Intro to Black & White Darkroom Photography w/Angelika Rinnhofer

An introduction to black and white film photography, which includes learning to process film and print black and white 35mm negatives. Class will meet to take pictures near Harwood, bring the film rolls to the darkroom and develop them. Each student will then have the chance to make a contact sheet of the film strips and choose the negatives to print by learning how to analyze printable negatives. Students will then print the chosen negatives on black and white paper. Students will know how to take good exposures by learning about the exposure triangle (aperture, shutter speed, ISO). They will learn the importance of a good exposure on the quality of their negatives and ultimately, the quality of their photographic prints.

Age / Skill Level:

Open to teens (15-19) and adults (20 and up) of all experience levels.

Schedule:

Class is scheduled for Wednesday evenings from 5:30pm-7:30pm for six weeks.

First day of class: Wednesday September 4th

Last day of class: Wednesday October 9th

Materials (What to Bring) :

Students are required to provide their own SLR camera for this course as well as their own supplemental materials like film and paper. Although it is not required, it is recommended that your starter kit be purchased through B&H as it will have all the appropriate supplies and is competitively priced with other suppliers. You may follow this link to view/purchase.

About the Teaching Artist:

Angelika Rinnhofer has been an art educator for 16 years. Her interest in teaching photography was sparked when she taught a group of high school students how to use a darkroom. From 2006 until 2015, she taught photography, art history, and a variety of digital art forms in a boarding school in Westchester, NY. From 2016 until 2019, she taught art appreciation at Miami Dade College in Miami, FL. From 2019 until the present, she has been teaching photography and art appreciation at CNM. Additionally, she teaches photography online for Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, NH.

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