Photography
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Mr. Zimmer provides instant access to grades and comments online. 
The secure system enables students to monitor grades and receive instant feedback.

Theme series (final project / check out an excellent example!)
 

  Class Handouts:

• Vocabulary Sheet
• Materials List
   
• Directions to Penn Camera (Rockville)
• Directions to The Photography Center (Bethesda camera store) The Photography Center offers ALL required materials online.  Have everything delivered!

   Procedures:

• Film developing (black and white)
• Print developing (black and white)
• Film developing (color)
• Print developing (color)
• Darkroom procedure (color)
• Solarization technique
• E-6 processing
• Infrared tips and suggestions

  Suppliers:

• Mr. Zimmer's suppliers directory

  Special Interest:

• Nick's Hawaii series
• Darren Higgins senior exhibition images

• Assign. #1 - camera functions
• Assign. #2 - compositional issues
• Assign. #3 - special effects
• Assign. #4 - lighting & close-up
  (omit assign. #4 during Fall term)
• Presentation
• Assign. #5 - large montage
• Assign #6 - infra-red series (description and samples coming soon)
• Assign. #7 - theme series
• Assign. #8 - emulation series
  (omit assign #6, 7 and 8 during
   Fall term)
• Extra project (if time allows / color maters!)

  Grading Standards:

• Access grades and comments
• Art Department standards
• Criteria used when grading artwork (specific grading standards and criteria associated with individual projects appear on assignment sheets).
• Classroom philosophy

  Teaching Philosophy

  AP Studio Art:

• Portfolio Description
   
• A real-life example: Billy Stephens
   
• AP studio art portfolio (a site created by the College Board Association) - check out artwork, profiles and suggestions for students planning to complete an AP studio art portfolio.

  PowerPoint Project

• Presentation Project description (artists to choose from plus presentation criteria detail).

  Resource Sites:  

• Online tool that allows users to adjust exposure and better understand basic settings (great site!)
   
• Stock-photo-research.com site - a group of contemporary photographers with a wide range of abilities.  Real-life career examples!
   
• Kodak - cool new section called "Taking great pictures" Sports Action in Photos.
   
• Tips for taking great sports action shots (Kodak website) 
   
• Additional resource sites for presentations and general questions

• Landon's digital slide library (network login required)

 Tutorial resource sites:

• Lynda.com
• Tutorialized.com

Project samples, in addition to a full description of grading criteria (specific to each assignment), is available online.  Hopefully, this information will help assist students and parents as to the high quality work being produced at Landon.

Description:  This course is designed to explore the use of a camera and darkroom as a means of artistic expression and observation. Students achieve a working knowledge of a fully manual 35mm camera and complete darkroom techniques. Students are also encouraged to articulate their ideas in group critique sessions. Upon completion of the course, students should possess the practical skills to produce expressive images and have an increased awareness of art and its power.

Expectations:  Upon completion of the course, students are expected to have a working knowledge of all darkroom procedures in addition to a manual 35mm camera (Pentax ZXM w/ 50mm lens).  Students will also expand their ability to discuss and interpret works of art, specifically photographs. 

Darkroom - 10 enlargers