Jay Linsenbigler Historical Photographic Processes
2012-1013 Featured Grantee Summary Grantee Name:
Project Description:
Jay Linsenbigler Title of Project:
Historical Photographic Processes
The purpose of this project was to learn about historical photographic processes that photographers have worked in for over 150 years with the intention of teaching these processes to students. The training was attended at the Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine for two weeks in July 2012.
Project Goals and Objectives: City, State: Douglassville, PA Grant Period: July 2012 – June 2013 NAEF Grant Amount: $2500 (Halvorsen)
The goals of the project were twofold 1) to learn historical photographic processes used in the past and 2) teach these processes to students at the high school level. A variety of photographic methods were be learned in order to select the most appropriate ones to use in the high school art curriculum.
Description of Activities Supported by this Grant. The institution that provided training for this project was the Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine. Two weeks of “Alternative Process” workshops training in photographic techniques were attended.
Project Contact: Jay Linsenbigler Telephone Number:
Email:
Student Cyanotypes from Salisbury Township High School, Allentown, PA
Processes learned about were: cyanotypes, salted paper processes, kallitypes, albumen, platinum & palladium printing, ziatypes, gum bichromate printing, and field wet-plate processes. Instruction also included using digital negatives in printing. The grant recipient is implementing these processes in the photography curriculum over the next 2-3 years as school budgeting allows for the ordering of materials.
National Art Education Foundation 1806 Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20191 t: 703-860-8000 · e: [email protected] · f: 703-860-2960 · w: www.arteducators.org/naef
2012-1013 Featured Grantee Summary
Student Cyanotypes from Salisbury Township High School, Allentown, PA
Results: Lessons Learned. During the two weeks of workshops in Alternative Photographic Processes, I attended lectures and practiced a variety of alternative process techniques for photographic contact printing. I learned about 7 different photographic processes: cyanotype, gum bichromate, ziatype, platinum/palladium, salted paper, kallitype, and argyrotype. The two weeks of workshops was very intense, informative, and productive! I created many different prints using the various processes. I learned about the media and materials necessary to create contact prints in these processes. In addition, I learned the “positives” and “negatives” of teaching these photo processes to students (cost, difficulty, and safety concerns). Impact of Receiving this Grant: The training I received will have an impact on my students for years to come as I develop the alternative processes in our photography curriculum. Students will have a deeper appreciation of the photographic processes from art history as well as create unique and personal works of art using these processes. In addition, I have been given a big boost in my teaching career by learning these exciting processes that historical photographers have used! I will be implementing one process per year for the next 3 -4 years. I am limited by the budget restraints of being able to pay for the alternative photography materials. This year, I paid for the cyanotype materials myself! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! TO NAEF for providing this opportunity to me! Grantee Biography: Jay Linsenbigler, B.S. MEd. is an Art, Photography, and Digital Imaging teacher with the Salisbury Township School District in Allentown, PA. He attended Kutztown University and the University of the Arts in addition to many workshops in different locations around the country. He enjoys photography personally and loves to visit different areas in search of unique photographic subjects. NAEF supports visual art educators and promotes the teaching of art through professional development, research, and program sponsorship. As an independent, philanthropic organization, NAEF assists with efforts to represent the teachers of art in America, improve the conditions of teaching art; promote the teaching of art; encourage research and experimentation in art education; sponsor institutes, conferences, and programs on art education; and to publish articles, reports, and surveys about art. The Foundation has supported 266 projects since its inception in 1985. NAEF funding supports a wide variety of professional activities, including research in art education, scholarships for professional development, promotion of art education as an integral part of the curriculum; establishment and/or improvement of art instruction in public and private K-16 schools; promotion of the teaching of art through activities related to the instructional process, curriculum, student learning, student assessment, classroom behavior, management, or discipline; purchase of art equipment and/or instructional resources. Donations in support of NAEF, a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization, are tax deductible and greatly appreciated.
National Art Education Foundation 1806 Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20191 t: 703-860-8000 · e: [email protected] · f: 703-860-2960 · w: www.arteducators.org/naef
Project Description:
Jay Linsenbigler Title of Project:
Historical Photographic Processes
The purpose of this project was to learn about historical photographic processes that photographers have worked in for over 150 years with the intention of teaching these processes to students. The training was attended at the Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine for two weeks in July 2012.
Project Goals and Objectives: City, State: Douglassville, PA Grant Period: July 2012 – June 2013 NAEF Grant Amount: $2500 (Halvorsen)
The goals of the project were twofold 1) to learn historical photographic processes used in the past and 2) teach these processes to students at the high school level. A variety of photographic methods were be learned in order to select the most appropriate ones to use in the high school art curriculum.
Description of Activities Supported by this Grant. The institution that provided training for this project was the Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine. Two weeks of “Alternative Process” workshops training in photographic techniques were attended.
Project Contact: Jay Linsenbigler Telephone Number:
Email:
Student Cyanotypes from Salisbury Township High School, Allentown, PA
Processes learned about were: cyanotypes, salted paper processes, kallitypes, albumen, platinum & palladium printing, ziatypes, gum bichromate printing, and field wet-plate processes. Instruction also included using digital negatives in printing. The grant recipient is implementing these processes in the photography curriculum over the next 2-3 years as school budgeting allows for the ordering of materials.
National Art Education Foundation 1806 Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20191 t: 703-860-8000 · e: [email protected] · f: 703-860-2960 · w: www.arteducators.org/naef
2012-1013 Featured Grantee Summary
Student Cyanotypes from Salisbury Township High School, Allentown, PA
Results: Lessons Learned. During the two weeks of workshops in Alternative Photographic Processes, I attended lectures and practiced a variety of alternative process techniques for photographic contact printing. I learned about 7 different photographic processes: cyanotype, gum bichromate, ziatype, platinum/palladium, salted paper, kallitype, and argyrotype. The two weeks of workshops was very intense, informative, and productive! I created many different prints using the various processes. I learned about the media and materials necessary to create contact prints in these processes. In addition, I learned the “positives” and “negatives” of teaching these photo processes to students (cost, difficulty, and safety concerns). Impact of Receiving this Grant: The training I received will have an impact on my students for years to come as I develop the alternative processes in our photography curriculum. Students will have a deeper appreciation of the photographic processes from art history as well as create unique and personal works of art using these processes. In addition, I have been given a big boost in my teaching career by learning these exciting processes that historical photographers have used! I will be implementing one process per year for the next 3 -4 years. I am limited by the budget restraints of being able to pay for the alternative photography materials. This year, I paid for the cyanotype materials myself! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! TO NAEF for providing this opportunity to me! Grantee Biography: Jay Linsenbigler, B.S. MEd. is an Art, Photography, and Digital Imaging teacher with the Salisbury Township School District in Allentown, PA. He attended Kutztown University and the University of the Arts in addition to many workshops in different locations around the country. He enjoys photography personally and loves to visit different areas in search of unique photographic subjects. NAEF supports visual art educators and promotes the teaching of art through professional development, research, and program sponsorship. As an independent, philanthropic organization, NAEF assists with efforts to represent the teachers of art in America, improve the conditions of teaching art; promote the teaching of art; encourage research and experimentation in art education; sponsor institutes, conferences, and programs on art education; and to publish articles, reports, and surveys about art. The Foundation has supported 266 projects since its inception in 1985. NAEF funding supports a wide variety of professional activities, including research in art education, scholarships for professional development, promotion of art education as an integral part of the curriculum; establishment and/or improvement of art instruction in public and private K-16 schools; promotion of the teaching of art through activities related to the instructional process, curriculum, student learning, student assessment, classroom behavior, management, or discipline; purchase of art equipment and/or instructional resources. Donations in support of NAEF, a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization, are tax deductible and greatly appreciated.
National Art Education Foundation 1806 Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20191 t: 703-860-8000 · e: [email protected] · f: 703-860-2960 · w: www.arteducators.org/naef
