Re: Slightly OT - Teaching

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From: Pam Niedermayer (pam_pine@cape.com)
Date: 01/29/01-06:55:42 PM Z


Sure, you could build pinhole cameras, take some photos onto paper or
film, go from there.

Pam

valerie_matthews@notes.teradyne.com wrote:
>
> Hello you all knowing listers,
>
> This is a bit off topic, but since there are so many educators on the list,
> somebody might be able to help. Off-list
> replies a preferred. I can assemble all the responses if anyone is
> interested in them, let me know.
>
> During the summer, I teach an introductory photography class at a college
> with no darkrooms and no photo dept
> and little access to digital equipment like film scanners. Many of the
> students are engineer and graphic and
> industrial design majors It is two hours, twice a week for 12 weeks, a
> total of 48 hours teaching time.
>
> We do go to a communty darkroom (4 hrs each, color and black and white),
> look at slides which cover some of the
> history of photography, discuss camera use, watch a few videos on
> photographers, have about 5 'photographing'
> (either slides or contacts are made from C41) assignments and a short (4-6
> page) paper on a photographer. We see
> shows when there are any to see and a couple of my classmates come in to
> guest lecture.
>
> However, I rack my brain trying to fill the time!!! Does anyone have ideas
> for 'fun' photo activities which are somewhat
> cheap, educational and would not require a darkroom? Thanks!
>
> Valerie

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Pamela G. Niedermayer
Pinehill Softworks Inc.
600 W. 28th St., Suite 103
Austin, TX 78705
512-236-1677
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