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Show John Telford, third graders, explore photographic mysteries t 1 " ; V w -' , I -AX rf h : I i 1 J. " 1 i It - . .V , L Can you really make a photograph without a camera? cam-era? Last Thursday 80 skeptical third graders at the Parley's Park Elemen-: Elemen-: tary School had a chance to try and none was disap-? disap-? pointed. i Under Utah photographer 1 John Telford's guidance, the students converted a class-, class-, room into a photographic darkroom. Then with noth-:: noth-:: ing more than a flashlight, a few common objects and a piece of light-sensitive paper, pa-per, the students composed and exposed their own eight-inch by ten-inch photographs. photo-graphs. The students carefully 1 dipped their photos into a s tray of developer and I watched the images magi- cally appear. According to Telford, the oohs and aahs were the same ones he hears in his adult photography classes. "The marvelous thing about photography is that the first experience is very satisfying. But it can also be s as long and arduous a study as any expressive art form," said Telford, whose photo- . graphic portfolio of The Great Salt Lake will soon be released as a book. The process of making a photogram is simple. Under a safelight, simple objects such as keys, springs, and a ; sink drainer can be ar- ranged on a piece of photo- ) graphic paper which is then given a brief exposure with a flashlight and then dev- eloped. "It is the best way to ' introduce someone to the ' . effects of patterns of light and images on light-sensitive materials. It also provides pro-vides a basic feeling for the chemistry. I've done this : with my own kids," said Telford. The photography project 1 is part of a series of unusual education opportunties ar- I John Telford shares the elements of photography with Parley's Park third graders. ranged by Lynn Koshland, who teaches the gifted and talented students at PPES. "I hope that by bringing people from the community into the school to share their talents a creative door will be opened for them to explore," said Koshland. With eight-by-ten glossies in hand, the students proceeded pro-ceeded to interview Telford about his own photography. Telford works for Instructional Instruc-tional Media Services at the University of Utah and he was asked to photograph the World Games in Helsinki, Finland last summer. "But of all the traveling I have done to exotic places, I have never seen anything aSv beautiful as southern Utah," he told the students. 1 |
