Bring camera with manuals to first class. Class is limited to 12 people. Film, paper and processing fees not included. The camera obscura, more commonly known as the pinhole camera, is the original camera. Students in this class will experiment with making pinhole cameras, learning basic darkroom skills to create an unlimited range of images.
Class includes a brief history of how pinhole cameras have been used through the centuries.
No camera or previous photo experience necessary. By taking photographs of people, this course encourages students to feel comfortable making images of others as well as themselves. Students learn to photograph people in an entirely new way exploring the complicated nature of being human. Explore documentary, snapshot, self-portraiture and lectures by visiting photographers, galleries, slide presentations, demonstrations, editing, and class discussions. Film, paper and processing fees not included.