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RE: photography class

From: Peg Blechman (blechman@ACCESS-BOARD.GOV)
Date: Tue Jun 13 2000 - 13:30:50 PDT

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    It seems to me that photography (black & white? color?) is definitely a
    hands-on program - how to use a camera, developing film, printing
    photographs - I took a number of intro courses that helped me teach an intro
    HS level course - even a brief community center course would be helpful.

    However, an intro to the history of photography and to photographic
    composition would be a great way to start the fall term while you were
    taking a hands-on course. You could check your library for books on both of
    those topics - check a community college slide library and museum to see if
    they loan slides. Check with the National Gallery of Art extension service,
    www.nga.gov, they may have a slide kit they loan, or other photography
    museums may loan programs. Do a number of weeks on great photographers,
    ie., Ansel Adams, Alfred Stieglitz, and photo journalists, ie., Margaret
    Bourke White, Weegee, Mary Ellen Mark- get local newspaper photojournalists
    to talk to your classes. It's a great way to train the eye and get to the
    difference between "snap shots" and photographs.

    As a way to start, there's also pinhole cameras which are enjoying a
    renaissance among contemporary photographers. You just need a soda can and
    light sensitive paper and developer. Plenty of books about that in the
    library. My students did wonderful photos with their pinhole cameras - you
    get different angles which are interesting.

    Hope this helps,
    -Peg

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