ART 265 Photography 1

Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
Credits: 4

Investigates digital photography stressing competent SLR and mirrorless camera handling. Covers exposure control, digital management, image editing, printing, and presentation. Emphasizes important photographic themes, including still life, lighting, and composition.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Operate the functions of a digital SLR and/or mirrorless camera to obtain correct exposures.
Apply correct digital asset management and image editing techniques.
Edit digital images for optimum aesthetic and technical image quality.
Produce technically accurate inkjet images.
Apply basic design and compositional concepts.
Apply appropriate lighting techniques.
Create photographs reflecting the important historical themes of photography.
Recognize and evaluate quality images.
Participate in the aesthetic and technical critique of images.
Explain ethics and legal issues as related to photography and image use.
Use industry standard terminology in discussing concepts and techniques.

Additional Statewide General Education Outcomes

Interpret and engage in the Arts and Letters, making use of the creative process to enrich the quality of life.

Critically analyze values and ethic within a range of human experience and expression to engage more fully in local and global issues.

Content Outline

Digital Image Basics
- Color modes
- Image size and resolution
Camera Controls and Equipment
- Shooting modes
  - RAW files
  - JPG files
- Aperture
- Shutter speed
- Focus
- Metering and exposure
- ISO
- White balance
- Storage media
- Lenses and focal length
Composition and image capture
- Image composition: Seeing through the camera
- Creative use of depth of field
- Creative use of motion control
- Digital Editing
- Non-destructive workflow
- Digital asset management
- File formats and color modes
- Resizing and resampling images
- Rotating, cropping and perspective correction
- Contrast adjustment
- Color correction
- Retouching and sharpening
Printing and Presentation
- Inkjet printing
- Color management
- Mounting and display
- Archival concerns
Individual and Class Critiques
- Concept communication
- Aesthetically pleasing images
- Composition
- Assessing image quality
- Industry standard terminology
Light
- Sources
- Direction
- Quality
- Intensity and contrast
- Color temperature
Photographic Themes
- Landscape
- Still life
- Portraiture
History of Photography
- Notable historical photographers
- Contemporary photographers
- Photography’s role in contemporary society
Ethics and Copyright