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Ohlone: painting with light

What fun it was!  I can't wait to see your film images.

Joy of the day: tiny animals

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151021-when-animals-shrink-to-miniature-form

CCSF: Shooting Fuji instant film (instant color pictures)

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.

Tip 4:  Fuji instant film is available from bhphotography.com.

And here's a repost just for fun.  A photographer using instant Fuji film in the streets.

CCSF: Saturday studio work

This Saturday,  there is a very special activity planned.  We will meet in the studio and explore multiple exposures and painting with light!

Please bring:

• 4x5 cameras (at least 4 are needed)
• cable releases (at least 4 are needed)
• a light meter
• flashlights and small lights
• colored gels and filters if you have them
• wear black clothing
• bring black fabric or velvet if you have it
• film holders with film (optional)
• Fuji instant film and backs (optional)

Ohlone: thursday multiple exposures & painting with light

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).

Be ready for some fun and spooky results!

Here's some samples from a former class.

Through a Lens Darkly

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
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