History
At the conclusion of the 1986-87 school year, Professors William DuBois and
Michael Peres were analyzing the successes and failures of the recently completed
academic year. In discussing the teaching of electronic flash photography
and problem solving to the second year students in the Biomedical Photography
program, it was decided that a painting with light project might be useful
and fun for the following year. The idea was inspired by a similar project
sponsored by the Sylvania Corporation, which they called the Big Shot. The
Sylvania Big Shot was produced in the 1950’s as a promotional project
for their flash bulb products. During the course of this project numerous
subjects were photographed including Lambert Field, Levitown, New York, the
Canton Football Hall of Fame as well the Khufu Pyramid shown below. The Sylvania
project wired thousands of their bulbs together and at one instance, when
all cameras were open, they would be triggered simultaneously which caused
an exposure. People from all over the area would be invited to watch and Sylvania
of course made a photograph of the important event. Miles of wire was required
to connect the bulbs to the triggering system.
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1959 Sylvania Big Shot |
In December of 1987,
the Biomedical Photography department produced the first RIT Big Shot
of the Highland Hospital, in downtown Rochester, New York. Dawn Tower-DuBois
operated a single 4 x 5 camera loaded with B & W negative film.
37 students and friends of the department attended that event and so
began what has become an
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George Eastman House
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George Eastman House |
