Monday - Friday

July 14 - 18

10AM - 2 PM

Class Size Max: 4

This five-day course offers high school students an engaging introduction to both portraiture and traditional black and white photography, all within a small, supportive class environment. Students will learn how to approach photographing peers, passersby, and themselves, emphasizing portraiture as a collaborative process between photographer and subject. Through interactive demonstrations and hands-on practice in Penumbra’s private darkroom and northlight studio, students will learn to operate manual 35mm film cameras, process black and white film, and create prints in the darkroom. A photographic field trip around the city will give students the opportunity to take portraits and gather inspiration.The course concludes with a final critique where students present their work for group discussion.

This course is open to high school students of all experience levels. Cameras will be provided, though students are welcome to bring their own. Lady Grey 400 film is generously provided by Lomography for the workshop.

Tuition includes a $20 materials fee.

David Vades Joseph (b.1986) is an Afro-Caribbean photographer based in New York City. Born and raised in Harlem, New York, David began his photography journey when he was only a boy. He attended the School of Visual Arts where he obtained his BFA in Photography. Drawing inspiration from nostalgic memories throughout his childhood/adulthood, his works revolves around fragments of love, grief, memory, and home. His works have been published in The New York Times, Boooooooom, Der Grief, Paper Journal Magazine, and Humble Arts Foundation. David has also exhibited works at 80WSE Gallery, The Mural Pavilion at Harlem Hospital, Equity Gallery, and Smack Mellon. He is also an alumni of the Eddie Adams Workshop XXXIII. David is currently enrolled in the Studio Art graduate program at NYU Steinhardt.

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