I thought this was at the elementary school or Junior High level. I do not think
the question would have even been asked at the college level. And many HS have
darkroom facilities nowadays, and the students would be expected to understand
normal care with darkroom chemicals, I mean they work with much more dangerous
stuff in chemistry class, so that would not be a problem.
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Peter J. Alling wrote:
If someone is taking a formal photo course I would presume that they
have already moved beyond P&S and disposables.
Anyone who is just looking for some pointers to make their snapshots
better doesn't need a full blown course, and if they
do they are probably hopeless in any case. (Damned I'm feeling nasty
this morning).
graywolf wrote:
I would think a basic course could be taught with machine processing
at the local minilab, letting the kids use whatever camera is
available to them including disposables. There is enough to learn
about the basics of lighting and composition that it would easily take
up a one semester class. One could easily explain to them how shutter
speed and f-stop affected the DOF and motion blur even if they had no
direct control over it. Though it would be nice if a decent manual
camera was available for the kids to try out their learning on, if
even only under supervision, and have some experience in case they
decide they wished to pursue photography farther. I actually feel that
darkroom or computer graphics work should be held back for a more
advanced course.
We tend to forget that you do not need all those advanced features to
learn the basics.
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graywolf
http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html
