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In this photography course, we will learn how to use traditional 35mm film cameras for photographing with both color and black & white film stock. The film shot in this course will be outsourced to a professional photography lab, to both develop our film and provide us with high-resolution digital scans. Demonstrations in Adobe software will provide us with the technical skills to organize, edit, and adjust our scans to make beautifully crafted inkjet prints. Various paper surfaces will be explored to show how substrate choices emphasize the textural qualities, tonal range, and color pallet that film offers. We will study a wide range of topics in photography, such as culture, identity, family, politics, environmentalism, history, and other themes in art. We will also learn about the invention of photography and how the technical evolution of the camera advanced the medium into new realms. 35mm film cameras are available on loan for the semester. Please note that this is not a traditional darkroom course, therefore, there will be no hand development of film or traditional darkroom printing. Attendance for the first class is mandatory.