TIME AND PLACE

Tues/Thurs 1:00 - 4:30, Mudd Library Room 212.

WELCOME TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

This page will be your main resource for materials for this class as I will not be handing anything out after the first day. There are downloadable handouts regarding assignments and instruction as well as the syllabus below.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This class is centered on Adobe Photoshop as a 21st century darkroom as well as a creative tool for photographic enhancement and manipulation. Technically, students will learn the proper use of digital cameras and their file formats, film and print scanning, basic and advanced techniques in Photoshop, and high-quality photographic printing. The course can be completed with either a digital or a film camera as both formats will be covered.

Conceptually, students will gain an understanding of the social, conceptual and creative ramifications of digital media. Assignments and lectures are designed to get students to think about the issues raised by new technology and how these issues fit into the context of the history of photography and our broader culture.

 

DOWNLOADS

SYLLABUS

• Syllabus for Visual Concepts and Processes: Intro to Digital Photography, Fall 2007.

 

ASSIGNMENTS

• Artist Presentation Choices
• Final Project Proposals

   

INSTRUCTIONAL

• Digital Workflow
• Digital Jargon
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Resolution
• Setting White, Black and Neutral Points
• Advanced Sharpening (hi resolution print version)
• Advance Sharpening (low resolution screen version)

PATHS

Use the two JPEG images below to practice using Paths (Pen Tool). Trace the outlined logos as best you can to create a vector graphic. Start with Viacom, then move to the Coca Cola logo when you feel more comfortable.

• Viacom Path (less difficult)
• Coca Cola Path (more difficult)

MATERIAL FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS WORKING IN PUBLIC SPACES

Photographer's Rights PDF

A very helpful single sheet printout written by Bert P. Krages II, a lawyer who specializes in this type of law. Print this out and keep it in your camera bag if you photograph in public spaces. If someone gives you a hard time for photographing in a place you know you have a right to be, this may help you out (but these days it may not).

Photographer's Rights Letter to NPPA

A more in-depth, and perhaps more official, document written by Kurt Wimmer and John Blevins of Covington & Burling to the National Press Photographers Association in August of 2005. The letter outlines very specifically the rights of journalists on public streets. A good document to have both a digital and a hard copy of somewhere handy.