Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Continuing Education | Summer 2008 Courses

DESCRIPTION
This is an introduction to the fundamental technical tools of B&W photography and basic darkroom techniques. Black-and-white film processing and printing are emphasized, as well as the basics of using a manually adjustable 35mm camera including exposure controls and camera operation. Class time is devoted to aesthetic concerns of the B&W medium and includes both darkroom and critique sessions.

INSTRUCTOR
Henry Cataldo is a Photographer who holds a BS from Stonehill College, a BFA from MassArt, and an MFA from Yale University. He has exhibited at Tufts University, University of Michigan, MIT, and Galeria Mesa.

DESCRIPTION
This is an introduction to the fundamental technical tools of B&W photography and basic darkroom techniques. Black-and-white film processing and printing are emphasized, as well as the basics of using a manually adjustable 35mm camera including exposure controls and camera operation. Class time is devoted to aesthetic concerns of the B&W medium and includes both darkroom and critique sessions.

INSTRUCTOR
Photographer Philip Loreti holds a BS from Boston University and MFA from MassArt. He has taught at UMass/Boston, Salem State College, the Worcester Art Museum, and the Institute Allende, SanMiguel, Mexico. He has exhibited both nationally and internationally.

DESCRIPTION
This is an intensive basic course that provides an understanding of the art of photography moving from analog to digital tools. By learning traditional black and white and color processing and printing, students will have a better understanding of photographic issues when using digital technology. Topics covered will include camera controls, b&w film processing, printing with both b&w and color photographic paper, analog and digital color correction and Photoshop basics such as film scanning, file management, and digital printing. There will be in-class critiques and we will look at the work of contemporary and historical photographers.

INSTRUCTOR
Tommy Tolhurst received a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and is an MFA candidate at MassArt.

DESCRIPTION
This class, for the student who has conventional photo experience, is an introduction to digital imaging techniques. Photoshop software basics, input and output options and their relationship to photography will be covered. Contemporary thought about digital photography is discussed. Content is emphasized in critiques.

INSTRUCTOR
Billie Mandle is a freelance Photoshop and dgital photography instructor. She holds a BA from Williams College, attended New York University and the Speos Photographic Institute, Paris France. She is currently and MFA candidate at MassArt. She has exhibited at MassArt, The Photo Co-op, New York, NY.

DESCRIPTION
Ansel Adams once said that the best camera "is the biggest you can carry." Despite the explosion of digital media in the last decade, much of today’s innovative photography is being done with the 4 x 5 view camera. The extraordinary detail and precision these cameras offer make them particularly well suited to fine art and commercial photography applications. This class will cover the operation of 4 x 5 cameras, processing sheet film and printing large format negatives. Class time will include technical instruction, shooting, lab work and critique. Students may borrow cameras from the college, or elect to purchase their own. Students should have some darkroom experience.

INSTRUCTOR
Stephen Tourlentes is a photographer and Studio Manager of Photography at MassArt. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago and Princeton University, and has been exhibited at the Revolution Gallery, MI; Cranbook Art Museum, MI; and S.F. Camerawork, among others. Tourlentes has received a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a Polaroid Corporation Grant, and a MacDowell Colony Fellowship. He holds a BFA from Knox College and an MFA from MassArt.

DESCRIPTION
Learn to make beautiful palladium prints with an extraordinarily long tonal range in this 2-day workshop. Palladium printing produces beautiful dark brown prints with a velvety surface texture due to the way that the metals are absorbed by the paper support. This process, along with platinum, produces the most stable metal-based prints available. The first day we will make enlarged negatives from imagery from multiple sources. We can start with 35mm – large format negatives, prints or anything you can think of. We will make both digital negatives and enlarged negatives on film in the darkroom, learning what the best negatives for palladium printing should be and how to make them. We will print on the second day. We will hand-coat our paper, adjusting for contrast and density and learn how to get the best prints by focusing on fine-tuning the process. This class is for photographers at any level, however some darkroom experience is preferred.

INSTRUCTOR
Lana Z Caplan is a photographer, filmmaker and installation artist who received her MFA from MassArt and BA from Boston University. She currently teaches at MassArt and the Walnut Hill School. Recent exhibitions and screenings include: John Stevenson Gallery, NY, Gallery NAGA, Gallery Kayafas ), Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City, The Danforth Museum, and The Photographic Resource Center. She is represented by Gallery NAGA in Boston. LanaZCaplan.com.

DESCRIPTION
Learn how to create stunning mural-size digital prints. Using your own images we will learn how to create high-resolution scans, adjust our images in Photoshop, and output them digitally using Epson wide-format archival inkjet printers. Students should bring negatives and blank CD-Rs (or other portable storage media) to the first class. The lab fee includes ink and paper for up to 40" of wide format output, as well as necessary test prints.

INSTRUCTOR
Robert Knight is an adjunct instructor of photography at Emerson College and MassArt. He received his MFA in Photography from MassArt and his BA from Yale University. His work has been exhibited locally at the Alpha Gallery, the Photographic Resource Center and University Place Gallery, as well as nationally at Jen Bekman Gallery in New York, NY and at the Houston Center for Photography in Houston, TX. Robertknight.com

SPECIAL SCHEDULE
Th, 6:30-8:30p, Jun12, 19 & Sat & Su, Jun 14 & 15 on location at Deer Island and Harbor Islands

DESCRIPTION
This workshop will explore landscape photography as a vehicle for considering the environment. Climate change, energy consumption, and a global population explosion are just a few of the major challenges bearing pressure upon the planet. With environmental concerns increasingly dominating scientific, political and cultural discussion, there has never been a more apt time for artists to interpret such issues in innovative ways. The course will include a brief classroom session along with shoots on the Harbor Islands over one weekend with a follow-up session for review and critique. Students may shoot in the format of their choice but must have prints available for the review session.

INSTRUCTOR
Eirik Johnson is an acclaimed photographer whose work has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, the George Eastman House in Rochester, and the Aperture Foundation in New York among other museums and galleries. His work is in permanent collections which include the Museum of Contemporary Photography, the National Fulbright Foundation and the Joseph and Elaine Monsen Collection. He has received several awards including the Santa Fe Prize in 2005 and a Fulbright Grant to Peru in 1999-2000. His first monograph, BORDERLANDS, was published by Twin Palm Publishers in 2005 and featured in Dwell Magazine in May, 2007. Johnson is represented by Yossi Milo Gallery in New York and Rena Bransten Gallery in San Francisco. He is Assistant Professor of Photography at MassArt.

DESCRIPTION
This class will allow you to take control over your photographs by teaching the basics of the digital camera. We will explore effective techniques for taking better pictures with the most automated of digital cameras to the latest digital SLRs. In addition we will look at options for editing images ranging from Adobe Photoshop to I-Photo. You will gain an understanding of resolution, basic retouching techniques, a familiarity with file handling, and a greater appreciation for the aesthetics of your photography. (Taught on Mac computers)

INSTRUCTOR
Adam Lampton is a Boston-based photographer and part-time faculty member at Emerson College in Boston. He exhibits his work nationally, and recently he curated a traveling exhibition entitled "Nothing to be Done." His work has been in publications including Art in America, Maisonneuve Magazine, and Polar Inertia Journal. He received a William J. Fulbright Fellowship in 2006-2007 to live and work in Macau, SAR, China and a finalist for a 2007 Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Grant. He received an MFA in Photography from MassArt, and a BA in English from Colorado College. adamlampton.com

DESCRIPTION
This class, for the student who has conventional photo experience, is an introduction to digital imaging techniques. Photoshop software basics, input and output options and their relationship to photography will be covered. Contemporary thought about digital photography is discussed. Content is emphasized in critiques.

INSTRUCTOR
Billie Mandle is a freelance Photoshop and dgital photography instructor. She holds a BA from Williams College, attended New York University and the Speos Photographic Institute, Paris France. She is currently and MFA candidate at MassArt. She has exhibited at MassArt, The Photo Co-op, New York, NY.