PHTC 101Beginning Black and White Photography

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Instructional materials fee of $30.00 is required for this course and must be paid at registration. This course offers introduction on the use of traditional black and white film techniques, including processing film, silver gelatin printing and related techniques. The beginning photographer will learn basic camera functions, fundamental darkroom skills and black-and-white film processing and darkroom printing techniques. The emphasis is primarily technical, although aesthetics, composition, and contemporary issues in photography will be covered through class critiques and discussions. Topics of discussion will include photographic genres, the photo essay, editing and sequencing a body of work, personal visions, social and political context, documentary versus art photography. (CSU, AVC)