Zack said:
Just for a quick update, the teacher pretty much informed us that he was done teaching today (the 4th day of class) and now we just have to take pictures at school. the only catch is that hallways are "closed" meaning very little traffic and very little interesting things.
Major lazy a**ed dork. Has he shown the class any prints of his own - digital or wet - to at least give you the illusion that _HE_ has any grasp of the fundementals? Can you drop that POS class?
If I were in your shoes I'd blatently bring my Speed Graphic (w/ RF coupled 127/4.5), a graphmatic loaded with Tri-X 320, and contact print the negs on Chicago Alubumen Works POP. All shots for class would be taken out of school, I might add. The digitial requirement would definately get me into major rebellion mode. Hell, I'd probably break out the light saber flash and my last handfull of GE #5's just because of that...
I had a chem teacher in HS who had previously been a Chemical Engineer in industry so everyone presumed he had to know what he was talking about. I think he got fired for incompetence as he couldn't teach his way out of a paper bag. I intentionally blew the year end final; I think I accidently put down the correct answer to two questions (this was 24 years ago this spring, so it's a little fuzzy around the edges.) But I also knew that the school district had a chem exam after the final where they compared all the students in the city. I had the highest grade in the city on that exam...
🙂 An F student aceing the hardest test of the year :angel:
That caused a very big stink that the school administration had a very difficult time with once the school board learned of that discrepency. Were I in your place today, I would work very hard to create the same kind of situation. Now, I am _not_ advising you to do so. In this current political climate that punishes dissent severly, it wouldn't be a good idea if you want to have a profitable future. But I'd still do it if I were in that situation today.
To help your current situation be a wee bit better, I will happily loan you my Kiev 4a and my prewar (as in pre-WWII) uncoated collapsible CZJ 50/2 Sonnar. It's a delightful lens to use, especially the way uncoated lenses handle modern color emulsions. If you're interested, PM me your address.
Free advice and worth even less than you paid for it... :bang:
William