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Teaching photographic history

Julian Latif, 22, listens to Norma Smith as she explains platinum printing at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.

Julian Latif, 22, listens to Norma Smith as she explains platinum printing at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

The Art Center College of Design is offering elective courses in early photo techniques, hoping that students will get a better grasp of the history of photography while mastering techniques that will give them an edge in the digital age.
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Early photo techniques

Students soak prints in water to finish the developing process before letting them air dry.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Early photo techniques

Art Center students learn the art of platinum printing.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Early photo techniques

Daria Kobayashi Ritch uses a a smartphone to photograph a platinum print.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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Early photo techniques

Norma Smith shows Esther Kiu, 22, a print from an alternative processes class at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Early photo techniques

Daria Kobayashi Ritch, 21, looks through her negatives while learning the art of platinum printing at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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