photography students are there any here?

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i ask as when i was at focus on the last day there seemed to be a lot of enthusiastic youngsters.
all walking around with old film cameras.its certainly got to help the image of photography having a cross section of society participating.

do they still teach film basics and developing etc.? i hope so it would be good to know its being kept alive at the grass routes.

do they supply you with cameras or do you have to buy your own equipment?

i'm interested in your take on photography from what you have learnt so far.

i was pleasently suprised when someone [younger] bought up edward weston in conversation when i was at a concert the other day.
 
I do an evening course at the college I go to, and in answer to your questions is yes.

The college has a darkroom with 13 enlargers in it, one which will take medium format as well. The college can lend students cameras to do black and white because Darkroom is still part of the course they run.

Odly enough you find that when the course first start everyone pulls a face when the word "darkroom" is used but by half way through many of them have started to buy older cameras to use film.
 
im a student and yes wet photography is very much a key aspect in the course. although in current times alot of colleges appear to be ditching their darkrooms or making them smaller and getting PC's with photoshop instead.

at my college you can borrow equipment like cameras etc mainly MF and large format ones. there is also a studio with stuido lights etc beauty dishes.

i think the answer to your question will vary from college to college.
 
Another yes here - I am doing a C&G Level 2 at night school, local college and yes we had a mandatory 3 weeks of B&W film. I enjoyed it so much I am still dabbling and shooting the odd roll fo B&W at home!
 
I'm studying down in Oz. The first half of first year is all 35mm slide. Then a couple of B&W assignments.

There are a couple of compulsory digital assignments, but for the most part you can shoot with what you want / think is most appropriate.

Second year involves advanced B&W (we're lucky enough to have one of Australia's top printers teaching us). And large format photography, slide and B&W, on the college's 4x5 cameras.

We have two black and white darkrooms with a heap of enlargers.

There is a huuuuge amount of photo-history, and visiting galleries, etc.

Jamie.
 
currently doing a HNC at West Lothian College... after 16 years of working this was a welcome break :)

They still actively teach darkroom work including colour printing, have 15 enlargers and a range of 135, MF and LF cameras.

For me i was entirely digital for a good number of years before returning to college in september 2008. i now have a small collection of film cameras 135, MF etc and i'm currently loving using the colleges Cambo 5x4 set-ups, one of which i have on loan for my major project.

they actively teach research, via books, on tradtional photography techniques and photographers as part of the research.
 
its good to hear

i have several books i have found a real inspiration

the old photography year books are good as you get a wide lot of styles and techniques
 
I will be studying photography at university this October (Birmingham city uni, BA Vis com (Photography). The man who interviewed me made it clear we would be using film alot of the time, which is fine with me as I love the stuff!

They have a darkroom and all that jazz
 
Yeah, another at a college evening class doing B&W film photography. Was so chuffed when my first print started showing up in the developing tray.:D:clap::thumbs::woot:
Apart from my DLSR, I now own two film SLR's and a MF Bronica.
 
I did "Darkroom Term 1" somethingorother at Burton College. Was very useful, I did learn a lot, but Ill never need to use that experience again, film just doesnt interest me.

I dont regret it though, was a brilliant insight :)
 
ive had a word with the moderators to give every student a fair chance

look out for sales corner around 7pm :thumbs:
 
I'm currently doning a Photography BA (Hons), After spending 20 years as an Electrical Engineer working in some intresting places, decided it was time to slow down and have my mid life crisis now. Also work part time in photography.

Its a totally Digital course, small, Medium and large format digital.

Facilities are very good. Course content is mostly very well structured, and the tutors that we have are superb.
 
I'm doing a night school photography course with andysnap, before we even got to go on the computers we had to photograms, develop our own film and play with the enlargers. I think they have 12 enlargers, but only do B&W film now i think they got rid of the colour facilities last year. There's lots of encouragement to use the dark room too.
 
I'm currently studying late nights on Thursday (how I wish for day courses!) for HEFC Photography. Got my first unit back the last time in fact, and got the joint top marks.:D

They do supply students with equipment, but their Finepix cameras are inferior to my equipment so I don't bother. I'm not sure it would be fair to state my 'take' on it as I've been a 'professional amateur' for several years before taking this course, I just want a formal education and qualification.

As for film technique we did originally start out learning it and dedicating some time to film work. However they are short of equipment, both for the camera and the developing so class work with film has been discarded for the time being. People who specifically want to use the facilities still can, but it isn't taught as such at the moment.
 
we do a lot of film work, which is very rewarding when you get the prints you want
 
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