Class Photography I

The Curricular Unity Photography I intends to introduce the students to the use of photographic tools for the production of design objects, for which students are introduced to the black and white analog laboratory environment in order to be able to produce an alphabet in photograms. The ultimate goal is the construction of an alphabet in photographic image and the use of that alphabet for writing a short text.  

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1 Introduction to the black and white analog photo lab environment. Magnifier; Timer; Chemistry (Developer, Stop bath, Fixer) Production of gray scales and photograms. Construction of stenopaica machine (pin-hole). Use of the machine in the production of paper negatives. Positivation of paper negatives. Exposure and composition variables. Diaphragm; Shutter; ISO. Focal lengths and lens types - Angular, Normal, Telephoto. 2 Final project ¿Realization of one alphabet in frames using analog tools.  

- UC is characterized by comparisons between techniques, equipment, software in the field of photography analog and digital and typographic creation, in bold, creative and innovative practices in the ways in which The digital and analog laboratory are used for type production.

- Ansel Adams The Zone System: A Câmera, O negativo, A Cópia: Editora Senac¿São Paulo, 2000 - Michael Langford, Fotografia Básica (5 ª Edição Revista e Aumentada): Dinalivro/Focal Press, 2003 - Roland Barthes , A Cãmara Clara, , Edições 70, Lisboa, 1981 - László Moholy-Nagy. Bauhausbücher 8, L. Moholy-Nagy: Malerei, Fotografie, Film. 1927. Letterpress. 9 x 7 1/4" (22.9 x 18.4 cm). Hesse und Becker, Leipzig. -De Jong, Cees W., Alston W. Purvis, Jan Tholenaar. Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles Volume 2 1901¿1938.Cologne: Taschen, 2010. Print. Outra Bibliografia será disponibilizada dentro do contexto específico de cada projecto