Photography



Photography

Artroom 404

Intro to photo class

A. course expectations

B. required background and materials

C. tour of darkroom & equipment

History of photography

A. camera obscura

B. variety of cameras that have developed

C. pioneers in the field

1. LJM Daguerre

2. Matthew Brady

3. George Eastman

4. Alfred Stieglitz

5. Paul Strand

6. Timothy O’Sullivan

7. Lewis W Hines

8. Edward Steichen

9. Ansel Adams

10. Edward Weston

11. Joseph Niepce

12. William Henry Fox Talbot

13. Edward Muybridge

14. James Van Der Zee

15. Richard Avedon

16. Margaret Bourke-White

Basic photographic exercises

A. photograms

B. pinhole camera

Photographic composition

A. line- diagonals add interest and excitement

B. avoid too much background

C. rule of thirds

D. take advantage of light and value changes

E. pay attention to shape and form of subject matter

F. use careful cropping

II. The SLR camera (single lens reflex)

A. camera body & functions

B. loading film

C. controlling amount of light entering the camera

1. f/stop settings

2. shutter speed

Developing processes

A. negatives

1. removal from camera

2. development procedure / chemicals

3. drying

B. prints

1. use of enlarger

2. filters

3. papers

4. development procedure / chemicals

5. drying

Final prints

A. qualities of a good print

B. preparing your prints for display

Adobe Photoshop Assignments

A. kaleidoscopes

B. solarization ( sabbatier effect)

C. self portraits with Photoshop

D. photo repair

III. Basics of Digital Photography

A. Origins of digital photography

B. The digital process

C. Digital Menu

D. Transferring and Storing images

Re-take policy:

Students make rework assignments up to the end of each quarter…at the end of the quarter, the grade is final.

Formative Assignments = entry/exit tickets

Summative Assignments = regular classroom assignments & formal assessments

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