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Art 295.2 Digital Photography Spring 2012 Page 1 of 7

Art 295.2

Digital PhotographyFall 2010, TTh, 4:15-5:30 PM

Instructor: John Locke

Office Hours: 9AM-10PM 7 days/week

Office/Building: WODE Suite 2nd Floor Keuka Business Park

Office Phone: 315-279-5111

Keuka email: [email protected]

Cell Phone: 585-261-4076

Personal Web Site: www.johnlockesoffice.com

Class Room: Lightner Library 001

Moodle Page: online.keuka.edu =>Keuka College Campus=>Art-295-2

Enrollment Key: Groucho

Prerequisite: None

Course

Description: The fundamentals of digital image capture in terms of subject and

form: classical photography with digital technology. The post-production of images brought to an audience electronically rather

than intensive post-production experience with image

manipulation, special effects, new media, or animation.

Text: Photo Course; An Interactive Multimedia e-text (print version) NOTE: YOU MUST HAVE A TEXTBOOK BY THE BEGINNING OF

WEEK 2. Not having a textbook will not be an acceptable excuse forlate or missing assignments.

Materials: Sketchbook/ journal or composition notebook (recommended but

not required)

Clear plastic covers for prints and a binder

5 sheets of matte board (white or Grey, NO BLACK)Spray adhesive

A pencil

12-inch ruler1 GB flash drive

DiscsDigital camera with manual functions

Nopoint and shoot camerasStudents are to supply their own digital camera, batteries, memory

cards and any necessary hardware accessories or software

accessories to make the camera functional.

Course Objectives 1. Demonstrate the ability to optimize, edit and size adigitalimage.2. Identify effective images-chosen or assigned-for specific

purposes and prepare images for uploading.

3. Analyze and interpret in terms of technical characteristics as

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well as the aesthetic characteristics of subject and form.4. Evaluate the work of peers in terms of subject, form, content,

and technique.

5. Reflect on the history of the medium and compare the

development of digital technology and its impact throughreception and production.

6. Develop an extensive portfolio demonstrating knowledge inthe medium along with a personal expression.

The purpose of this course is to learn basic photographic skills in

capturing an image digitally. Develop a self confidence in editingimages and transporting digital files. Explore the history of

photography before entering the digital realm along with the

basics of digital camera operation; composing a good image

compositionally, and learning to respond critically.

Course Objectives Institutional Goals

(ELEAP)

Program Goals

1. Demonstrate the ability to

optimize, edit and size a

digital image.

Personal and Social

Responsibility:

Foundations and skills for

lifelong learning.

Program Goal 5:

Understand the impact of

technology on the production,

dissemination, and reception

of the visual and verbal arts.

2. Identify effective images-

chosen or assigned-for

specific purposes and prepare

images for uploading.

Intellectual and Practical

Skills:

Creativing Thinking

Program Goal 1:

Demonstrate artistic

competence and aesthetic

sensitivity.

3. Analyze and interpret in

terms of technicalcharacteristics as well as the

aesthetic characteristics of

subject and form.


Skills:Critical Thinking

Creative Thinking

Written Communication

Oral Communication

Program Goal 4:

Analyze and interpret themeaningof works of visual and

verbal art using a variety of

critical methodologies and

theoretical perspectives.

4. Evaluate the work of peers

in terms of subject, form,

content, and technique.


Skills:

Oral Communication

Program Goal 3:

Understand the technical,

conceptual, and

communicative skills essential

for activities in the visual and

verbal arts.

5. Reflect on the history ofthe medium and compare the

development of digital

technology and its impact

through reception and

production.

Knowledge of HumanCultures and the Physical and

Natural World:

Cultural Contexts

Personal and Social

Responsibility:

Foundations and Skills for

lifelong learning

Program Goal 2:Understand the terminology,

history, and major traditions of

the diverse types of visual and

verbal art.

Program Goal 5:

Understand the impact of

technology on the production,

dissemination, and reception

of the visual and verbal arts.

6. Develop an extensive

portfolio demonstrating

knowledge in the medium

Knowledge of Human

Cultures and the Physical and

Natural World:

Program Goal 1:

Demonstrate artistic

competence and aethetic

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along with a personal

expression.

Self and Individual sensitivity

Grading:Description Points Total

Participation 5 5

Weekly projects 5 70

Midterm project 10 10Final project 15 15

Attendance: Successful completion of this course requires you to attend class. If

you will miss class due to legitimate reasons (as contained in the

student handbook) you must notify the registrar's office AND the

instructor prior to the start of the class. Makeup work and tests

will NOT be accepted from unauthorized absences.

Unauthorized absences can result in a 1-point (off final grade)

penalty for each one. Tardiness will result in a .5-point (off final

grade) penalty for each one.

*The last week of class will be final portfolio presentations;

failure to attend both classes will result in a full letter grade drop

of the final grade.

Class Conduct: Any acts of classroom disruption that go beyond the normal rights of

students to question and discuss with instructors the educational

process relative to subject content will not be tolerated, in

accordance with the Academic Code of Conduct described in the

Student Handbook.

Children in Class: Only in extreme cases are children allowed in classroom or

laboratory facilities, and then only with approval of the instructor

prior to class.

Plagiarism/

Academic

Dishonesty False representation of the origin of digital imagery used in its

totality, or as a component of a larger project will be considered an

act of plagiarism. This does not mean you cannot sample imagesfrom other sources, but it does mean that you must represent those

components as coming from outside sources.

Refer to the Policy on Academic Dishonesty in the Student Handbook

for additional information.

http://www.keuka.edu/communications/Publications/Handbook/stu

dent_handbook.pdf

Assignments All assignments will be handed in via Moodle to the specifications

delineated in the Class1 Powerpoint presentation shown in class and

available on the Moodle page in week 1. Late assignments will be

penalized by one point for each day past the due date.

ASSESSMENT AND

METHOD OF

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EVALUATION: Evaluation of Grading:

80% in class and outside of class assignments, projects,

documentation/organization of files, final presentation of

portfolio, exams, attendance, writing assignments and

effort. Midterm exam.20% in class participation

Taking Pictures

and Printing: You will receive a handout with the specifics of each assignment.

Photographs need to be organized, stored in a folder and backed up

on a disc. A minimum of five photographs and no more than 10 ofyour best work will be handed in on the due date given. All

images are to be organized and stored in a folder on a flash drive.

Discs and flash drives are to be labeled with your name.

Less than five images per assignment is unacceptable and will

result in a lower grade.

Assignments: 1. Outdoor/Indoor Scene/Outdoor Portrait and Indoor Portrait,Interpretive Landscape2. Depth of Field and Shutter: M, A-DEP, Metering Mode, AV,

TV, + -

3. Design: Texture, Repetition, Line, shape.4. Typophotography, Worms Eye View, Reflection, Interiors5. Lighting, Environmental Portrait, Space6. Abstraction, High Contrast Photography7. Hockney/Narrative Photo Collage8. Transformation

9. Self-Portrait10. in memory, text and photography

*Final Portfolio of 5-10 prints based on theme of choice.

*Assignments may be subject to change or organized in a

different order. You will be informed in advance of any changes.

Critical Review: We will review work on a weekly basis as a group.

I will also be reviewing what you have completed individually.

Through the duration of the semester, I will be giving handouts

with details on each assignment. There will be due dates forprojects throughout the course to allow us to have critiques, and I

will be giving feedback on images throughout the session, but this

allows you to take feedback and continually expand on projects asthe session goes along.

The final presentation of the portfolio will represent 5-10 printed

photos depicting a theme based on your written assignment. Thewritten assignment will be handed out at midterm and due:

4/17/12

The final portfolio will represent a theme of your choice in a

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written format describing your ideas for a series of 5-10 printedphotos to present at the end of the semester.The final prints should

be clear, in focus and edited. Handing in blurry and/or dirty prints

will result in a reduction of the grade.

All assignments will be organized in folders to present and to be

graded throughout the semester.

Youre expected to attend the last week of class to participate inthe finalcritique. Failure to attend the last week will result in a

full letter grade deduction of the final grade.

Exam: Half way through the semester there will be a midterm exam

covering material covered in readings and lecture.

Readings: I will be assigning readings from text, or handouts from other

sources, pertinent to the assignments and lectures.

Writing Assignment: The form of a writing assignment will be an essay describing a

theme of choice for the final portfolio. The assignment must be

turned in via Moodle. Late assignments will be penalized by 1point each day past the deadline. Please be sure to document any

citation and cite all sources in either MLA or APA format (Im

fluent in both. Pick one and be consistent!)

Time on Task: You are expected to work outside of class and for every hour spent inclass is double the time you should be spending outside of class on your

assignments. It will not be possible to complete this course just duringclass time!

COURSE OUTLINE: *Class will be informed of any changes

1 Introduction to the digital camera

-Digital Darkroom: Equipment and materials

-RAW, JPEG, PSD

2 The technical aspects and functions of the camera

3 Composition and Framing

4 What is considered a good photograph?

-Photographing for meaning

-Responding to Photographs

-Its good, its not so good

-Physical qualities of a photograph

5 Shutter and Aperture relationship

6 Creativity in camera settings

-Depth of Field

7 Lighting (exposure problems: backlighting)

-White balance

-Exposure Compensation

8 Altering a photograph digitally

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- Editing an Image (Retouching)

-Ethics of Digital Imaging

-Photo alterations- reality?

-financial matters and copyright

9 Capturing action with digital photography

10 Trouble shooting: photos and settings

11 Photoshop settings and techniques

-Filters

-Pixels, Resolution (Noise)

-HDR: High Dynamic Range

12 Printing techniques

13 Matting and display

-Presenting your work

14. Portfolio review

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Tentative Schedule

Changes may be made to this schedule due to collective class needs, instructor absence,

or school closings. All changes will be told to students in advance when possible. If

changes are made unexpectedly students will not be held responsible for circumstancesbeyond their control.

Week/Day Topic Related Objectives

Week 1 Tuesday Introduction to Digital Photography

Week 1 Thursday Class Exercise/Icebreaker, Camera

Operation, Parts, and functions of the camera

Week 2 Tuesday Composition, Lighting, Aperture and Shutter

Relationships

Week 2 Thursday Video, Assignment 1 *Note: Download

images and select 5-10 of your best images to

present in class next Thursday.

Week 3 Tuesday Capturing Action with Digital Photography

(Sporting Events, and/or Moving objects),

Creativity in Camera Settings-Depth of Field,

Assignment 2

Week 3 Thursday Critique of assignment 1Week 4 Tuesday Altering a Photograph by hand, Assignment 3

Week 4 Thursday Critique assignment 2

Week 5 Tuesday Lecture/Demo on Photoshop, Sizing a Photo

and Exercise


Week 6 Tuesday Review of Photoshop and Practice,

Assignment 4

Week 6 Thursday Practice on Photoshop

Week 7 Tuesday Midterm Exam, and Written Assignment.

Week 7 Thursday Practice on Photoshop

Week 8 SPRING BREAK

Week 9 Tuesday Discussion on Studio Photography and as a

career, assignment 6


Week 10 Tuesday Class time to work

Week 10 Thursday Critique assignment 6, assignment 7 handout

Week 11 Tuesday Written Assignment Due! Class time to work


Week 12 Tuesday Class time to work


Week 13 Tuesday Class time to work, demonstration on

mounting prints.

Week 13 Thursday assignment 9, assignment 10 handout

Week 14 Tuesday Class time to work and mount prints.


Week 15 Tuesday Final Prints due and Present Portfolio

Week 15 Thursday Final Prints due and Present Portfolio

Week 16 Finals Week To Be Determined

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