Photography: The Camera Craft
Level: Open to students entering grades 11 or 12 or freshman year of college in fall 2010.
Session: II, July 20-August 6, 2010
Days & Time: Monday-Friday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM and 2:30-4:30 PM
Instructor(s): Kai McBride
Related Courses: Students interested in this course might also be interested in Critical Focus on the Visual Arts or Drawing: Eye and Idea, both offered in Session I.
"I learned so much in this class. It was fun and a great learning experience…This program exceeded my expectations and I couldn’t have asked for anything more!"
- Lucina Sinclair, 2009
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.
Students work both on assigned and self-directed projects while learning traditional black-and-white darkroom techniques including 35mm film development and contact sheet and 8x10" print production, with the goal of creating a final portfolio presentation at the course's conclusion. 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
Kai McBride
Kai McBride was born in Hawaii and, after living all over the United States, spent his junior and senior years of high school at the North Carolina School of the Arts. At the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston he concentrated on photography and film. In 2008, Kai received his M.F.A. from Columbia’s School of the Arts, where he was the departmental research assistant for the Photography Department. He teaches photography and design classes at Columbia University, Queens College, and Mercer County Community College.
Specific course information, such as hours and instructors, are subject to change at the discretion of the University.
