and chemical darkroom work is required. Sessions include lectures, class critiques, and darkroom demonstrations. Students typically have a homework assignment each week.
Note: Bring a 35mm single-lens reflex camera with manual controls and a built-in exposure meter or handheld meter and ISO 400 black-and-white film to the first meeting.
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Mon. June 16, San Francisco
MARISA ARAGONA, M.F.A., has had her work exhibited in New York, San Francisco, Oakland, Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Birmingham and Montgomery, Ala. Recent venues include Southern Exposure, Swarm, Intersection for the Arts, and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.Revised class schedule in red.
- 10 meetings
- June 16 to Aug. 18: Mon., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meetings June 23, June 30, and July 14); also
June 21, June 28, and July 19: Sat., 10:30 am-1:30 pm
- San Francisco: Room 209, South of Market Center, 95 Third St.
- $495 (EDP 014845)
Please note: Saturday classes take place at a lab on campus.
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Black and White Photography: A Basic Manual
Author: Horenstein
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
ISBN: 0316373052
Sections closed for enrollment
Tues. March 25, San Francisco
MICHAEL STARKMAN, M.F.A., has been assistant professor of art at Southeastern Louisiana University and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. His work is held in public and private collections, including the Georgia Museum, the Kennedy Museum of Art, the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, and the Hollar Gallery in Prague.NOTE: This class is closed. For information about related courses, contact your academic department.
Courses begin every month. A new edition of our catalog is published
three times a year in early April, July and December.