Final Portfolio Submission

Due: 4/30 (5pm) at the latest. This is Wednesday of Exam Week. Earlier is fine. 

Leave in box located in alt process room on 3rd floor.

Final portfolio should be in a professional format, such as one of the following:

• Black portfolio book with plastic sleeves, labelled with your name
• Matted prints. Please seek out instructor for correct mounting process if you go this route
• No loose piles of prints will be accepted

Each process / project should be labelled in a neat, professional way. Labels can go on the plastic sleeves or matts. Do not write directly on your prints with pencil or pen.

Please include images representing:

• Gelatin Silver (from Digital Negatives)
• Salt Prints
• Chemigrams/Chemilumens
• Cyanotypes
• VanDyke Brown
• Inkjet Transfer
• Project 1
• Project 2

Dead Week

Monday:

Open work day...please discuss what you plan to do in advance, so that you have materials and the instruction you need.  Faculty and GTA will not be present for good portions of class due to Graduate Review Presentations.

Wednesday:

Critique of VanDyke Brown, Image Transfers, and any other items (such as project 2 progress) you wish to receive feedback on.

Schedule

Vandyke Brown Print

• Bring paper for coating, images to create digital negatives. 

Class sessions: 4/2, 4/7, 4/9

Inkjet Transfer Process

• Bring flat, paper-like surfaces onto which inkjet images can be transferred. This will be referred to as the substrate. Should be a matte, non-glossy surface, such as: artist papers, drawings, collages, etc.
• Bring digital images for use as transfer

Class sessions: 4/9, 4/14, 4/16

Project II

Use any process (or combination of processes) from the course to create a meaningful and coherent group of images. A unifying theme or concept is recommended–articulate this through the process(es).

Project 2 should be distinctly varied from project 1

Preliminary critique 1, 4/16
Preliminary critique 2, 4/23
Project Due (latest date): 4/30

Project 1

Create a coherent group of images that creatively explores one of the processes we have covered thus far. The project should stretch into a more in-depth exploration of image and process. How will the process, the physical aspects of the prints, and the particular imagery support some sort of idea or concept? The project should move beyond first-attempt experiments. See how you can refine the processes creatively. Up to you!

Processes:

• Digital negatives for gelatin silver
• Salt printing
• Chemigrams/chemilumins
• Cyanotype
• Vandyke brown print*

Possible points of departure for further inspiration:

• Explore alternative substrates...other papers, fabrics, sizes
• Explore extended imagery—joiners, photo-objects
• Explore possible mix-media approaches...combine photos with collage, drawing, etc.
• Combining methods. (E.g. liquid light gelatin silver emulsion combined with cyanotype)

Touchstones:

3/19 Preliminary critique
4/7 Final critique

Last Wednesday I assigned the task of ordering supplies immediately. If you have not yet done so, I would plan to expedite shipping so that you have materials in time to develop the work for the due dates. Please talk to me, if you have not yet done this. Its important.

Cyanotypes

3/12
5 quality prints.

Salt Prints

Due: 2/17

• 5 high quality salt prints
• Please have at least four of the images be new work, shot or (otherwise created) for this class
• Negatives can be generated from film, digital capture, or digital composites
• Negatives should be in the range of 5x7 or larger, at least 300 dpi
• The prints should be properly washed, dried and pressed flat

Gelatin Silver

Due: 1/29

• 5 high quality gelatin silver prints
• Please have at least four of the images be new work, shot or (otherwise created) for this class
• Negatives can be generated from film, digital capture, or digital composites
• Negatives should be in the range of 8x10 (or slightly smaller to fit the paper), at least 300 dpi
• The prints should be properly washed, dried and pressed flat

Scheduling

In general:

Mondays are for coating paper, negative making, lectures and presentations
Wednesdays are for exposure and processing

Weeks 1-3
Digital Negatives
Gelatin Silver

Week 4
Salt Prints

Week 5
Cyanotype

Week 6
Van Dyck Brown and Kallitype

Week 7
Gum Bichromate

Week 8
Unusual substrates and presentation ideas

Week 9
Work

Week 10
Work

Week 11
Long Project 1 Due

Spring Break

Week 12
Inkjet Transfer

Week 13
Ink Aid

Week 14
Work

Week 15
Long Project 2 Due

Materials

Required purchases, to order today

Alternative Process Paper:

10 sheets

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/2111510-Arches-Platine-Natural-White-Uncoated-Art-Paper-for-Alternative

25 sheets (optional, if printing larger or greater quantities desired)

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/2111525-Arches-Platine-Natural-White-Uncoated-Art-Paper-for-Alternative

Inkjet Negative Materials:

Pictorico Pro Gallery Hi-Gloss White Film (PGHG) for B&W darkroom printing (gelatin silver)

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/22816-Pictorico-Pro-Gallery-Hi-Gloss-White-Film-(PGHG)-8.5x11-20-sheets

Pictorico Premium Inkjet OHP Transparency Film

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/200648-Pictorico-Premium-Inkjet-OHP-Transparency-Film-8.5x11-20-sheets

Optional, to order if you are inspired to continue with gelatin silver printing:

Ilford Gallerie Fiber based Graded Paper, Grade #2, glossy. Note that this paper is different than the multicontrast paper you have likely used in the darkroom, when printing film negatives. Graded paper is generally required for printing with digital negatives.

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/627651-Ilford-Galerie-FB-IG2.1K-8x10-25-sheets-Glossy-Grade-2

Optional, additional alternative process chemistry:

If you wish to explore a given process further and need more chemistry, please ask instructor for guidance. We may have extra on hand, or perhaps you would need to order more.

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/category/14-Chemicals/Alternative-Process-Chemicals
http://stores.photoformulary.com/StoreFront.bok

Things to bring, have on hand

Ideas, innovations, images, projects...

A notebook to write ideas, jot down processes

Capture Devices:

Any kind of camera, film, digital, or pinhole that can capture an image that can be downloaded or scanned into Photoshop

Storage Devices:

Some way to back-up your work beyond the capacities of the computer desktop or class server, neither of which is secure. E.g., thumb drive, firewire drive, etc.

Dark Bag:

The large heavy black plastic bags that come with darkroom paper are excellent. Use to shield your coated papers from the light.

Apron

Nitrile or Latex gloves. Medical style gloves easiest to use.

Wear older clothes

Hair Dryer