PHOTOGRAPHY Art 136b 01, Introductory Photography
W F 3:30-5:20

A course in black-and-white photography concentrating on the use of 35mm cameras. Topics include the lens-less techniques of photograms and pinhole photography; fundamental printing procedures; and the principles of film exposure and development. Assignments encourage the variety of picture-forms that 35mm cameras can uniquely generate. Student work is discussed in regular critiques. Readings examine the invention of photography and the flaneur tradition of small-camera photography as exemplified in the work of artists such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Helen Levitt, Robert Frank, and Garry Winogrand. Enrollment limited. Materials fee: $150. Joseph Maida

PHOTOGRAPHY Art 136b 02, Introductory Photography
T R 1:30 – 3:20

A course in black-and-white photography concentrating on the use of 35mm cameras. Topics include the lens-less techniques of photograms and pinhole photography; fundamental printing procedures; and the principles of film exposure and development. Assignments encourage the variety of picture-forms that 35mm cameras can uniquely generate. Student work is discussed in regular critiques. Readings examine the invention of photography and the flaneur tradition of small-camera photography as exemplified in the work of artists such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Helen Levitt, Robert Frank, and Garry Winogrand. Enrollment limited. Materials fee: $150. Lisa Kereszi