One Course Summer Institute - BEFORE INSTAGRAM: SHOOTING WITH FILM

Have you ever shot pictures with a film camera? Do you love photography and yearn to know more about it? Using a classic “toy” plastic camera called the Holga 120N we will shoot in Lo-Fi (short for low fidelity) to develop your personal vision and make art using black and white photography. Toy cameras free you up to be creative, take risks and enjoy the process of making art. It is usually the “mistakes” that are the best photos! Labs and activities will allow students to: learn about film, load it into a camera, shoot photos, and develop the film to make black and white photographic prints using darkroom chemistry. practice, discuss, and evaluate composition. understand the function of aperture and shutter speed in a camera experiment with light and exposure examine and discuss fine art photography created by important artists view photography exhibits for inspiration What students take away for high school and college work: an appreciation for art, especially photography an understanding of your own creativity and expression of ideas through non-verbal communication increased self-confidence through focus, problem solving, and discipline an understanding of how analog photography relates to digital photography creation of a portfolio made in the darkroom. No prerequisites