Black and White Photography I

Course Number: 62141

This course will teach you the basic craft of photography from exposure of the negative through darkroom developing and printing to print finishing and presentation. Content includes student presentations, class discussions, shooting assignments, darkroom sessions and class critiques. We will concentrate not only on the technical aspects of photography, but also the aesthetics of seeing with a camera. The course concentrates on photography as a fine art — what is unique to it and the concerns that are shared with other visual arts, such as composition, tonal values, etc. and aims to equip students with an understanding of the formal issues and the expressive potentials of the medium. Use your own 35 mm camera, or borrow one from us for the semester. Students are responsible for the cost of photo paper and film, and a lab fee is charged for the course.

Semester: Spring 2025, Fall 2025
Units: 10
Prerequisites: None