Digital Photography Capstone Development

Catalog description

Introduces digital photography majors to the practice of developing a self-directed creative project. Invites students to reflect on their overall work created thus far to develop three ideas for focused, research-based bodies of works. With a final project output, emphasizes researching, generating and experimenting with ideas through reading, writing, peer discussions, critiques and image making. Each student creates a session-long photo sketchbook/journal that contains all research and work in progress and eventually becomes the basis for the final portfolio. Introduces building a photographic portfolio, including creating and editing a series of images, writing project proposals and artist statements, and constructing a final form such as a photobook, mock gallery installation, or web-based experience. Prepares majors for the culminating capstone course where they complete a single self-directed project.