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Photography I (PMA 101)
Fall 2011, T, Th 10:00 12:50
PMAD Center, 1st
Floor
Edward Stapel
Phone: 603.887.7444
Email: [email protected]: PMAD Center
Offices(2
ndFloor)
Office Hours: Tues. and Thurs., 1:00 2:30 and by appointment
My blog: edwardstapel.blogspot.com
This class will give the student an introductory knowledge of
photography. The student
will learn how to operate a camera, develop film, and make
photographic prints. We
will also discuss the history of the medium and its place in
contemporary culture.
Students will complete assignments designed to develop both
their technical skills and
aesthetic awareness. Students will be required to keep a journal
to document ideas.
Students will be required to compile a technical notebook in the
form of a portfoliobook containing photographs from the technical
assignments and corresponding notes
as well as a final portfolio of 12 16 mounted prints.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:
Photography, London, Stone and Upton, Tenth edition
SUPPLY LIST:
- A film SLR camera with lens (or lenses) that allows full
manual operation with a built-in
light meter
- Film developing tank with two reels stainless steel or plastic
(I recommend Paterson
plastic tanks and reels)- Thermometer
- Towel and paper towels
- Negative sleeves (Print Files 35-7B)
- 3-ring binder or 3-ring negative binder box
- Gray card
-Photo paper (IlfordMultigrade IV RC, 8x10 100 sheet box
preferably PEARL surface)
- 30-40 rolls of film: either Kodak Tri-x or Ilford HP5 (PLEASE-
NO Kodak T-Max or Ilford
Delta films)
- Multigrade printing filters, 4 or 6 (preferably Ilford)
-OOO spotting brush and a small white plate or painting
palette
- Can of Dust-off
-Bottle opener
- Masking tape
- Scissors
- Metal ruler
- X-acto knife
- Mat board: roughly 20 pieces, 11x14
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- Dry mount tissue (RC)
- 11x14Print storage box
- 8x10 portfolio
- Journal
WHERE TO SHOP:Chester College Bookstore
Hunts Photo Manchester 366 S. willow 603.6063322
- Melrose, MA 100 Main St. 781.662.8822
The Camera Shop at the Institute, Amherst St., Manchester
603.623.0313
B&H Photo 1 800 606-6969 - www.bhphotovideo.com (B&H
.edu)
Freestyle Sales 1 800.292.6173 - www.freestylephoto.biz
Light Impressions lightimpressionsdirect.com
Michaels and/or AC Moore and other art supply stores
Staples Londonderry, and various other locations
ATTENDANCE POLICY
If you miss more than 3 classes, your final grade will be
dropped one letter grade.
If you miss more than 5 classes, you will fail this class.
If you come to class 30 minutes late, you will be counted
absent.
GRADING POLICY
Assignments must be turned in on time. Assignments will be
evaluated in a group
critique format and attendance for these critiques is mandatory.
Late assignments will
be marked down one letter grade for each class they are late.
Submitting work without
participating in critique will result in a one-letter grade
drop. Not attending critique andnot submitting work will result in
a two-letter grade drop. If you have a conflict with a
scheduled critique date it is your responsibility to make
arrangements with me to
present your work to the class at another time. If you miss a
class it is your
responsibility to contact me before the next class in order to
pick up any assignments
you may have missed.
Since much of the discussion of work in this class is conducted
in critique, class
participation is mandatory and will be taken into consideration
for grading.
GRADING CRITERIAAssignments/Critiques 20%
Mid-term Exam 15%
Mid-term Critique 15%
Technical Notebook 20%
Final Portfolio/Project 30%
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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE SEMESTER
TUESDAY THURSDAY
8/30 Class intro and overview.Reading Assignment: Chapters 1 4
in
your textbook.
9/1The basics: What do these thingsdo?Bring your camera and some
film
Assignment 1:Basic camera settings
9/6NO CLASS go to your Monday classes
today
9/8 Working on Assignment 1 in class
Reading: Chapter 5 film development
9/13 Demo: developing film
Bring your film developing tanks and reels
and related darkroom equipment
9/15 Film development . . . and Creative
Controls
Assignment 2: Controlling camera settings
Reading: Chapter 6 printing
9/20 Demo: printing negatives 9/22Shoot more film
Assignment 3: Printing basics
Assignment 4: Scavenger Hunt
9/27In class lab time 9/29In class lab time
10/4In class lab time 10/6 Critique: Assignment 4
Assignment 5: The photo-essay
10/11Print spotting and handling
In class lab time
10/13In class lab time
10/18 Mid-term Quiz
In class lab time
10/20Mid-term Critique: Assignment 5
Assignment 6: TBA
10/25In class lab time 10/27 In class lab time
11/1In class lab time 11/3 Critique: Assignment 6
Assignment 7: TBA
11/8In class lab time 11/10 Final Portfolio Assignment
11/15 In class lab time 11/17 Critique: Assignment 7
11/22 In class lab time 11/24 THANKSGIVING!
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11/29Print finishing and mounting demo 12/1In class lab time
12/6 In class lab time 12/8 In class lab time
FINAL CRITIQUE: TBA
