Urban Social Photography

Catalog description

This course combines an introduction to elements of photography and basic photographic issues such as exposure, development and printing, with a sociological survey of urban life. Students will be introduced to urban photography as an art form, its history and its methods. Urban social photographers such as Lewis Hine and Jacob Riis will be studied and discussed. Assignments will be based on traditions of such work. Students will also become familiar with urban sociological issues including poverty, work, ethnicity, community and the social importance of the built city. Restrictions/Requirements: 35mm camera with a meter and manual setting for aperture and shutter speeds required.