Creative Arts Champlain

Here are some examples from the black and white portrait assignment in the first semester Intro Photo class.

In this excerpt from her series of black and white portraits made for her final Photo Portfolio class, Kristen explores the relationship between photographer and subject while sensitively inquiring about the nature of friendship.

For Rebecca’s graduating project in the photography profile she chose to  portray women in their environments. By using the triptych, she expands the frame and space and gives the viewer further insight into the lives of her subjects.

Here are a few more black and white portraits from this year’s Intro to Photo classes.

Some black and white portraits made old-school with film and printed in our darkroom. These are from the first semester intro to photo class. More to come.

Here are some interesting portraits from Jennifer Pascual made in a Light and Image photo option class.

The following images are from an assignment given in the Image and Light option class. The students were asked to make a series of black and white portraits inspired by a photographer or a period style. They picked photographers as disparate as Horst P. Horst, Diane Arbus, Katy Grannan etc. They also seemed to like the idea of the classical Hollywood portrait. Here are a few examples:

Here is a sample of black and white portraits from first semester Intro students.

Here is a sample of black and white portraits from the Intro Photo class in the first semester. These come from the students’ first or second ever roll of film.