This four-week course is for youth excited about learning the original techniques of creating a photographic image. Teens will be introduced to both camera handling and basic black-and-white darkroom practices. Topics include camera operation, principles of exposure, film development, printing, and composition. Weekly assignments and lectures on historical and contemporary photography explore the technical and aesthetic possibilities of film photography. The majority of class time on weeks three and four is devoted to working in the darkroom and building printing techniques.