Undergraduate Course: Developing Darkroom Photography (intensive) (LLLA07100)
Course Outline
School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (ECA) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT ONLY COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED
Intended for students with some existing experience and knowledge in taking, developing and printing photographs, this course aims to consolidate existing skills and develop new ones. The structure of the course is based around the interests of individual participants but also follows a clear programme. By the end of the course students will have completed projects designed to broaden their interest and skills in photography. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:
RESEARCH
demonstrate an awareness of contemporary photography and a sound understanding of analogue photography methods needed to produce high quality, exhibition standard prints
2. PRACTICE
show confidence and skill in experimenting with analogue photography processes including (35mm and medium format shooting, 35mm and 120 film processing, studio lighting, alternative printing techniques (photograms, liquid light or solarisation) and resin and fibre tray printing) to create a range of ambitious and coherent photographs.
3. PRACTICE
show confidence and skill in experimenting with analogue photography processes including (35mm and medium format shooting, 35mm and 120 film processing, studio lighting, alternative printing techniques (photograms, liquid light or solarisation) and resin and fibre tray printing) to create a range of ambitious and coherent photographs.
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Assessment Information
The course will be assessed by the submission of a portfolio of visual photographic works and supporting materials within the discipline studied. This will include a selection of resolved photographic works, preparatory studies, visual research and evidence of a contextual awareness through a completed sketchbook and/or visual journal. The work must be presented in a clear and professional manner appropriate to the discipline. The submission should include work undertaken within the class as well as directed and independent study out with the class.
Typically, this will comprise:
Class Contact hours: 27.5 (work students do during the class)
Directed hours: 27.5 (work your tutor has set students to do after the class teaching is complete)
Independent Study Hours: 45 (work students set themselves to do, relevant to the discipline studied)
The combined submission will be assessed against the three learning outcomes for this course. These are equally weighted and each will be given a percentage grade. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 30% in each learning outcome and an overall combined mark of 40% minimum.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
Academic description |
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
Understand manual camera controls for 35mm SLR and medium format cameras, experiment with 2-3 different film types, and learn how to use lenses creatively.
Appreciate photography within an art context - look at the work of fine art photographers.
Experimentation with studio lighting for portraiture (including using an electronic flash).
Learn darkroom and film processing and printing skills including; 35mm/120 film processing, enlarging 35mm/120 film, printing with resin and fibre paper, tray printing, ¿dodging¿, ¿burning¿, contrast, exposure and split-grade printing.
Demonstrate an ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in the context of photography within visual culture.
Experiment with three alternative printing methods of your choosing; Photogram, Solarization or Liquid Light.
Know how to window mount prints to an exhibition standard.
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Reading list |
Recommended
Gillanders, R., 2004, The photographic portrait: techniques, strategies and thoughts on making portraits with meaning, Devon: David & Charles
Barthes, R., 1994, Camera Lucida: reflections on photography, New York: Hill and Wang
Sontag, S. 1977. On Photography, McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., Toronto.
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Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
Tel:
Email: r.bushe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 4400
Email: s.landles@ed.ac.uk |
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