In the back to school spirit? Looking for a fun place to learn some cool new skills and make some art? Well you're in luck because new classes have been scheduled in the Darkroom with a few of our classic courses ready to roll this fall. Check out intro and intermediate printing classes and learn your way around AS220's facilities with our helpful and knowledgeable staff, keymembers and instructors. For more information, contact krystal@as220.org
The Black and White Darkroom $100.00 (three student minimum) Intro to Photo Workshop Two Instructor-Gail Porter * Oct 21, 28 & Nov 4th from 7-10pm* Students will learn to develop their own film and to print their own photographs in AS220's state of the art, well ventilated darkrooms. Being able to control the contrast of a print and to apply the simple techniques of burning and dodging can make a big difference in ones ability to create a print that sparkles as opposed to one that just shines. The course is geared toward those who use 35mm, or medium format cameras, (including Holgas).
Intro to 35mm Camera: Everything You Wanted to Know $50.00 (two student minimum) Intro to Photo Workshop One Instructor-Gail Porter- * Oct 7th & 14th from 7-10pm* Take the mystery out of the terms and usages of aperture sizes, f-stop numbers, shutter speeds, ISO numbers, focal length, synchronization speeds and any other aspect of the 35mm camera that you have ever wondered about We will take the camera off the automatic mode, and learn about the creative possibilities that exist once exposure is fully understood. This is a non-darkroom class and is therefore open to anyone shooting black and white or color film. A 35mm camera with automatic override, and one roll of film and its processing will be required.
Intermediate Printing Class $200 (three student minimum) Instructor: Stewart Martin Oct 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, Nov 3rd, 10th from 7-10pm. This course is designed for those with some experience printing black & white looking to further hone their skills. Classes covered setting up a darkroom, mixing and tweaking chemistry, contrast control, dodging, burning, flashing, washing, toning, spotting, print finishing, breaking down a darkroom and exhibiting your work. The objective: to master the scientific in order to explore the creative. Class instructor Stewart Martin is a professional printer and photographer working in the field of traditional photography for over twenty-five years. His early printing experience included edition printing for Larry Clark, Bruce Davidson and Larry Fink. Although events and portraits are the bulk of his commercial work, he also does a specialized type of photography of the eye for ophthalmologists. He lives and works in Providence with his wife and daughter
