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Digital Photography Location: Class Schedule: Instructor: John Sappington - john@basearts.com |
Overview Schedule Resources |
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Syllabus (this page): DESCRIPTION: Topics and Scope: Assignments: Recommended Technical Texts: Alternate
Technical Texts: Students are required to obtain backup media to store class example files and work in progress. Optional media types are: - 100MB/250 Mb Zip disks - CD ROM/DVD-R, Write-once or Re Writable: Approx. capacity 700+MB - Flash cards, memory sticks, etc.. Students are also required to have an e-mail account. This can be accessed through the lab and may be a free account like those available from Hotmail, Yahoo, Freemail, Excite, etc. The instructor will assist students in obtaining an e-mail account if necessary. Students will be expected to check this e-mail account at least twice a week. General class announcements will be reported via e-mail. EVALUATION: 20% of student grades will be based on class participation. Students must attend class in order to effectively participate. 70% of student grades will be based on the completion of assignments. These assignments will not be graded for skill or content, but will be evaluated for technical completion. 10% of the student grade will be determined by the final portfolio presentation. ATTENDANCE POLICY:Students are expected to attend all of every class meeting unless they have received prior permission from the instructor. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class meeting. Anyone absent when attendance is taken will be assumed absent from the class. If you are late to class it is your responsibility to make sure your attendance is acknowledged by talking to the instructor. If
you are intending to drop the class, please notify the instructor. You should not assume that the instructor
will automatically drop you because of absences. If you stop
attending classes and you do not drop the class, and the instructor
has not dropped you from the class; the instructor may be required
to give you a grade of F for the class. |
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Digital Photography |
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| Week 1 |
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Assignment:
Bring Camera to second class meeting with cables (usb/firewire) |
| Reading: Adobe Photoshop CS2 - What's New Brief and New Features Expanded Artists: Diane Arbus Gary Winogrand Ansel Adams Robert Frank Sites: Masters of Photography - Good starter site for Analogue Masters http://www.masters-of-photography.com/ http://www.lomographics.com Freestyle Photographic Supplies http://www.freestylephoto.biz/e_main.php Camera Reviews http://dpreview.com www.steves-digicams.com http://www.keh.com |
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| Week 2 |
Lecture: Lecture: Camera Operation - Exposure basics Photoshop Introduction
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| Week 3 |
Lecture:
Layers Introduction
Contact Sheet
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Lab |
| Assignment: - Custom Digital Contacts / Composites - 3 Subjects - 9 minimum shots exploring the subject presented via contact sheet II with customized layout and concern for creating a story of the object. Assignment: Be sure to also experiment with the flash in daylight. What impact does it have ... ? |
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| Shooting Field Trip - 3rd or 4th week | ||
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Reading: Artists: |
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| Week 4 |
Lecture: Photoshop:
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Lab
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Reading: Supported
Cameras Page
Russell Brown Tips & Techniques |
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| Week 5 |
Field Trip + Critique |
Photoshop: Printing
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Reading:
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| Week 6 |
Lecture: Photoshop: Web Output
Protecting your work and respecting the work of others. |
Final Critique |
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