Posted by ADavidhazy on December 12, 19101 at 23:17:46:
2002 Basic Photo/Imaging Workshop for Educators
School of Photographic Arts and Sciences
Rochester Institute of Technology
A Fellowship supported workshop for educators teaching photography and imaging
primarily at the High School and Community College levels (although open to
other educators as well) will again be offered by the faculty of the School of
Photographic Arts and Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology located in
upstate New York.
The workshop will be offered from March 22-24, 2002 and will include technical
as well as practical photographic topics such as Intro to Studio photography
and lighting, Digital Photography. Photomacrography, Intro to Fashion
Photography, Effective Use of Electronic Flash, the 4x5 View Camera for
Landscape or Studio work, Special Effects photography, etc. A section on
Digital Photography and publishing is also included. At this time the exact
topics are still being worked out.
This unique seminar is designed to be an intensive and challenging experience
that will provide you with not only basic technical information but also with
useful experiences and projects that you should be able to apply directly in
your own teaching endeavors. Preliminary schedule and application available at:
http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/workshop.html
Fellowships for $595, equal to the attendance fee for this seminar, will be
awarded to all qualifying individuals. Others may attend at their own expense.
Primary selection criteria for Fellowships will include secondary, Community
College or University affilitation, courses taught and order of application
receipt based on postmark or timestamp.
Please note that the major activities will take place on Friday and Saturday.
Events scheduled on Thursday evening and Sunday morning are mostly devoted to
introductions, sharing educational goals, successes, teaching activities, etc.
This is a volunteer initiative of the faculty of the School of Photographic
Arts and Sciences at RIT and there are participating faculty from every
department within the School. The objective we have is to contribute to
photographic and imaging education at the grass-roots level.