This course is an eclectic journey into the origins of ideas and inventions. Students explore and research the lives of early inventors of the photographic process, and experiment with alternative films, chemistry and techniques. Researching the fields of botany and biology, students create microscopic slides to project as final images and construct pin hole cameras in addition to personal inventions. This class builds cross disciplinary skills, as students explore form, function and imagination. Photo Montage 3 credits - Prerequisite PH251 Students study photo montage from the 1920s to the present and learn about its impact on aesthetic and social consciousness.
Students build a body of collage work which includes black and white, color, and toned images.
This course explores three-dimensional photographic language. Extending their Photo I and II experience, students are introduced to dissolve work and video recording with sound. Through the incorporation of alternative photo-sensitized materials, illuminated transparencies, and 3D objects, students learn about installation as a special context for ideas to be projected into. Film, theater, and interactive, performance-oriented installations are a focus of research. This course is designed to further the conceptual and technical information presented in the prerequisite courses.