Course Prefix and Number: FALL ART 190-01
Course Title: Digital Photography and Imaging I
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 6
Days and times the course meets:
(Mon & Wed 9:00 am-11:50 am)
Room: ICN 1101
Catalog Description:
This course is an introduction to digital photography and digital imaging processes, emphasizing photographic seeing, camera operation, use of aperture and shutter settings for aesthetic and sensitometric control, digital printing, and use of natural light for personal expression and communication. Students are required to acquire the principles for expressive communication; operational knowledge for Adobe Photoshop for scanning, manipulating, printing, and web publishing; and the skills in a variety of outputs for both fine art and commercial applications. Students are required to explore the “digital darkroom,” using both traditional photographic materials and digital input, and to survey photography’s role in society and culture, including the evolution of various photographic genres and the contributions to the development of digital photography by people of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Students need to provide their own DSLR camera, equipped with RAW file capabilities as well as manual capabilities to change the lens opening and shutter speeds.
Instructor Information:
Instructor name: Jenny Crones
Phone number to contact instructor: 309 268-8635
Instructor e-mail address: Jenny.Crones@heartland.edu
Location of instructor’s office: ICB Suite 2000
Availability outside of class: By Appointment
Required Materials:
Long, Ben. Complete Digital Photography, 7 th Edition. Charles River Media, 2013
ISBN
9781285077260
DSLR Camera with Manual override and RAW file capabilities
Portfolio Case
Mats & Mounting materials
Relationship to Academic Development Programs and Transfer:
ART 190 fulfills 3 hours of elective credit for the A.A. and A.S. degrees. It should transfer to most colleges and universities as an elective course. However, since ART 190 is not part of either the General Education Core Curriculum or a baccalaureate major program described in the Illinois Articulation Initiative, students should check with an academic advisor for information about its transferability to other institutions.

Outcomes
Describe the various types of hardware components and their use
Course Objectives (Learning Outcomes):
General Education Outcomes Range of Assessment Methods
Quizzes, exams, projects
Describe the various software programs available
Demonstrate strategies for digital workflow
Quizzes, exams, discussion board entries, projects
Quizzes, exams, discussion board entries, projects, portfolio
Quizzes, exams, discussion board entries, projects, portfolio
Demonstrate digital imaging correction techniques
Demonstrate the principles of color correction techniques
Create output images for a variety of situations
Create images that convey a point of view or idea
Demonstrate a knowledge of various papers and inks used to create digital images
Communicate personal expression through the photographic medium
Demonstrate a competent knowledge of the characteristics of light sensitive materials, exploring the camera and its functions as a tool for producing effective photographs
PS 4
DI 3
CO5
CT 2
Quizzes, exams, discussion board entries, projects, portfolio
Quizzes, exams, discussion board entries, projects, portfolio
Projects, artist statements, portfolio
Quizzes, exams, discussion board entries, demonstrations, projects, portfolio
Projects and portfolio
Projects, portfolio, discussion board entries, and critiques
Develop skills and attitudes consistent with becoming a professional photographer
Demonstrate technical and compositional means to make photographs more effective when dealing with various subject matter
Describe major applications of photography, major photographers and styles, and basic tools and resources used in photography today
PS 4
Projects, exams, quizzes, discussion board entries, portfolio, and presentations
Demonstrations, quizzes, projects, discussion board entries and photographic portfolio
Quizzes, exams, discussion board entries critiques, and artist statements.

Course/Lab Outline:
1. The role of photography in contemporary life.
2. Learning how to see photographically and use the language of photography.
3. How the camera records an image.
4. Macintosh/PC operating system
5. Color management
6. Image processing/editing software
7. Peripheral devices for image import, storage, and output
8. File management and translation
9. Visualization and image design
10. Responding to photographs
11. Conveying a point of view or idea through your work
Course Policies:
Method of Evaluation (Tests/Exams, Grading System):
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Projects: capturing images, editing, selecting, and output.
Portfolio of images, integrating techniques and skills learned in an accumulative process.
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Discussion board: relates to projects and readings and prepares you for the quizzes.
Participation: attendance, communication, coming prepared, and class work
Quizzes: eleven quizzes that reflect the projects, discussion boards and readings.
Cumulative test: This test will reflect all of the quizzes.
6. Artist statements: These will reflect your projects and your final portfolio.
Grading Policy (1100 Pts total):
A final grade will be determined by the following:
Projects
Points
300
Final Portfolio
Discussion Board
250
150
Participation
Quizzes
Cumulative Test
Artist Statements
Total Points
Grading Scale:
92 - 100 = A
83 - 91 = B
74 - 82 = C
65 - 73 = D
Below 65 = F
100
100
100
100
1100

Projects: There will be six photo projects in this class. For each project, you will turn in a body of
50 shots. Of these, you will select a designated number (varies per assignment) that best fulfills the requirements of the assignment. Completion of each project will require turning in a digital copy of all 50 shots, having your selected shots printed, completing tutorials, working in class, and participating in critique. You must include originals with all edits. Some printing will be outsourced to JMC printing some will be done within the classroom. This means students will be paying for outsourced prints, and for paper to print in the classroom.
Final Portfolio: Your final portfolio will consist of eight shots (8x10) that are printed, edited, and mounted to matt board. In addition, you will write a 300-word artist statement. You will present your portfolio to the class during finals week.
Discussion Board: This is your weekly online forum and directly related to your projects, the readings, class discussions, and quizzes. You will have new forum questions every week. You are required to post a new thread to each forum and reply to three different student threads. Students are required to post a thread by Wednesday and submit all replies by Friday. Students need to post threads and replies in a meaningful way. The Discussion Board is a way for you to utilize your classmates for help and gain a better understanding of the readings before taking your quiz. Think of the discussion board as a group study guide.
Participation: This is an art class. Participation is mandatory. This will include attending class on time, communicating and participating during presentations, classroom discussions, and critiques.
Quizzes: Starting the second week quizzes will be given at the beginning of the week (unless there is a holiday). They will cover the readings. The readings reflect the projects, discussion board, quizzes, critique terms, and class discussions. Students will be given a password to access the quiz at the beginning of class, if you arrive late you will not receive a password and you will receive a zero on the quiz. All quizzes are timed. Make sure to read your quiz instructions if you exceed the time limit your Quiz will result in an automatic 0. If students have an accommodation notice, the time limits will reflect the accommodation.
Cumulative Test: This test will reflect all of the previous quizzes and material related to them.
Students will take this at the end of the semester.
Artist Statements: These will accompany your Photo Project, starting with your second Project.
You will also complete an artist statement to accompany your final portfolio. All students will write six artist statements.
Critiques (or crits): A critique will follow every project. It is an excellent opportunity to get feedback from your peers. We will also utilize small peer crits at the mid points of some projects.
We will critique our projects on Wednesdays. If you miss critique, come late, or leave early you will receive a grade reduction from your finished Project.
Classroom Discussions: These will focus on readings, projects, and presentations. All students are required to participate in a meaningful way.

Attendance: If you miss a class, you are responsible to complete the work outside of class.
Information is available on you blackboard to follow along. Because this is a lab class, students are allowed two excused absences. If you miss three days, you will receive a grade no higher than a B; 4 days a grade no higher than a C; 5 days, it will result in a grade no higher than a D; 6 days, you will be withdrawn from the class. Extra credit cannot be used to change these grades. Additionally, if a student misses four consecutive days in a two-week period, it will be assumed they have decided to stop attending class, and they will be withdrawn from class. Extreme conditions will be considered if the student supplies proper documentation with advanced notice. Documentation cannot be provided more than one week after the absence(s). Attendance is taken at the beginning of class and lasts until the end of class. Tardiness is not acceptable. Your grade will be reduced if you are excessively late to class or are often leaving early. Three days of attending class late or leaving early will amount to one absence.
Midterm Withdraw Policy: Students will be withdrawn at midterm if: students have missed 4 days prior to midterms, the student is not earning a grade of 60% of higher, or if the student has not completed 60% of the assignments given prior to midterm.
Late projects: For everyday a project is late you will automatically lose 10% of your overall grade for that project. Projects will not be accepted later than one week from the due date.
Extra Credit: There are extra credit opportunities.
Blackboard: This course uses blackboard for supplemental information, quizzes and a discussion board. You can find a copy of your project on blackboard, links related to the projects, your syllabus, information related to this course, and much more. You must familiarize yourself with our blackboard page, as you will use it on a weekly basis.
Email: If you need to communicate with me, the best way to reach me is email. You may need to correspond through email from time to time. For example, if you have been absent or if class is canceled. Make sure to check your heartland email address regularly for emails related to our class.
If class is canceled, you will be notified through your heartland email account. (See Page 1 for address)
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a fundamental principle of collegial life at Heartland Community College and is essential to the credibility of the College’s educational programs. Moreover, because grading may be competitive, students who misrepresent their academic work violate the right of their fellow students. The College, therefore, views any act of academic dishonest as a serious offense requiring disciplinary measures, including course failure, suspension, and even expulsion from the College. In addition, an act of academic dishonesty may have unforeseen effects far beyond any officially imposed penalties.
Violations of academic integrity include, but are not limited to cheating, aiding or suborning cheating or other acts of academic dishonesty, plagiarism, misrepresentation of data, falsification of academic records or documents and unauthorized access to computerized academic or

administrative records or systems. Definitions of these violations may be found in the college catalog.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the presenting of others’ ideas as if they were your own. When you write a paper, create a project, do a presentation or create anything original, it is assumed that all the work, except for that which is attributed to another author or creator, is your own. Plagiarism is considered a serious academic offense and may take the following forms:
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Copying word-for-word from another source and not giving that source credit.
Paraphrasing the work of another and not giving that source credit.
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Adopting a particularly apt phrase as your own.
Using an image or a copy of an image without crediting its source.
Paraphrasing someone else’s line of thinking in the development of a topic as if it were your own.
Receiving excessive help from a friend or elsewhere, or using another project as if it were your own.
Note that word-for-word copying is not the only form of plagiarism.
The penalties for plagiarism may be severe, ranging from failure on the particular piece of work, failure in the course or expulsion from school in extreme cases.
[Adapted from the Modem Language Association’s MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
New York: MLA, 1995: 26]
Support Services:
Heartland Library Information
The Library, located in the Students Commons Buildings at the Raab Road campus, provides
Heartland students with a full range of resources including books, online journal databases, videos, newspapers, periodicals, reserves, and interlibrary loan. Librarians are available to assist in locating information.
For more information, please call the Library (309) 268-8200 or (309) 268-8292
Tutoring Center
Heartland Community College offers tutoring in various forms at no cost to
Heartland students at the Academic Support Center (ASC) in Normal and at the Pontiac and Lincoln Centers. Tutors are available at convenient times throughout the week.
Study groups, group tutoring facilitated by a specially-trained tutor, are also available by request. For more information about services available at each location, please call the
ASC in Normal (309) 268-8231; the Pontiac Center (815) 842-6777; the Lincoln Center
(217) 735-1731.
Testing Center
The Testing Center provides a quiet environment for students to complete make-up exams, online exams, and exams for students with special accommodations. Students may be able to complete exams in the Testing Center if arrangements are made with their instructor. For more information, contact the Testing Center at (309) 268-8231.

Semester Weekly Syllabus
Week 1 & 2
Intro to Black Board
Basics of using your camera and Mac Basics.
Project 1: Who is your family?
This project will focus on getting full frame photos & a group challenge.
Looking into the future: Project 6
Get paper!
Intro to Adobe Bridge
Week 3 &4
Intro to Artist Statements
Project 2. This project will focus on shutter speed & capturing motion.
Intro to Adobe Photoshop editing techniques.
Week 5&6
Portfolio Guidelines
Begin to explore your portfolio theme.
Project 3. This project will focus on Aperture and the Portrait.
Intro to Adobe Photoshop editing techniques.
Intro to final portfolio.
Student presentations begin.
Week 7&8
Project 4. This project will focus on Landscape and Depth of Field.
Demo HDR & Panorama in camera & Photoshop
Week 9 & 10
Project 5. This project will focus on Still Life with an emphasis on color and texture.
Begin to explore your portfolio theme.
Week 11& 12
Have shots that explore your portfolio theme. (set of 50 is due every Monday for the next 4 Mondays)
Peer crits to discuss work in progress.
Project 6: This project will involve students getting out in the community with a real life photo assignment.
Week 13 & 14
Have shots that explore your portfolio theme.
Edit your portfolio
Week 15 & 16
Finish Printing
Begin mounting/mating portfolio.
Finish portfolio.
Critique final portfolio
Finals Week:
Meet with instructor one-on-one to discuss Portfolio Grade and collect portfolio
Syllabus disclaimer: The instructor reserves the right to change all assignments, rules, or requirements in this class without prior notice. Students will be notified of any changes in assignments, rules or requirements at the earliest possible moment.