Explore the expressive possibilities of color film photography in this hands-on workshop focused on developing a cohesive photographic portfolio around color, visual motifs, and personal observation.

Working with film cameras loaded with color negative film, students will be challenged to look beyond individual “good photographs” and begin thinking in terms of visual relationships, repetition, rhythm, and visual storytelling. Each student will select a color, combination of colors, or recurring motif as the foundation for a small photographic series and develop that idea throughout the four-week workshop.

The class will look at the influential color photography of Saul Leiter and William Eggleston, examining how both photographers transformed ordinary streets, objects, people, and moments through their distinctive use of color, composition, and observation. Students will consider how color can become a subject in itself while also learning how repeated shapes, objects, gestures, textures, and patterns can create visual connections within a portfolio.

Through guided group photowalks, individual shooting assignments, and group critiques, students will progressively build a body of work. Homework assignments will encourage students to photograph with intention between classes and to explore their chosen color or motif in different environments and circumstances.

Exposed film will be professionally processed and scanned by a local color film laboratory, allowing students to experience the complete analog-to-digital workflow while working with professionally processed negatives and high-quality scans.