This course will discuss practices and ethics around digital photography and experiment with foundational tools and techniques, aiming to create space for students to develop their own interests within the possibilities of the medium. Classes will combine practical exercises, discussions mostly around the work of contemporary LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC photographers, and readings on the development of digital photography and its impact on society. Materials will intersect photography theory, interview with artists, current debates on photography technology, ethics, and gender studies. We will address photography in manual mode, experiment with composition and light, organize, develop, and manipulate digital image files using Lightroom and Photoshop, and experiment with finalizing work for the screen and for inkjet prints. Students will practice analyzing, creating, discussing, and writing about photography through in-class and weekly practical assignments, feedback rounds with their peers, self-directed final projects, readings, and journaling.
Digital SLR cameras will be available from the college for students to use throughout the term. Photoshop and Lightroom will be available on all 12 workstations in the Photo Digital Lab.
Students will be required to have a Mac-compatible external hard drive and inkjet photo paper to complete assignments.
Learning Outcomes:
Develop/improve their skills in shooting, editing, printing, and managing digital photographs
Create new work within short time periods in response to prompts and develop, and revise a sustained independent project
Practice contributing to critiques with peers and receiving feedback on their work
Build awareness of historical and contemporary artists and the breadth of possibilities for the medium
Make observations, think critically, speak and write about photography, enhancing their ability to present work
Actively reflect on their own questions and relationship to the ideas in the course, and on their creative and learning processes, and make connections to other areas of interest
Delivery Method: Fully in-person
Course Level: 2000-level
Credits: 4
Th 8:30AM - 12:10PM (Full-term)
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Course Frequency: Every Term
Categories: 2000 , All courses , Four Credit , Fully In-Person , Photography
Tags: BIPOC , digital photography , gender , LBGTQIA+