Photography
Artroom 404
I.
Intro to photo class
A. course expectations
B. required background and materials
C. tour of darkroom & equipment
II.
History of
A.
B.
C.
III.
Basic photographic exercises
A. photograms
B. pinhole camera
IV.
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
V.
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
photography
camera obscura
variety of cameras that have developed
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
2.
VI.
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
VII.
Final prints
A. qualities of a good print
B. preparing your prints for display
VIII.
Adobe Photoshop Assignments
A. kaleidoscopes
B. solarization ( sabbatier effect)
C. self portraits with Photoshop
D. photo repair
IX.
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