Introduction to Photography: Seeing with the Camera
Level: Open to students entering grade 9 or 10 in fall 2010.
Session: I, June 28-July 16, 2010
Days & Time: Monday-Friday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM and 2:30-4:30 PM
Instructor: Yola Monakhov
Related Courses: Students interested in this course might also be interested in Understanding the Arts: Art History and Architecture, offered in Session II.
Course Description
Studio arts courses are offered by the Summer Program for High School Students in conjunction with Columbia 's School of the Arts. The photography courses are taught by instructors from the School of the Arts and are overseen by Professor Thomas Roma, Director of Photography in Columbia 's School of the Arts.
This class introduces students to the 35mm camera and darkroom printing techniques. Students explore the city for subjects and return to the darkroom to create their own portfolio of black and white prints. Students are expected to have their own 35mm SLR film cameras. All other materials are supplied.
On the last Friday of the course, the Visual Arts faculty mounts an exhibition of entries from participants in the painting, drawing, printmaking, and photography classes. The exhibition is held in the Neiman Center Gallery in the Columbia University School of the Arts. Faculty and students host an exhibition opening party to which family members, other participants in the High School Program, and the general public is invited.
Instructor(s)
Faculty
Yola Monakhov
Yola Monakhov was born in Russia. She studied comparative literature and Italian at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and at the Università di Bologna, in Bologna, Italy, and has a master’s degree in Italian literature from Columbia University. She has worked as a photojournalist, contributing to The New York Times, Newsweek, and publications around the world. In 2005, she returned to Columbia University for her M.F.A., and currently she teaches photography at Columbia and at LaGuardia Community College.
Specific course information, such as hours and instructors, are subject to change at the discretion of the University.
