Photo 1 – Project #6: Modified

OVERVIEW:

As we approach the end of the semester, youʻve worked on developing an strong understanding of camera operations, darkroom safety and procedures, print craftsmanship and quality, as well as building your awareness of lighting, composition, and visual communication.  Dang, thatʻs been a lot!  

Most projects ask you guys to shoot a roll of film and make X-amount of prints, with Project #5 introducing you to scanning and editing with Photoshop.  However, with this project you are being asked to use old film and prints and see how you can modify or experiment with work youʻve already done.  To do this, you will choose a method of modifying artwork from the list below and see how you can create new things from your old work.

  • Sepia: Tone prints a sepia brown color in the darkroom
  • Double Exposure or Sandwiching: combining negatives on 1 paper in the darkroom
  • Colorize: Add color to your black & white images in PhotoShop
  • Photo Collage: Use PhotoShop to combine 2+ images together
  • Want to try something else? Talk to Kumu about it and try it out!

* Projects 6 and 7 may be completed in any order.

PROJECT PURPOSE

  • to experiment with different creative photographic techniques, like collaging, double exposure, toning, or adding color to BW pictures.
  • to gain more experience in the darkroom or with Photoshop, based on studentʻs choice.

WHAT TO TURN IN

  • TWO (2) 8″x10″ prints that have been modified in some way
    • You can modify each print in whatever way you want.
  • ONE (1) completed Project Evaluation

INSPIRATION:

Darkroom techniques!

  • Photo collaging in the darkroom: Jerry Uelsmann uses darkroom techniques to create surreal photo collages that seamlessly blends multiple negatives on one sheet of paper to create visual poetry.

Photoshop Techniques!

  • Colorizing Black & White Pictures in PhotoShop: This requires you to scan a picture of your choice and use different PhotosShop techniques and layers to add colors. You can do this to create emphasis in a scene, or you can try to make it look like a realistic looking image. Thereʻs been a big trend lately to colorize historical photographs, which you could do too! Just be sure that youʻre grabbing images that you CAN use (check copyrights for images first). A good source to find images are archives – try the Hawaii State Archives online or even the Library of Congress online!