Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Your right. But when it comes to explaining something, I'm unrelenting. When I managed a rental darkroom back in the mid-70's, the owner developed a method of showing people how to print within 15 minutes. Hey, that's what I'll do. I'll teach them method printing:-) Slobodan Dimitrov John Collier wrote: > > I know what you mean but do not forget that most of these students will > be blind. They will not be able to see the things that you see. When you > first start making prints, it takes a long painful time before you can > make anything decent. This is as frustrating for the student as it is > for the teacher. Always find something to praise and always have really > good prints on hand for them to compare to. > > It is all to easy to forget the steep learning curve we all had to climb > to get where we are now. > > John Collier > > PS: OK, it was steep for you while mine was a little bump with a very > steep valley following... > > On Saturday, August 24, 2002, at 07:06 PM, S Dimitrov wrote: > > > I spent Friday afternoon cleaning out the cobwebs inside the student's > > darkroom. I did get a chance to peak inside a couple of binders left > > over from the last semester. It was enough to make one weep, > > under-exposed and under-developed negs, and prints that looked like grey > > oatmeal. With passing grades no less. > > This coming Tuesday is the big day where I'll see where this crew > > stands. > > Considering it's costing them around $25,000 a semester I hope they have > > the attitude to make it count. From my experience with parochial > > education, we always thought that if we paid the tuition we also passed > > the class. I wonder if these kids will think the same? > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html