1) Show Up: Perhaps it goes without saying that you need to attend class. If you know in advance that you will not be able to attend class, you may e-mail me or call me about any assignments that are due, so you can have them in on time. If for some reason you need to drop the class, we will miss you, but please remember to drop before the deadline (see Palomar’s web site for drop dates). Miss more than 2 classes and you may be dropped from a class.

2) Learn Something New Every Class: Photography is both an art and a science and sometimes people have strength in one area more than another. Eventually it all comes together. Demonstration days and critique days are especially important learning opportunities, you won’t want to miss them.

3)Share: Learning need not be competitive. Learn from others, it saves time and effort.

4) Stay Open to New Ways of Seeing: You have had a lot of experience looking at images, they surround you every day. Now we will explore what makes an interesting and memorable image. We will learn the language needed to discuss photography... this will include some technical sounding terms, but don’t worry.

5) Have Fun: Photography can be a way to open up the world.

No food or drink in the classroom or the darkroom. Really!

No pagers or cell phones - they must be turned OFF!

No repeated lateness. Make an effort to be on time.

Late assignments will be accepted up to two weeks after the due date (except the final project, which will NOT be accepted late) BUT will be marked down 10% each week (one letter grade). Assignments more than two weeks late won’t be accepted. Please talk to me before this happens if there is a problem! If you turn your projects in on time, and only if you turn them in on time, and receive a poor grade, you will have the remainder of the semester to re-do the work and turn it in for a better grade.

Final grade will be based on:

Printing Assignments: 60%

Quizzes, Tests, Papers 30%

Class Participation 10%

Should you not ask me to assist in your printing you will be graded down! Please allow me to assist you with your work.

Photography Concepts: Be able to discuss and evaluate photographs and understand the process (and a bit of the history of photography).

The Camera: Know how to use it. You are in control and have endless choices to make.

The Darkroom: Etiquette and Safety as well as Darkroom Procedures.

The Negative: How to produce a negative which will give you what you need to make a good print.

The Print: How to make a print that reflects your vision.

Note: Nothing is automatic at Palomar. You must add or drop a class yourself.