Black and white film. Unfortunately, it's a dying art form in our digital society, but not at Owens! More than 100 students are shooting, processing and printing black and white film this semester, proving the demand is still high. My 14 students processed their 1st roll of film Monday, and it was thrilling to see the excitement in their eyes when they witnessed the magic of Sprint, stop bath and fixer chemicals.
B&W 1 is my favorite class to teach because students are taught to think and see for themselves. Therefore, shooting manually is a requirement. There's no better way than to learn ISOs, shutter speeds and f-stops. They learn to depend on their camera meters, rather than the back of their digital camera screens.
Next week: evaluating light.
(Photos: Students processing their first roll of film in the Owens darkroom.)
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