Digital Imaging

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to the use of image editing software for the creation of dynamic images for print, web and multimedia applications. Special attention is given to scanning images, resolution formulas, appropriate file formats, color correction, organization of images, printing and prepress production, color management and image compositing. Students will be given hands-on instruction on Apple Macintosh computers using current image editing software. Contemporary and historic styles in imaging, photography and composition will be introduced with an emphasis on aesthetic, technical, and conceptual practices. Demonstration, discussion and formal critiques will augment studio work.