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Ms. Matsumoto from Berkeley, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Film is Alive

Help me give my students color film, black and white film, photographic paper, mounting tissue, camera batteries, and chemical storage bottles to help their study of photography!

  • $1,336 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our school is a comprehensive public high school that serves students throughout our city. My students represent the diversity of Berkeley in all facets of culture, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and religion. They bring their experiences to photography class and share how they see the world through the lens. We are lucky enough to have a wide offering of visual arts classes that survive with parent and community donations. However, there is always a gap between funding and need. Even though the funding is limited, my students still want to take photography and do their best to share our resources.

My students are creative and hard-working learners.

They range from freshmen who have never taken a photography class before to seniors who are passionate about the arts who have dabbled in many disciplines. Many of my students who struggle in other subjects thrive in a visual arts classroom where they can experience learning through the arts. My students enjoy hands on learning and sharing their perspectives through photography.

My Project

These supplies will help my students further their studies of traditional film photography. The more students are able to get hands on experience shooting and printing pictures, the more they are able to learn. The black and white Ilford and color Kodak medium format 120mm film will help my 3rd year advanced photography students learn about more professional cameras while the D&K mounting tissue will allow them to learn how to professionally display their work. The Ilford fiber paper will allow my students to print their work at a larger scale for display while the amber glass bottles will allow them to study alternative processes and store the chemistry safely. Finally, the Energizer and Panasonic batteries will keep the students' cameras working!

Ms. Matsumoto
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
10 Rolls Ilford HP5 400 120 Film • Amazon Business $63.99 6 $383.94
Ilford Multigrade FB Classic Fiber Based Variable Contrast, Doubleweight Black & White Enlarging Paper 11x14", 50 Sheets, Glossy - for Printing from Conventional Negatives. • Amazon Business $108.85 2 $217.70
Kodak Professional Ektar Color Negative Film ISO 100, 120 Size, Propack of 5,USA Pack-3 • Amazon Business $97.95 2 $195.90
Panasonic CR2 Photo Lithium 3V Batteries for Mini 25 Mini 50 Mini 50S Mini 55 Pivi MP-100 & SP-1- Silver (Pack of 6) • Amazon Business $9.97 9 $89.73
D&K Colormount Dry Mounting Tissue 8X10 25Pk • Amazon Business $26.43 2 $52.86
Strip of 10 Energizer A76 (LR44) 1.5v Alkaline Batteries • Amazon Business $4.30 9 $38.70
(12 Pack) 16 oz. Amber Boston Round with Black Poly Cone Cap (28/400) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$998.82

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$91.39

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,135.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$200.33

Total project goal

$1,335.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,335.52

6 Donors

-$1,335.52

Donations toward project cost

-$1,135.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$200.33

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