A few weeks ago, you learned how to use the Fuji brand instant film backs. These videos review that information, and will help you if you get confused when loading the film.
Tip 1: Fuji instant film is designed to be used in natural daylight. If you can find the Black&White version, that can be used in all lighting situations.
Tip 2: pictures that are too light have too much exposure. Pictures that are too dark have too little exposure. This may feel opposite of film exposures, but you'll get use to it.
Tip 3: if you don't finish the entire pack of film, there is a way to save it for later. Use a film loading room in total darkness to take the film out and store it in a black bag (you can use a spare from paper or film. When you want to use the rest of the pack, simply reload in total darkness, making sure the paper tabs come out in the same spot.
This Thursday we'll have some fun with light and multiple exposures. Please bring cameras, flashlights, black clothing, black fabric if you have it, digital cameras (optional), tripods (if you have them).
Tonight I'm glad to be subbing for Professor Gentry PH52 Photographers and Their Images.
The lectures are free and open to the public!
On tonight's schedule: “Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People”
"The first documentary to explore the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations, and social emergence of African Americans from slavery to the present, Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People probes the recesses of American history through images that have been suppressed, forgotten, and lost.
Bringing to light the hidden and unknown photos shot by both professional and vernacular African American photographers, the film opens a window into the lives of black families, whose experiences and perspectives are often missing from the traditional historical canon. African Americans historically embraced the medium as a way to subvert popular stereotypes as far back as the Civil War era, with Frederick Douglass photographed in a suit and black soldiers posing proudly in their uniforms. These images show a much more complex and nuanced view of American culture and its founding ideals.
Inspired by the book Reflections in Black by photo historian Deborah Willis, the film features the works of esteemed photographic artists Carrie Mae Weems, Lorna Simpson, Anthony Barboza, Hank Willis Thomas, Coco Fusco, Clarissa Sligh, James Van Der Zee, Gordon Parks, and many others."
Location: CCSF, Ocean Campus, 50 Phelan Ave, San Francisco, CA Visual Arts Lecture Hall 114 (V114) Meeting times*: Fridays, 6:00 – 9:00 P.M MAPS and Directions
It was rumored that the Pony was gone with the arrival of our new parking structure. But fear not! I spotted the Pony today on my way in.
Hop on the Pony for a ride up the hill. It runs until the afternoon (sorry night class).
I hope this will encourage you to try public transit this semester.
This video will walk you through the steps of using the Scheimpflug technique for controlling plane of focus on a table top arrangement. This will be especially helpful when working close up for project #4.
