Colleges visiting RHS art department!

Mr. Bill Chenaille, Director of Outreach at the The Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University will be here 5th period on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd to present information about an exciting new program being run through Boston University that focuses on photography, digital film-making, web design, and many other photo-based majors. The campus is in Washington D.C., so for those of you thinking about going to school close to home, this could be a good match.

Also, on Friday, Nov. 13th, a representative from the Savannah College of Art & Design, (SCAD) will be visiting the art department during 5th and 6th period for a special presentation on the school. SCAD offers majors in photography, fashion design, and many other fine arts majors.

Although not confirmed, both representatives may have time for brief, informal portfolio reviews to give you great feedback about developing and improving your portfolio to become more competitive for college applications and scholarship. This could be an awesome opportunity to present your work and make a connection at a great photo program! See me for more information if you're interested!

Slow Speed Film & Photography (ISO 50)

While you're creating your high-speed film prints, take a nice deep breath and s-l-o-o-w-w-w down. It's time to see what very slow black and white film can do, like ISO 50 for example.

After loading your Rollei 50 speed film and changing the ISO film-speed setting on your camera, think about a unique place you'd like to go and visit. This place doesn't have to be exotic, but should be one-of-a-kind, have personality, and character. It should be outside in the landscape, (slow speed film needs lots of light because it has lots of very small silver halide crystals), so indoor exposures will require very large apertures and slow shutter speeds.

Go to this place and capture it's essence. Use half your film to show the actual place, and all the things that "live" there. Shoot the other half of your roll to document the people, or person, that lives there. If no one lives there, go with a friend and "pretend" that this person lives there! See the assignment sheet below for specific requirements!

Slow Speed (ISO 50) Film

*Click* Winner for "Transformation:" Marian Akiwumi

"Water into a Person" - Marian Akiwumi

Polaroid's comeback...

After Polaroid announced discontinuation of all film and instant film cameras two years ago, the era of instant film seemed over. After the announcement, a German company (realizing the continued high demand for the products all over the world) purchased all of Polaroid's manufacturing equipment, and last year began producing Polaroid film again... Under the class links you will find a link to Polaroid's new home base: Polapremium.com. You can check out cameras, buy film, and even scope out some rare and hard to find products...Hooray for Polaroid!

ISO 3200 (High Speed Film)

Not only will this assignment allow you to experiment with using a different type of film, it will also cause you to think about what size to make a print. For both your high and low speed film, I would like you to create 3 different prints, as a sort of "size test."

Make 1 print of one negative at 11x14" using the larger printing easels. Make test strips, take your time, and make this a really strong/dynamic image.

Make 1 print of a different negative at 5x7" or smaller. Choose a well-composed image, make test strips, make it your best.

Make an 8x10" print of an enlarged portion of one negative, (blow up the image as big as you can make it by raising the enlarger head and using the large printing easels. Find a composition within the larger composition!

While printing these images, you will be shooting the counterpart for this assignment, the s-l-o-o-w-w-w speed film (ISO 50) to process next week, (see post above).

High Speed Film (ISO 3200) Half & Half

*Click* Winner for "Monochromatic:" Matt Holloway

"Messing around with smoke, got some interesting shapes here." -Matt Holloway.

FotoWeek DC Photo Contest-Deadline Sunday, Oct. 4th!

Hey everyone, I just heard about a pretty awesome photo contest that is so easy to enter, everyone should apply! Click on the link below to go to the page and see the rules and explanations!

Click for contest rules here!