IAP25 B/W Photography Independent Study

January 6-January 31, 2025

Location: MIT Arts Studios, W20-429

Instructor: Jacob Geiger

A person closely examining a black and white photograph suspended over a lightbox.
Marjory Collins, Examining the dots on the screen of a negative in the darkroom, 1942.
Jacob Geiger, Office During Stay-At-Home Order, 2020

Building hours for IAP 2025: 

  • W20 open: 6am-7pm
  • W20 card access only: 7pm-2am
  • Building closed (no access): 2am-6am

This course does not have regular class meetings and is for students who have prior darkroom experience developing film and making prints. Students may take this course more than once. Completion of a MIT Arts Studios darkroom course or permission of the instructor is required. Please contact the instructor if you’re unsure whether you have the prerequisite experience.

35mm, 120 and 4×5 format cameras will be available for check-out to students on a weekly check-out basis. Students must provide their own film and paper. Darkroom chemistry is provided.

  •  January 6, 2025 - January 31, 2025
     8:00 am - 11:55 pm
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