ARTO 313

Darkroom and Exhibition Printing

An exploration of Historic processes in photography, darkroom materials and techniques, and the fine art of printing digitally. Through the materials of film cameras and darkroom techniques, we will explore our relationship with the world around us. The course will follow historical techniques in photography from photograms and pinhole photography to plastic cameras to large format photography. Along the way, we will learn the basics of black and white photography and printing in the darkroom as well as gain insight into the history of the medium

Units: 3.0

Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio