Beginning Photography
Tina Dworakowski, Shelley Foster
Composition, camera use, and black and white darkroom developing and printing techniques will be covered. Bring your empty 35mm camera to class. Film, chemicals and some paper provided. 18 hours of instruction. Term pass required. 4 sections:
A.Sun, Apr 11-May 16 5:00p-8:00p
$63 Foster PLU#6060
B.Mon, Apr 12-May 17 3:00p-6:00p
$63 Dworakowski PLU#6061
C.Mon, Apr 12-Mar 17 6:30p-9:30p
$63 Staff PLU#6062
D.Tues, Apr 13-Mar 18 6:30p-9:30p
$63 Foster PLU#6063

 

Alternative Processes
Jeri Mrazek
Improve your skills and experiment with different techniques and ideas. We‘ll investigate alternatives to black & white printing with photography’s oldest processes Cyanotype and Van Dyke brown. Learn to make light sensitive emulsions, hand coat papers, and enlarge negatives. Darkroom experience required. Some materials provided. 12 hours of instruction. Term pass required.
Sun, Apr 18 - May 9 12:30p-3:30p
$49 PLU# 6065

 

Printing & Handcoloring
B & W Photos
Jeri Mrazek
Enhance your black & white photographs by handcoloring them. We will make prints images specifically for handcoloring, tone them and apply a variety of paints and pencils to the final images. Darkroom experience is required. Please bring black & white negatives to first class. 9 hours of instruction. Term pass required.
Wed, Apr 21-May 5 6:00p-9:00p
$36 PLU#6066

 

Large Format Photo
Tom Caples
In this introduction to the 4X5 camera, we’ll go from shooting negatives in the field to developing & printing in the darkroom. Previous black and white darkroom experience is required. Large format cameras (available for overnight checkout), some chemicals and film provided. 12 hours of instruction. Term pass required.
Fri, May 7 & 14 10:30a-1:30p
Sat, May 8 & 15 10:30a-1:30p
$50 PLU#6068

 

Digital Imaging
George Campbell
Learn the basics of photographing with a digital camera, editing imagery in Photoshop and printing to inkjet printers. Some materials provided. 6 hours of instruction. Term pass required.
Sat, Apr 17-May 1 10:30p-12:30p
$38 PLU#6059

 

Polaroid Image
and Emulsion Transfer
Jeri Mrazek
Examine the artistic possibilities of manipulating photographic images. We will transfer slide imagery onto various art papers and porous surfaces, and also experiment with the flexibility of emulsion transfers. Please bring a few favorite slides to the first class. Some film and paper will be provided. 5 hours of instruction.
Sun, May 16 12:00p-5:00p
$34 w/term pass PLU#6070
$39 w/out term pass PLU#6071