Welcome to BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY

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Welcome toBASIC PHOTOGRAPHY
Ms. Lepine
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The fine arts student will interpret and express
visually the world around him/her, will make
aesthetic judgments, which will enable him to
improve his surroundings will become acquainted
with the different cultures of man, and how these
cultures relate to the evolution of her own art
and will be prepared for further study in various
fields of art and art-related occupations.BASIC
PHOTOGRAPHY ART814 Prerequisite None.
Semester course. Requirement Students must have
their own 35mm camera. A SLR or single-lens
camera is recommended. Basic Photography deals
with the power and impact of visual images in our
history and in our society. Through a
workshop-type approach to basic photography and
its components, i.e., light, subject, camera, and
film, this course attempts to describe methods of
and approaches to reading, understanding, and
appreciating various types of visual images.
Emphasis is on black and white still photography
from the shooting through the processing and
printing, to final mounting and framing
techniques. Visual and written presentations, as
well as reading assignments also make up a
substantial part of the course. Articulation
Agreement Upon completion of this course, the
WSHS student would be exempt from (and receive
credit for) Basic Still Photography (Art 140) at
Holyoke Community College.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONBASIC PHOTOGRAPHY ART814
MS. LEPINE ROOM 230
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1. INTRODUCTION TO BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY Outline of
Course Assignments Required Evaluation of
Grades Classroom Expectations Safety2.
HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY (Chap. 21, Photography in
Focus, 5th Ed.) The First Camera Camera
Obscura Early 1800s Early Inventors
Photographic Chemistry Dauguerreotype, Calotype,
Collodion Early Photographic Processes Document
ing Society History War, Travel Portraiture
3. PHOTOGRAMS (Chap. 3, Photography in Focus, 5th
Ed.) History of Types of Photograms Introductio
n to Darkroom Chemicals Creativity4. THE
PINHOLE CAMERA (Chap. 4, Photography in Focus,
5th Ed.) Origins of the Camera Basic Camera
Parts Make a Pinhole Camera Take Pinhole
Pictures Types of Pinhole Cameras Getting
Creative
COURSE OUTLINE BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY ART814 MS.
LEPINE ROOM 230
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6. LEARNING TO SEE (Chap. 2, Photography in
Focus, 5th Ed.) Seeing as a Learned
Ability Composition Design Elements
Principles Visual Selection Determining the
Subject Camera Position Framing the
Photograph Subject Placement (Rule of
Thirds) Background Aperture Shutter
Speed Deciding When to Take the Picture Color
vs- Black White Single, Multiple Sequential
Images Symbolism Metaphor Finding Your Own
Style 7. CAMERA BASIC CAMERA FUNCTIONS (Chap.
5, Photography in Focus, 5th Ed.) Types of
Cameras Point Shoot/Rangefinder Single-Lens
Reflex SLR Twin-Lens Reflex TLR Medium
Format View Cameras Specialty Cameras -
Digital Buying a Camera Camera Care Basic Camera
Functions Loading Unloading Film (!) Focusing
Methods Exposure Controls Shutter
Speed Aperture Film Speed (ISO) Lenses
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8. 20th 21st Century Photography Modern
Photography Pictorialism Steiglitz is it
art? Futurism/Photo Montage/Collage Photo in
Sports/Fashion Color/Polariod Since the
1960s 1. Space 2. Social Awareness/Causes 3
. War 4. Portraiture 5. Self-Portrait/Personal
Journals 6. Landscape9. BLACK WHITE FILM
DEVELOPING (Chap. 10, Photography in Focus, 5th
Ed.) Roll Film Developing Process
Evaluating Processed Film Storage
Care10. BLACK WHITE PRINTMAKING (Chap. 11,
Photography in Focus, 5th Ed.) Enlarger Papers
Chemicals and Safety Using Test Strips Making a
Contact Sheet Making an Enlargement Print
Evaluation Printing Problems
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11. ADVANCED PRINTMAKING (Chap 12, Photography
in Focus, 5th Ed.) Corrective Darkroom
Manipulations Burning In Dodging Cropping Vign
ette Diffusion Distortion Texture
Effects Sandwiching Images Multiple Prints
Combining Prints 12. OUT OF DARKROOM IMAGE
MANIPULATIONS (Chap. 16, Photography in Focus,
5th Ed.) Toning Black White Prints Toner,
Coffee, Tea, Food Coloring Masking Using
Rubber Cement or Tape Hand Coloring 13.
CONCLUSION Final Exam/Portfolio Review
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You will need

• 35 mm camera
• 3 ring binder
• Positive attitude

NO disposable, digital, advantix
Your portfolio is 20 of your final grade!
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CLASSROOM GUIDELINES EXPECTATIONS MS. LEPINE
ROOM 230 RESPECT The following, hopefully go
without saying, and will not be tolerated
negative comments toward a person or their
work. racial/religious/derogatory comments.
absolutely not acceptable, ever. interruptions
during a lesson or when a classmate is responding
to a question. please wait until you are
called on to comment. SAFETY running,
wrestling, throwing objects, etc. in the
classroom, darkroom, or hallway is not
acceptable and may seriously harm you or your
classmates. we use sharp objects, tools that
cut, and toxic chemicals in this room in
the darkroom. we must take every precaution to
be safe. TARDINESS 3x detention with me.
SKIPPING absent from class 20 minutes without
a pass skip. cut slip issued.
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PASSES for nurse bathroom only. use terrier
house bathrooms. 1 person at a time. please use
an agenda book. I will check with the
nurse. ELECTRONICS are off and put away. if i
see or hear one i will take it and you may have
it back at the end of class. 3x
detention. FOOD light snacking is allowed in
class as long as it does not interfere with your
class work. please do not bring an entire
meal to class. there is no food/drink in the
darkroom. you may not leave class to go get
food/drink. If there is a mess left behind
due to food, the whole class will not be allowed
to bring in food again. FREE TIME if you
finish your project early, you may use class time
to do homework. you can not do homework or
other class work if you have not passed in all
of your work for this class. if you are not
using your time constructively, i will find
something for you to do.
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WORK assignments and due dates are on the board
at all times. every time we meet, i will give a
lesson, review or update assignments, or give
a demonstration. after this, you will begin
working on the assignment and i will come
around to advise. you will work for the entire
period. work to be passed in should be placed
in the in box labeled for your class period.
work not placed in the in box on time will be
considered late. GRADING Class Participation
50 Portfolio (!!!)
20 Tests/Quizzes 20 Homework
10 I grade on BEHAVIOR
HOW WELL YOU FOLLOW DIRECTIONS
CREATIVITY
EFFORT PRESENTATION
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GRADING (continued) projects passed in late
automatically receive half credit. projects not
turned in receive a zero. behavior counts
toward your project grade. every day you choose
not to work you will receive a zero for the day.
with each zero, your project gets marked off
one grade. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT OF ME i will
always enforce these guidelines. projects will
be graded and returned promptly. (once graded, it
is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to keep projects in
your portfolio to be reviewed at the end of
the semester) i will create a space for all to
be accepted and to enjoy learning. i will
respond to your individual needs and advise you
to succeed.
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Questions?