Experiment: Photography (Part III)

Here are most of the final prints I made for film photography. Photography was fun, but at times irritating, and always time-consuming. If attempting to work in the darkroom, always set aside at least a five hour stretch of free time. And bring a radio.

FYASO Friday

Experiment: Photography (Part II)

One of the studios I am currently taking is Intro to Film Photography. I was lucky enough to take a basic film photography back in high school, and it was a great experience, overall. I enjoyed it very much. However, I realize just how lucky I got in that class. While the art department's budget was tight and we had few supplies (and therefore students could not experiment), nearly everything was given to us: paper, chemicals, darkroom, film development canisters, etc. We only had to provide the camera (which everyone seemed to already own) and film (and we only shot about four rolls all quarter).

In college... let's just say that film photography is expensive. But it is also very rewarding. I think that I will feel very good about myself at the end of the quarter once I have somewhat mastered things. For now, it's a mixed bag. Some days go smoothly while others are a struggle. Of course, that's typical of any studio class!

Here is a contact sheet of one of my rolls of film and a few test prints I have done, as well as an example of test strips I made to determine how long to expose my photo paper to make a print.

Sketchbook Peek: Thesis Edition

Sketchbook Peek (Part II)

FYASO Friday

 

 FYASO stands for Fuck Yeah Art Student Owl. It's currently my favorite internet meme. The Art Student Owl is a stressed, poor, sleep-deprived, chain-smoking, caffeinated art student, just trying to get through its time in art school. Every Friday, I will be posting my favorites. Many of them are frighteningly accurate as to my own life.

To see (many many) more examples of FYASO, please visit Fuck Yeah Art Student Owl on tumblr.

Sketchbook Peek

Take a peek into my sketchbook. Some of these sketches have nothing to do with anything. Some of them are old. Most of them are new. Enjoy.

Experiment: Intaglio Printing

Last quarter, I took a studio in Advanced Printmaking, as I have taken three studios in different kinds of printmaking (screen-printing, intaglio, and relief). In this studio, I focused on intaglio. Here is a sampling of the prints that resulted. These are more monoprint than intaglio, to be honest, as I painted thinned ink straight onto the plate to print. However, I would call them intaglio since the plate was a zinc plate that I had etched initially. I worked with the same plate all quarter. It's fascinating that you can achieve many different effects and moods using the exact same plate.