Course Description
This hands-on class covers the basics in film camera usage starting with properly loading your film, exposure, depth of field basics and more. Please make sure to bring your film camera and a roll of film. 35mm and medium format (120) will be covered. Film development and darkroom printing are not covered in this course.
Please call the Photo Center at 415-554-9522 if you have any questions about this class.
Requirements
Photo Center Orientation is not required for this class, but it is required if student wishes to come to the Photo Center outside the workshop to develop film on their own and/or print their own photos in the Darkroom.
Instructor
Marilyn Montúfar (Scroll down for more information about the instructor)
Dates and Time
January 7
Tuesday, 6pm-8:30pm
Class Platform
In-Person
Class Number
41789
Class Fee
$45
Registration
Winter 2025 registration opens Dec 14 at 10am
*Priority registration for active scholarship recipients starts Dec 12
Instructor Bio – Marilyn Montúfar
Marilyn Montúfar is a fine art photographer and educator with over ten years of research, production, teaching, and exhibition experience locally, nationally, and internationally. Her work amplifies stories about underrepresented communities through the arts – youth, migrants, women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ communities.u003cbru003eShe received a BFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts, New York and has a background in race and ethnic studies. Her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Feria Internacional De La Lectura Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico (2022), Strange Paradise Gallery (2021), Centro de Investigaciones Artísticas Gerónimo Baqueiro Fóster, Mérida, Mexico (2019), Gallery 4Culture, Seattle (2018) among others and has been included in numerous group exhibitions.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eMontúfar was a finalist for the Betty Bowen Award and Neddy at Cornish Award. She has been an artist in residence at Chautauqua School of Art, Chautauqua, NY, Centrum, Port Townsend, Washington; the Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont; and Primal Studio, Mexico City; where she created the photography youth project Beyond Borders/ Más allá de las fronteras –a visual collaboration and international exchange program between Mexico and the United States. The project was featured at the Northern Vermont University’s Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, FotoMéxico Festival, and the Tamayo Art Museum’s Education Center in Mexico City in 2019.
