SYLLABUS:

M W 9-12_Broad 4240

Overview

This course is intended to introduce students to fundamentals of digital photography as an artistic and design practice. Students will learn the technical aspects of photography, including pre-production, studio and field shooting, lighting, and post-production software. This hands-on learning will be complimented by rigorous overview of critical issues, history and theory behind the photograph, as illustrated through the seminal artists of the field.

Production assignments will expect students to master technical skills while developing conceptualized artworks, and will be rigorously reviewed for quality and content. Assignments will be introduced using artists and artworks as examples and context for ideation.

Students are expected to generate dialogue around the concept and process behind their work. Articulation of ideas is a key part of evaluating student's performance, both in Critique and Individual meetings.

Grading

Assignment 01 - Photo Spree - 10%
Assignment 02 - Fact & Fiction - 20%
Assignment 03 - Propaganda - 20%
Assignment 04 - Self-Directed Final - 30%
Assignment 05 - Class Production - 20%

Assignment Grading

Quality of Concept - 50%
Quality of Execution - 50%

Attendance

Students are expected to attend every listed event on the course schedule. If you cannot attend, you must notify the instructor prior to the date you will be absent. More than 2 unexcused absences, and for each thereafter, will result in -0.5 of your final grade. If you are more than 20 minutes late for class, you are considered absent for that day.

Critiques are like tests, do not show up late for a critique! Your work must be on the wall by the beginning of class! If you are late for a critique, you will lose -0.5 on the assignment being critiqued. You are expected to attend the 3 D|MA lectures listed on the schedule.