Kane Stewart

Senior Faculty Associate in Film and Photography

Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies

kasFP@hampshire.edu

Mail Code PF

Kane Stewart

Film and Photo Building 101

413.559.6675

Kane Stewart, senior faculty associate in film and photography, received his B.A. from Hampshire College and his M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. He is currently facilities director of the film and photography program at Hampshire College.

Kane has taught film and photography at Hampshire College, Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. His photographs are exhibited nationally and have received awards in juried exhibitions. His most recent photography reflects his interest in the inhabited landscape through a lyrical treatment of recreational life along a twenty-mile stretch of the Connecticut River.

Recent and Upcoming Courses

Field Study Semester
Still Photography Workshop I: B&W Analog with Medium and Large Formats
This course emphasizes three objectives: first, the acquisition of basic photographic skills, including composition, exposure, processing, and printing in the black and white darkroom; second, familiarity with historical and contemporary movements in photography and the development of visual literacy; third, the deepening and expanding of a personal way of seeing. This course will be taught using medium and large format cameras. Cameras will be available through media services. Students will have weekly photographing and printing assignments and, in addition, will complete a portfolio by the end of the semester.
Handmade Pictures
This course will explore the photographic techniques of cyanotype, platinum/palladium and carbon printing processes. Students will be introduced to historic and contemporary photographers using these and other alternative print processes. Workshops, readings, and critique will dovetail the more technical aspects of this class. Although there will be a good deal of technical application covered in this course, the overall objective is to explore these print processes that will offer creative options for students wishing to further expand their personal vision. Participation is a critical component of this course and it will, along with an end of the semester portfolio, figure prominently in course evaluations. Technical workshops will meet once a week for two hours. Instructor permission required.