The Fine Art Print

Catalog description

This course focuses on the central role of digital printing in photography practice. Students are introduced to intermediate-level digital printing using large-format inkjet printers. The course combines critical analysis and printing technology to explore the creation of photography for experimental and conceptual approaches. Students gain a deeper insight and stronger grasp of practices in contemporary digital photography with a continuing focus on the importance of photo editing and sequencing as well as questions around the practical implications and limits of photographic images. This is an intermediate course in photography, with an ongoing emphasis on operating manual camera settings (focus, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, color temp/ white balance). This course covers the fundamentals of digital color and black & white printing, how to process image files for print, and how to develop a cohesive personal workflow for consistent output. Critiques will address conceptual, aesthetic, and technical approaches within each student's work. Students must provide their own cameras (DSLR or Mirrorless).