PHOTO 3760 - Alternative Photography

This class investigates a variety of photographic processes that evolved in the second half of the nineteenth century. Students will explore the historical and chemical aspects of the following processes: pinhole photography, paper negatives, cyanotypes, Van Dykes, and gum dichromate prints. Students will also make enlarged negatives with ortho-litho film. There will be in-class writing assignments on the required readings from the textbook.