Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Welcome


Overview of Course Topics

Warmup exercises, modes of image-making, assignments:
  • Exploring conceptual opposites
  • Contemplative approaches to visual seeing and photography
  • Literal versus figurative
  • Review camera techniques as required
  • Printing review
Inspiration from others
  • Photo in America Now
  • Call and Response assignment
Using lighting
  • Make-shift outdoor lighting approaches and assignment
Some alternate modes of image making
  • Realist versus haptic visual languages
  • Cyanotypes
Semester-long Project

Planning the longer Project:
  • Research and choice of subject
  • What other photographers are doing
  • Access to subject, logistics
  • Initial shooting, exploring possible modes of image making
  • Working out technical concernsequipment, etc. 
  • Initial critique and feedback
Shooting the project
  • Scheduling, subjects, locations, logistics
  • Shooting sessions
  • Reviews/critiques
  • Reshoots/refinements
Editing the project
  • Initial edits: rank and sort
  • Photoshop work (we will cover more advanced editing approaches)
  • Reviews/critiques
  • Reshoots/refinements
  • Final edit
Presenting the project
  • Output/printing
  • Refining the digital print
  • Scale and resolution concerns for printing multiple sizes
  • Presentation
Artist Statement

Final portfolio

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IMPORTANT DATES

FINAL PROJECT; 10-12 jpegs, 7-10 prints Wednesday 11/4       Enough work completed to make a few prints Monday 11/9      Midpoint (formal) c...