Introduction to Digital Photography

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to the aesthetics and practice of photography, the history of photography, and its place in contemporary culture. Students learn the mechanics of digital black and white photography, explore the written and visual history of photographic movements and major artists, and create a portfolio of original work and an accompanying paper integrating a personal photographic style and vision with historical and contemporary photographic art. Access to a digital camera with manual exposure adjustments is required (see the Instructor for details) and students must purchase some materials, such as digital printing paper and a flash memory drive.