PHOT 156
© Thomas Ruff, from series Jpegs, 2005 (left); Pedro Meyer, from ZoneZero Editorial #24 – Family Album, 2000 (upper right); and Epson 4880 inkjet printer
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PHOT 156 | Digital Photography I explores the nature and continued development of a photographic vision through the visual language of technology and digital photography, concentrating on the conceptual, aesthetic and technical considerations and possibilities of digital photographic theory and practice. We’ll examine the critical issues raised by the use of digital photographic practice within historical and contemporary contexts with specific attention and discussion on the role and function of technology in photography and its social and cultural implications on how the photographic image is considered.
Catalog Description
Understanding digital photography from technical and theoretical perspectives is the focus of this course. Students will learn various digital-imaging input techniques comparing scanned film images to those created by digital cameras, thus critically examining the profound effects digital-imaging technologies are having on the ways we look at photographs. Through a combination of hands-on-practice using current photo imaging software and Macintosh computers and in-class critiques, various issues will be explored within these new technologies. Students will address the primary relationship of digital photography to traditional, analog photography.
Prerequisite: “C” or “CR” grade or higher in ART 150 | PHOT 150 – Photography I or equivalent
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Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
Using current industry standard technologies, students will demonstrate their ability to analyze and process digital files using input from both scanned film and digital camera capture, including newer high-resolution image information strategies.
Demonstrate the ability to use digital imaging process software, file management systems and output printing devices to create optimum photographic images of the highest quality both aesthetically as well as technically proficient.
Students will demonstrate through compare and contrast, the primary relationship of the new digital photography technologies and their unique strategies for image processing to that of the traditional/analog photographic practices historically established through film and chemistry applications.
Demonstrate critical thinking practices by describing, interpreting and evaluating these digital photographic practices as a means for developing one’s personal vision, an aesthetic process for creative expression and the means for strong visual communication.
Assessment Activity: Portfolio and Reflective Self-Assessment Essay
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Course Information and Links for PHOT 156 | Digital Photography I
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Course Syllabus and Calendar
PHOT 156 Calendar Fall 2009.pdf
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PHOT 156
Critical Issues Responses
2 – Photographers at Work – Then and Now
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Shooting Assignments
3 – Points of View
4 – Family Album
5 – An Adventure in Photography – Initiating A Personal Vision
Final Project : The Portfolio
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Technical Assignments
1 – Input – Principles of Scanning
2 – Image Optimization and The Digital Photographic Print
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PHOT 156 Fall 2009 Calendar
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 – 3:20 pm
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8 | 25 – Tuesday
Introduction to course, discussion of syllabus, course expectations and use of course website
Discussion on From Analog to Digital Photography and the role of digital technology in photography.
Overview | review discussion on working with Apple computers and OS-X
Presentation | Discussion of Flickr and PHOT 156 Flickr website
8 | 27 – Thursday
Presentation and discussion of recent photographic work (bring in 2 photographs of interest)
Review Discussion of Photographic Seeing, including Beyond The Surface | Thinking About Photographs (Website | Discussions and Lecture Review Materials) and Seeing Photographs (Website | Discussions and Lecture Review Materials)
Discussion | Demonstration on Digital Image Capture and Input – Principles of Scanning (Website | Lecture Review Materials)
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9 | 1 – Tuesday
Critical Issues Response #1 due before start of class (Website | PHOT 156 | Critical Issues Discussions)
Review Discussion | Demonstration on Digital Image Capture and Input – Principles of Scanning (Website | Lecture Review Materials)
Discussion | Demonstration on Digital Image Capture and Digital Cameras (Website | Lecture Review Materials)
Material referenced in textbook chapter entitled Camera Raw Image Processing
Presentation | Discussion of All In A Days Work (Shooting Assignment)
Digital Lab
9 | 3 – Thursday
Introductory Discussion | Demonstration on the Adobe Photoshop Workspace
Material referenced in textbook chapter entitled Photoshop Fundamentals and Configuring Photoshop
Presentation | Discussion of Developing A Working Process (Website | Discussions)
Discussion | Demonstration on Digital Image Workflow, Processing and Management
Material referenced in textbook chapter entitled Camera Raw Image Processing and Image Management
Digital Lab
Principles of Scanning (Technical Assignment #1) due at end of class
9 | 4 – Friday
Census Day – Last Day to Drop without a “W” appearing on Academic Record
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9 | 8 – Tuesday
Review Discussion | Demonstration on Digital Image Workflow, Processing and Management
Material referenced in textbook chapter entitled Camera Raw Image Processing and Image Management
Discussion | Demonstration on Exporting Digital Images for the Internet
Material referenced in textbook chapter entitled Output for the Web
Upload All In A Days Work (Shooting Assignment) digital images to Flickr site due at end of class
9 | 10 – Thursday
Critique of Shooting Assignment | All In A Days Work
Presentation | Discussion of The Photographic Scene (Shooting Assignment)
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9 | 15 – Tuesday
Quiz #1 | Digital Image Capture and Input – Principles of Scanning, Digital Cameras, Digital Image Workflow, Processing and Management and Exporting Digital Images for the Internet
In-Depth Discussion | Demonstration on Adobe Photoshop Workspace
Material referenced in textbook chapter entitled Photoshop Fundamentals and Configuring Photoshop
Discussion | Demonstration on Adobe Photoshop and Image Optimization (Website | Lecture Review Materials)
Material referenced in textbook chapter entitled Image Editing Essentials and Image Retouching
Digital Lab
9 | 17 – Thursday
Review Discussion | Demonstration on Adobe Photoshop and Image Optimization (Website | Lecture Review Materials)
Material referenced in textbook chapter entitled Image Editing Essentials and Image Retouching
Discussion | Demonstration on Working in Grayscale (Website | Lecture Review Materials)
Material referenced in textbook chapter entitled Black and White
Digital Lab
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9 | 22 – Tuesday
Review Discussion | Demonstration on Working in Grayscale (Website | Lecture Review Materials)
Material referenced in textbook chapter entitled Black and White
Discussion | Demonstration on Digital Photographic Output (Website | Lecture Review Materials)
Material referenced in textbook chapter entitled Print Output
Digital Lab
9 | 24 – Thursday
Image Optimization and The Digital Photographic Print (Technical Assignment #2) due at end of class
Digital Lab
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9 | 29 – Tuesday
Review Discussion | Demonstration on Developing A Working Process (Website | Discussions) and Making Digital Edited Contact Sheets
Digital Lab
10| 1 – Thursday
Quiz #2 | Adobe Photoshop Workspace and Image Optimization, Working in Grayscale and Digital Photographic Printing
Presentation | Discussion of The Art of Color (Website | Lecture Review Materials)
Presentation | Discussion of Points of View (Shooting Assignment)
Digital Lab
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10 | 6 – Tuesday
Digital Lab
10 | 8 – Thursday
Digital Lab
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10 | 13 – Tuesday
Critique of Shooting Assignment | The Photographic Scene
10 | 15 – Thursday
Discussion | Demonstration on Basic Constructing of a Digital Image from Multiple Images
Material referenced in textbook chapter entitled Layers, Selections and Masking
Digital Lab
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10 | 20 – Tuesday
Critical Issues Response #2 due before start of class (Website | PHOT 156 | Critical Issues Discussions)
Presentation | Discussion of Family Album (Shooting Assignment)
Presentation | Discussion of An Adventure in Photography – Initiating A Personal Vision (Shooting Assignment | Final Project)
Digital Lab
10 | 22 – Thursday
Digital Lab
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10 | 27 – Tuesday
Digital Lab
10 | 29 – Thursday
Critique of Shooting Assignment | Points of View
Discussion | Demonstration on Basic Constructing and Seamless Transforming of a Digital Image from Multiple Images
Material referenced in textbook chapter entitled Layers, Selections and Masking
Digital Lab
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11 | 3 – Tuesday
Digital Lab
11 | 5 – Thursday
Digital Lab
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11 | 10 – Tuesday
Digital Lab
11 | 12 – Thursday
Critique of Shooting Assignment | Family Album
Digital Lab
Last Day to Drop with a “W” appearing on Academic Record
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11 | 17 – Tuesday
Digital Lab
11 | 19 – Thursday
Critique of Shooting Assignment | An Adventure in Photography | Initiating A Personal Vision
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11 | 24 – Tuesday
Critical Issues Response #3 due before start of class (Website | PHOT 156 | Critical Issues Discussions)
Digital Lab
11 | 26 – Thursday
No Class | School Holiday (Thanksgiving)
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12 | 1 – Tuesday
Digital Lab
12 | 3 – Thursday
Digital Lab
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12 | 8 – Tuesday
Digital Lab
12 | 10 – Thursday
Presentation of Final Project | The Portfolio
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12 | 17 – Thursday
Presentation of Final Project | The Portfolio
Final Examination | Scheduled from 11:30 – 1:30 pm
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Curriculum Evaluation
Your final grade will be determined by a culmination of points earned based on your performance with the below listed curriculum assignments. Questions regarding curriculum assignment grades and/or the final grade must be brought to the attention of the instructor. To provide equitable instruction for all students while during class hours, please ask questions regarding your grade during instructor office hours or after class.
PHOT 156 – Digital Photography I
Participation and In-class Lab Practice ………………..150………(30 class sessions @ 5 pts each)
Critical Issues Response #1 ……………………………..30
Critical Issues Response #2 ……………………………..30
Quiz #1…….. ………………………25
Quiz #2…….. ………………………25
Final Exam…….. ………………….50
Technical #1………………. ………………30
Technical #2………………. ………………60
Shooting Assignment #1…………………………………100
Shooting Assignment #2…………………………………150
Shooting Assignment #3…………………………………..60
Shooting Assignment #4…………………………………..60
Shooting Assignment #5…………………………………100
Final Project……………………………………………….200
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Final Grading
Your overall final grading based on points earned will be representative as follows:
A ………1070 – 958
B ………..957 – 851
C ………..850 – 744
D ………..743 – 637
F ………..636 – 0
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