Cameraless Photography Short Course
Course description
Reducing photography to its purest form, this course encourages participants to engage with the rudimentary physical action of light and chemicals on a two dimensional surface. These simple parameters enable a fertile and stimulating crossover between photography, painting, printmaking and graphics.
Using the black and white wet darkroom as a base, a series of simple techniques will be introduced and you are given maximum time to explore their creative agendas. Working within these parameters a surprisingly stimulating and engaging workflow arises.
Most students will take away a large body of experimental but presentable work.
Please note: This course is for students aged 18 and older
Clear, easy to understand lessons:
- Our tutors will explain things in easy to understand, accessible English. If they need to use any special terminology they will make sure they explain what they mean.
- New methods will be shown to students through live demonstrations, in a way that’s crystal clear and easy to understand.
Experience life on campus
- Network and share ideas with students from across the globe
- Access the technology and materials relevant to your discipline
- Shop in our college shops for any materials you might need
- Ask questions of your tutor in real time
- Receive feedback and critique on your assignments
- Experience the many sights of London on your down time
A certificate of completion:
- You've put the work in so we want to make sure you have something to show for it!
- As long as you attend a minimum of 80% of your classes, we will provide you with a certificate of attendance.
- We always recommend you attend all of the classes so that you get the most out of the experience!
- Certificates are great to complement your cv.
Available dates
Make an enquiry or call us on 0207 514 7015.
Details
Areas explored are:
- Photograms - dramatic shadow pictures exploring composition and the interaction of two and three dimensional space
- Contact printing - the inversion of the tones of the image often allows an extra dimension
- Painting with light - torches are used to control the action of light
- Chemigrams - applying chemistry locally to influence development
- Photo-batik - using hand cream on the paper to protect local areas from chemistry
- Lumen prints - you are shown that a great deal of this graphic activity can take place outside the darkroom and how conventional black and white paper can yield a surprising amount of subtle, beautiful colours
Materials
Please bring with you to the first session:
An assortment of objects, for example:
- textures
- grasses
- flowers
- feathers
- leaves
- photographs
- photocopies
- computer printouts
- Particular attention should be paid to shape, translucency and colour range.
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