The light is low; the subject is moving; the aperture is wide open; but no tripod is available. What now? Pop the built-in flash and hope for the best?
Although digital photography may have taken over much of the snapshot world, there is something about developing negatives and prints in the darkroom that will never be replaced. In this introductory class, students will learn to use a camera, develop film, print contact sheets and enlargements, and master other technical procedures.
This course embraces and explores many forms of mass communication, applying theories to see how best to create, use, and understand everything from a news photo to a video game, or from a TV commercial to a political web site.
Used by contemporary artists as a means to explore identity, the photographic portrait has moved away from its commercial roots. People make portraits of their friends and family members not just as a historical record of the individual, but also to push the boundaries of what a photograph can say about its subject. During this class, students will explore the world of contemporary portrait photography.
The storyboard is the first tool that is used in applying images to a script. During this class, students will learn about the basic mechanics of film and the translation of a script into a storyboard for animation or live-action film.
The 1975 exhibition, New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape,was a watershed moment for landscape photography. The genre, which was largely perceived of as merely office decoration or an antiquated aesthetic, was reintroduced with a vibrant and contemporary voice. Using this exhibition as inspiration and photography as the medium, the class will delve into humanity’s effect upon the natural world, and its effect upon those within it.
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