This course is an introduction to photography as a visual language and focuses primarily on image-making with analog media (film). Through demonstrations and the reviewing of historic and contemporary photographic work, students are introduced to the creative practice of analog photography and the evolution of the process and the art. The course will focus initially on manual camera control, film, lenses, and filters used in the process in order to produce creatively compelling photographs. Students are encouraged to experiment with different modes of photography while exploring the technique, aesthetics and history of photography through a variety of assignments, readings and workshops.

This course is an introduction to photography as a visual language and focuses primarily on image-making with analog media (film). Through demonstrations and the reviewing of historic and contemporary photographic work, students are introduced to the creative practice of analog photography and the evolution of the process and the art. The course will focus initially on manual camera control, film, lenses, and filters used in the process in order to produce creatively compelling photographs. Students are encouraged to experiment with different modes of photography while exploring the technique, aesthetics and history of photography through a variety of assignments, readings and workshops.