Syllabus Photography II (Digital)
Course Catalog Description
Building on the technical skills and creative expression learned in Photography I or Introduction to Audio and Video Production, this course emphasizes individual creative expression and technical skills with a DSLR camera using a digital darkroom. A 35mm DSLR camera is required.
Liberal Education Outcomes met by this course:
- Engage in articulate expression through critical reading and effective written, oral, and digital communication.
- Apply critical and creative thinking skills to solve problems.
- Integrate knowledge and perspectives of different disciplines to answer complex questions.
Course Outcomes
Students who complete this course will:
- Develop expertise with the operation of the 35mm digital and film cameras.
- Learn to create a portfolio of artistic work including color and black and white photographs through high-quality, digital printing and presentation techniques.
- Apply the elements and principles of design in photographic compositions.
- Present and critique photographic works with competence.
- Appreciate photographic works of art across both time and cultures.
Photography II
Course Title: Photography II
Credit Hours: 3
Distribution of Contact Hours: 6 studio hours
INSTRUCTOR: Assistant Prof. Arthur Fields
Course Content
In this course, students will be expected to:·
- Participate in 6 contact hours of in-class instruction with the expectation of a minimum of 3hours of coursework outside of class.
- Demonstrate advanced understanding of how to use a DSLR camera.
- Demonstrate competence in: shooting, color correcting images on a digital platform, high-quality digital printing, creating a cohesive body of work, and understanding light and its applications to color.
- Implement basic digital-darkroom skills, using digital tools,equipment, and photographic printers.
- Explore creativity and develop cohesive, conceptual, photographic series through a range of themes, like Documentary and Fabricated Reality.
- Implement the elements of visual design, such as composition, space, contrast, and light, in assignments.
- Apply critical thinking skills in evaluating and interpreting photographic works.
- Evaluate how their work fits into the context of photographic history.
- Evaluate the subject of photography and art through class discussions and critiques, oral and written.
- Apply an understanding of the arts as a vehicle for expression of human and cultural values through creative thinking and problem solving.
- Identify strengths and weaknesses as to what makes a particular image successful in individual photographic works.
- Use proper/professional presentation techniques.
Course Textand Materials
A. Recommended Textbook:
- A Short Course in Digital Photography – Barbara London & Jim Stone – Prentice Hall
B. RequiredTextbook:
- The Photograph as Contemporary Art – 2nd(Second) edition by C. Cotton Paperback
C. Supplies and Equipment:
- Camera: 35mm SLR digital camera with adjustableaperture, shutter speed, and focus with a built-in, working light meter.
- USB pin drive and/or writable CDs
- On-line Journal/sketchbook
Course Calendar/Schedule/Assignments
Course Schedule
Week 1
- Discussion: Color Images
- Inspiration: Studio– Product, Portrait, Food
- Lecture: Artist Statement & Resume, Social Media and Self Promotion
- Homework: (5) Color Images
Week2
- Lecture: History of Color Photography
- Demo: DSLR,Photoshop Basics, & PowerPoint
- Lab Time / Shooting Time (Bring equipment and materials)
- STUDIO VISIT / Bartholomew Wedding Photography – 26 N 1st St.
- Weekly Reading and Writing Assignment Introduction
- Homework: Resume
Week 3
- Lecture: Photoshop Basics
- Demo: DSLR, Photoshop Basics, & PowerPoint
- Social Media Site Set-up
- LabTime (Bring materials to shoot in studio)
- Weekly Reading and Writing Assignment Ch1
- Homework: Basic Photoshop Corrections, Resume
Week 4
- Work in Progress: (4) edited images & Journals due for discussion
- Inspiration: Reframing the Past / Lecture: SMART Goals Worksheet
- Homework: Digital Contact Sheet& (30) Digital Images Shot for Studio Assignment – Raw
- Visiting Artist: TBA
- Demo: Printing a Contact Sheet, Masks & Layers
- Weekly Reading and Writing Assignment Ch2
- Homework Due: Contact Sheet
Week 5
- Work in Progress: (8) edited images & Journals due for discussion
- Lab Time
- Assignment Due: Studio Project
- Homework Due: Masks & Layers, SMART Goals Worksheet
- Weekly Reading and Writing Assignment Ch3
Week 6
- Lab Time
- Homework: (1) Example Print
- Demo: Printing a Final Image / Website Review / Lab Time
- Weekly Reading and Writing Assignment Ch4
- Work in Progress: (2) Contact Sheets, (2) Prints, & Journal Due
- Homework Due: Example Print
- Weekly Reading and Writing Assignment Ch4
Week 7
- Lab Time / Website Building and Review
- Demo: Converting to B&W & Collage
- Weekly Reading and Writing Assignment Ch5
Week 8
- Lab Time
- Homework Due: Bring in digital images & Converting to B&W and Collage
- Inspiration: Fabricated Reality
- Work in Progress: (3) Contact Sheets,(4) Prints, & Journal Due
- Website Review
- Weekly Reading and Writing Assignment Ch6
Instructional Methodologies/ Activities/Grading Specifics
Final Grade Percentages:
- 10% Attendance and Class Participation
- 10% Journals – sketchbook containing notes,ideas, images, inspiration, etc.
- 20% Weekly Reading and Writing Assignments
- 60% Photography Assignments – these may include Studio, Documentary, Human Subject, Re-Framing the Past, Fabricated Reality
Week 9
- Lab Time
- Assignment Due: Re-Framing the Past / Critique
- Homework Due: Adobe Lightroom, Collage & SMART Goals Worksheet Due
- Weekly Reading and Writing Assignment Ch7
Week 10
- Field Trip / Pictura Art Gallery & IU Art Museum, Bloomington
- Demo: Digital Negatives / Lab Time
- Weekly Reading and Writing Assignment Ch8
Week 11
- Demo: Matting & Artist Portfolio
- Homework Due: Website Mockup
Week 12
- Lecture: Self Promotion
- Lab Time
- Work in Progress: (2) Contact Sheets, (3) Prints, & Journal Due
- Homework Due: Elevator Speech
Week 13
- Lab Time
- Homework Due: Online Portfolio and Presence
Week 14
- Portfolio Presentations