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| MCC ART144 Section 1 CRN#11374 Room AR-209 Teacher: Paul Light 781 280 3871 Thursdays 1:30-4:15PM Required reading There is no required book for this class. Please use my Delicious bookmarks for subject searching of established photographers. MCC Catalog Listing Introduction to digital photography as a fine art and as a means of personal expression. This class gives students the needed technical and aesthetic skills to make quality digital photographs. Topics covered include: digital cameras, basic use of Adobe Photoshop and inkjet printing. Students must provide their own digital camera. Instructional Goals/Objectives 1 Camera Use Students will demonstrate their ability to use the control mechanisms on their digital cameras to produce photographs that have a sense of vision. 2 Basic Aspects of Photoshop Students will demonstrate their ability to use Photoshop to correct color, contrast, brightness and saturation in their photographs. 3 Digital Printing Students will be able to evaluate and explain the advantages and disadvantages of various materials and processes. 4 Using Photography to Create Fine Art Students will assess the merits of their finished prints as art and explain their reasoning. Class Description. Part 1 Looking at Photographs 1:30-2:00 Part 2 Taking Pictures 2:00-2:30 Part 3 Making Prints 2:45-4:15 During the first class we will not be spending time making prints. Beginning the second class, from 1:30pm to 2:00pm we will talk about prints. Prints will be graded outside of class time and returned to students at the beginning of the next class. We will talk about your prints, my prints and photographs from the required websites. We will be using the websites as a visual dictionary. We will be using it as a standard as to how people use photographs to communicate with the world at large. From 2:00pm to 2:30pm we will talk about taking pictures. We will begin by discussing any questions that you have about your camera relative to the camera topic we are discussing for that class. Occasionally I will take a picture with one of my cameras to demonstrate a concept. This will be followed by a 15 minute break from 2:30pm to 2:45pm where you are free to take a break. The last part of class, 3:00pm to 4:15pm will be reserved for using the computer to edit and print photographs. Grading and Attendance Policies One photograph is due each class beginning the third class. No grades are final without proof of the camera file. The school has a computer lab which you will have access to that is set up for digital printing. Work will be graded primarily on one's ability to make an inventive and original photograph rather than on technical things like how dark or light the photograph is or how much textural detail is evident. Photographs passed in late lose 3 points per day. In some special circumstances students will be given an extra class to produce a photograph. Method of Evaluation 25% Technical camera use 25% Technical printing ability 50% Content This is a measure of your ability to observe animals, people or spaces and then turn this into a photograph that is more than a simple visual record of what you saw. You will be judged on (1) choice of distance from subject, (2) choice of camera angle, (3) choice of lighting. In all of these situations I expect bold experimentation resulting in surprising and original visual images. Decide on each of these very carefully. Look at the required websites and see how professional photographers use distance, angle and lighting. The Computer Lab The Computer Lab The computer lab is Room 209 in the Academic Resources building on the Bedford campus. In addition to class time, there are open computer lab sessions. A monitor will be there at all times to assist you. . Supplies Schedule You will be expected to do at least 3 hours of work outside of class between each class. Outside work will include taking pictures, making prints and looking at websites. January 28 #1 Choosing a Camera, Choosing ISO and Choosing Resolution We will discuss what is a suitable camera relative to individual student budgets. Homework: Create a series of photographs of any outdoor subject shot during the first two or last two hours of sunlight. Buy a card reader, flash drive and a 20 sheet package of 13"x19" Epson Watercolor Paper Radiant White and bring it to all of the remaining classes. You will need all of these supplies plus your camera to participate in next week's class. These are the only supplies you will need for this class. You may not use other paper than Epson Watercolor Paper Radiant White for next week. If you buy it directly from Epson today, you should have it by next week. Be sure that the card reader accepts the memory card for your camera. Different camera manufacturers use different types of cards. February 4 #2 Varying exposure brightness, Levels, Printing Steps Students will demonstrate the ability to use Levels. Homework: First print is due next class. February 11 #3 Levels -Part 2, Printing Steps - Part 2 Students will demonstrate the ability to use Levels. Homework: Second print is due next class. February 18 #4 Clone Stamp Tool, Printing Steps - Part 3 Students will demonstrate the ability to use the clone stamp tool to remove flaws from their photographs. Homework: Third print is due next class. February 25 #5 Clone Stamp Tool - Part 2, Printing Steps - Part 4 Students will demonstrate the ability to use the clone stamp tool to remove flaws from their photographs. Homework: Fourth print is due next class.
March 4 #6 Printing Papers Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate the merits and differences of contemporary photography digital papers. Homework: Fifth print is due next class.
March 11 Students will demonstrate the ability to use Levels. Homework: Sixth print is due next class. March 15 - 19 Spring Break No Classes March 25 #8 Aperture, Magic Wand Students will demonstrate the ability to use the magic wand to selectively edit specific sections of their photographs. Homework: Seventh print is due next class. April 1 Professional Day No Class April 8 #9 Lenses, Magic Wand-Part 2 Students will demonstrate the ability to use the magic wand to selectively edit specific sections of their photographs. Homework: Eighth print is due next class. April 15 #10 Curves Students will demonstrate the ability to use Curves. Homework: Ninth print is due next class. April 22 #11 Curves - Part 2 Students will demonstrate the ability to use Curves. Homework: Tenth print is due next class. April 29 #12 Black + White Printing 1 Students will demonstrate the ability to convert a color photograph to a black and white photograph. Homework: Eleventh print is due next class. May 6 #13 Black + White Printing 2 Students will demonstrate the ability to convert a color photograph to a black and white photograph. Homework: Twelvth print is due next class. May 13 #14 Black + White Printing 3 Students will demonstrate the ability to convert a color photograph to a black and white photograph. paul@lightwavephoto.com
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