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Re: photography class ideas

From: Jennings51
Date: Sat Feb 12 2000 - 09:22:38 PST

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    In a message dated 2/11/00 8:31:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,
    bjchadek writes:

    << 25 - 27 students and only have 5
     enlargers. This makes for a lot of time that kids can't get in the
     darkroom. Does anyone have similar problems? And how do you handle it? What
     kinds of projects and activities can I provide that would be valuable and
     not tie up the darkroom? >>

    I used to have this problem all the time. Here are some ideas. I no longer
    teach photography but use the same system in computer art class with fewer
    computers than students. Some ideas follow.

    Pair each assignment with a related non-darkroom assignment. Research
    presented in various creative ways; research contemporary and traditional
    photographers and art styles in preparation for creating photos inspired by
    the style; journals; handmade "art books" using their own photos;
    collaborative books on a group or class selected theme (each student creates
    a page then makes copies of it for each group member, then each person binds
    their own book); mixed media artworks using their own photographs; transfers
    of their own photos (zerox photo and coat front of zerox with multiple layers
    of acrylic varnish or "modpoge", wash off all the paper and use the same
    medium to adher the image to canvas or gessoed board) then work into a
    painting; photos incorporated into a sculptural format (taken beyond the flat
    plane; pinhole photography in a makeshift darkroom ( the storage room or??? -
    use paper negatives thus the light tight requirements are quite as demanding
    as for film); if you have access to computer, combine digital photography
    with traditional photography (scan photo - or shoot with digital camera- and
    alter using photoshop or other image altering software; use the computer to
    create a "leave behind sheet" of their best work; write their own "artist's
    statment" ; require each assignment to have a mounted photo and written
    critique of the photo - presentation counts in the real world, why not begin
    to learn it now?
    Denise J 

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