A wide shot of a ceramics studio, featuring students working with pottery wheels and other tools.

Alan Labb

Associate Professor

Bio

Associate Professor, Photography (1996). BFA, 1988, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; MFA, 1990, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, Champaign, IL. Exhibitions: Schneider Gallery, Chicago; Bridge Center of Contemporary Art, El Paso; Graham Gallery, Albuquerque; Dartmouth Street Gallery, Albuquerque; SF Camerawork, San Francisco; Gallery 312, Chicago; University of California, Irvine; Sullivan Galleries, Chicago; Temple Art Gallery, Philadelphia; Colorado College, Colorado Springs. Publications: SF Camerawork Quarterly; Educause Review; The Albuquerque Journal; F News. Bibliography: The Chicago Tribune; Camerawork: A Journal of Photographic Arts; Hyphen Magazine; Afterimage; Los Angeles Times; The Albuquerque Journal; The Chicago Reader; F-News; Crude Oils.com. Collections: Art Institute of Chicago, Joan Flasch Artist Book Collection, University of New Mexico Art Museum. Awards: Illinois Art Council; Rockefeller Foundation.

Courses

Title Department Catalog Term

Description

Large Format Photography introduces students to the concepts and aesthetics of working with a large-format view camera. Students will learn pre-visualization, camera movements, perspective control, large-format optics, and sheet film handling. Through flexible assignments, they are encouraged to develop a personal style while exploring traditional genres such as portraiture, landscape, studio, and architecture. Technical skills include view camera setup, the zone system, large-format scanning, and both analog and digital printing. Each student is assigned a 4x5 studio camera and has access to 8x10 and 4x5 field cameras, along with various optics and accessories.

Class Number

1530

Credits

3

Description

Taken every semester, the Graduate Projects courses allow students to focus in private sessions on the development of their work. Students register for 6 hours of Graduate Project credit in each semester of study.

Class Number

2323

Credits

3 - 6