ILLUS-3754

PHOTO ONE: DIGITAL

Faculty: Henry Horenstein

Course Level: Junior, Senior, 5th Year

3 CREDITS

This is an introductory course in digital photography. It covers all the basic techniques of digital workflow: capture, photo editing, and inkjet printing. You will learn how your camera works and how to control it to get the results you want. You will also learn how to download and manage your image files, edit them for best results, backup them religiously, and make excellent inkjet (digital) prints. Beyond technique, there will be at least one visiting artist, regular lectures covering the history of photography, an optional weekend field trip to Boston, and regular group and individual crits geared toward developing your style, focusing your ideas, and making better pictures. Most students use a DSLR (digital single-lens-reflex) camera, which you must provide, but other types are also OK, such as a good point-and-shoot or a mirrorless model. We will discuss cell and tablet phones, but a dedicated camera such as one of the above models, will give you better results and more control. While this course is an introduction to photography, and assumes no prior knowledge, students with some photography background or those with analog-only experience may also benefit.

An invaluable resource to the illustrator, Photography is a powerful medium unto itself, or in conjunction with painting, drawing or 3D materials. This course promises to strengthen comprehension of all elements needed to make a forceful photographic image and the fusion of multiple image sources and diverse media.

The student must have access to a digital camera (preferably digital SLR).

ESTIMATED COST OF MATERIALS: $100.00 - $150.00