A Photo Teacher |

To successfully complete the course, you’ll need to purchase / have access to any of the following camera equipment, analog and/or digital materials, and presentation materials depending on the course(s) enrolled in at Grossmont College.  Click on Resource Links for photography equipment and materials suppliers.

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Text

PHOTOGRAPHY – PHOTO I (red label), by London, Stone and Upton.  This is the textbook for the following course:

PHOT 150 – Photography I

You are responsible and required to complete the assigned readings.  Copies are available for in-class use in the Photography Lab, on reserve at the library as well as for purchase in the Grossmont College Bookstore.

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PHOTOGRAPHY – PHOTO II et al (black label), by London, Stone and Upton.  This is the textbook for the following courses:

PHOT 151 – Photography II

PHOT 152 – Photography III

PHOT 156 – Digital Photography I

PHOT 158 – Studio Lighting I

PHOT 165 – Color Photography I

You are responsible and required to complete the assigned readings.  Copies are available for in-class use in the Photography Lab, on reserve at the library as well as for purchase in the Grossmont College Bookstore.

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Adobe Lightroom 3 and Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers by Martin Evening and Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers – The Ultimate Workshop (advanced techniques) by Martin Evening and Jeff Schewe.  These are supplementary, recommended textbooks for digital photography technical support for the following courses:

PHOT 156 – Digital Photography I

PHOT 256 – Digital Photography II

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Camera

Access to an analog SLR with manual focus and adjustable shutter / aperture controls (Auto-function cameras (focus/exposure) acceptable with manual override)

Depending on the course enrolled in, any combination of analog and/or digital cameras, including small-format analog and digital cameras, point and shoot, cell phone cameras, medium-format cameras as well as a large-format camera (successful completion of PHOT 152 – Photography III necessary) may be used for any of the assignments and final project.

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Image Capture

Black & White Negative Film

Color Negative Film (C-41 process)

Color Transparency Film (E-6 process)

Digital Memory Cards (minimum of 2 GB)

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Image Storage

Negative storage pages (5 frames x 7 rows) for making analog and/or digital contact sheets
Flash Drive or External Hard Drive

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Photographic Printing Paper

Digital photographic printing paper can include the following brands: Epson Premium Luster, Ilford Galerie Gold Silk and Calumet Brilliant

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Black & White analog printing paper must be variable contrast, fiber base, double-weight and glossy surface only from the following brands:  Ilford Multigrade

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Color analog printing paper (RA-4) can include the following brands: Fujicolor Crystal Archive (glossy, matte, lustre) and/or Kodak Endura (glossy (f), matte (n), luster (e))

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Matt Board

White, non-textured matt board only (2 ply and/or 4 ply)

Will also need dry mounting tissue if dry-mounting technique is used

As assigned and only if submitting 8” x 10” or 8-1/2” x 11” photographic prints for completion of Final Portfolio

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Portfolio Box

minimum size:  11” x 14” Storage Box or Print Portfolio box for Final Portfolio

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Miscellaneous

Manila envelopes for turning in assignments

Compressed Air

Notebook

 

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