Syllabus: Digital Photo I CE 2708 Section 01 Spring 2015 SSyll Continuing [Pick the Education date][type the sender company name] Course Information: Location: Terra Hall - Room 1202 Dates: February 3 April 14, 6:00 9:00pm Note: No Class March 10 th Instructor Information: Name: Andrea Poulsen Email: apouls1133@gmail.com Email Policy: Emails will be returned within 72 hours Instructor Bio: Andrea Poulsen received her BFA in Photography from University of the Arts. She currently pursues fine art photography and freelance assignments. Visit Andrea's website andreapoulsen.net for more information and samples of her work. Course Description: Explore the fundamental principles, techniques and application of digital camera-based image making. Learn to capture images by selecting your exposure settings for aperture and shutter while simultaneously learning about manual metering, color balance and strong composition. This course employs a mixture of lectures, demonstrations, assignments, field trips and critiques. You must have your own digital camera with adjustable exposure and focus and the ability to capture in raw. Print output is the student's responsibility; the University's Imaging Lab is available for output. A FreedomPay card is required for use of Imaging Lab services. Pre-requisites: None Course Overview: This course is a combination of lectures and hands-on demonstrations that allow you to take photographs and receive criticism. This class will allow you to shoot a wide range of photographic subjects of your own choosing. s based on fundamental principles of photography will help you develop technical skills while also exploring personal creative goals. Each week you will submit your own newly created images based on assignments. For each assignment you will be instructed to create a specific number of photographs, which you will complete outside of class hours. In-class group critiques will be used to discuss student work. Although this course is scheduled to meet in a classroom, you can expect to be shooting outside of the classroom many weeks. The majority of hands-on experimentation and exploration will take place in the field to make learning as practical as possible. Students will need to spend between three to five [or more] hours per week outside of class to complete assignments.
Course Objectives/Learning Objectives: At the end of this course, students will: Recognize balance in the arrangement of visual elements within the frame by utilizing lectures on classic rules of composition, such as the rule of thirds, filling the frame, point of view, symmetry-asymmetry, pattern, repetition, and texture. Understand the role of the aperture and shutter in creating a properly exposed image and achieving desired visual effects. Evaluate and adjust exposure accordingly based on information in the histogram. Operate selective focus to emphasize subject matter. Apply knowledge of manual camera settings to create a series of photographs on a subject of the student s choosing. Students will not be using computer software; the emphasis is on the camera and the use of it to generate ideas, the structure of a photograph, and the students intellectual development as a photographer. C OURSE RESO URCE S Textbook: Digital Photography: A Basic Manual by Henry Hornstein Additional Course Materials Supplies Digital SLR Camera Memory card(s) Card reader or USB connection cable to download images Tripod C OURSE ACTI V ITIE S Readings + Resp on ses Shooting Assign men ts s Discussion Presentations C OURSE POLIC IES Due Dates All projects are due on the date and at the time specified and no later. Most assignments will be submitted online via Flickr. s turned-in late will lose 10% of their total possible value. 2
Flickr This course uses Flickr to share photos. Flickr is a website that allows for the upload of photos, formation of groups, image organization with tags and the ability to search for shared pictures on any subject. Sign up for a free account, www.flickr.com, and click the "Sign Up Now" button from the home page. Once you sign in, you can create a Flickr screen name and sign in. Instructor will send you an invite to join the Flickr group for this course. Visit the Flickr help page for additional resources http://www.flickr.com/help/faq/ Lore This course uses Lore to share files, handouts and presentations. Lore is a simple way for instructors to manage courses and engage students. It combines tools like gradebook, file management, communication, and calendaring with social networking features so students can communicate with each other. Instructor will send an invite to join the class Lore site. Students will need to create an account and sign in. Attendance + Participation All students are expected to attend classes regularly and promptly, and for the duration of the scheduled instructional time. Individual instructors will decide the optimum time for taking attendance and may penalize for habitual lateness of absence. Repeated absences may result in a grade of "F" for the course. Students who withdraw from a course must do so in writing. Nonattendance does not constitute an official withdrawal. UNI VERSITY POLIC IES: Academic Honesty/ Integrity Policy Violations of academic integrity are considered to be acts of academic dishonesty and include (but are not limited to) cheating, plagiarizing, fabrication, denying others access to information or material, and facilitating academic dishonesty, and are subject to disciplinary action. To review the Academic Honesty/ Integrity Policy in its entirety, please visit: http://cs.uarts.edu/ce/policies#academichonesty/integritypolicy ACT 48 Activity Hours To have ACT 48 Activity Hours for this course reported to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) you must complete and return the CE Request for Activity Hours Submission Form to the UArts Continuing Studies Office and meet all requirements outlined by the PDE. Student Code of Conduct It is the policy of the Division of Continuing Studies to provide a safe and healthy environment for learning, personal growth and enjoyment. The well-being of this community depends upon the good judgment and considerate behavior of its members. Student status at The University of the Arts is not an unconditional right, but a privilege subject to certain rules and expectations articulated in the Student Code of Conduct. To review the Student Code of Conduct in its entirety, please visit: http://cs.uarts.edu/uploads/media_items/student-code-of-conduct.original.pdf G RADI NG: (if applicable) Your grade will be based on the following: 3
Component Points Shooting s 60% Final Presentation 30% Participation 10% Total 100% Your grade will be calculated using the following scale: Grade Percentage Range Grade Point A 100 93% 4.0 A- 92 90% 3.67 B+ 89 87% 3.33 B 86 83% 3.0 B- 82 80% 2.67 C+ 79 77% 2.33 C 76 73% 2.0 C- 72 70% 1.67 D+ 67 69% 1.33 D 63 66% 1.0 F 59% or less 0.0 P Pass - SCHE DULE: - Course, faculty + student introductions Session 1 February 3 Session 2 February 10 Course Overview + Composition s Review/ Setting Up The Camera + Shutter Priority - Distribute + review course syllabus - Composition powerpoint + discussion -Shooting in Automatic: Quick Start Guide -Read chapter one in Horenstein book and note three things you found interesting for class discussion - Shoot : Composition - Create Flickr + Lore login - Review Chapter One in textbook - Review and critique Composition assignment - Discuss digital camera settings - Set-up cameras to appropriate settings 4
- Discuss ways to capture motion - In Shutter priority mode, shoot images that utilize motion settings: freeze, panning, long exposure Session 3 February 17 Review/ - Read chapter 3 in textbook and note 3 things you found interesting for class discussion - Shoot : Shutter Priority - Review chapter 3 discussion - Review and critique Shutter Priority assignment Session 4 February 24 Session 5 March 3 Using Aperture Priority + Depth of Field Review/ Exposure - Discuss aperture priority, depth of field, + lenses - Shoot images that use great and shallow depth of field - Practise utilizing AF vs. MF - Read chapter 2 (lenses) in the textbook and note 3 things you found interesting for class discussion - Shoot : Aperture Priority + Depth of Field - Review chapter 2 discussion - Review and critique Aperture Priority assignment - Discussion on light meters, exposure + exposure compensation - Shoot black on black/ white on white images utilizing exposure compensation - Read pages 97-115 in textbook - Shoot : Exposure Compensation -Review and discuss textbook reading - Review and critique Exposure Compensation assignment Using Manual Settings: Backlighting - Discussion on shooting in manual mode - Shoot a backlit subject three ways - Read pages 115 121 in textbook - Shoot : Backlighting 5
Session 6 March 17 Session 7 March 24 Types of light + Documentary Project Shooting Field Trip -Review and discuss textbook reading - Review and critique Backlighting assignment - Discussion on natural light and how light changes throughout the day - Discussion on how to shoot at night - Introduction to final projects + effective documentary techniques - Read pages 125 138 on subject lighting - Choose a subject for the final project - Scout locations, contact people, shoot preliminary images - Upload related images to flickr group - Introduce final project ideas/ images and discuss with the group - Discussion on how to shoot at night - Students will find interesting locations off campus to shoot night images Session 8 March 31 Session 9 April 7 Lightroom Introduction Creating an Online Portfolio + Print Output options - Upload field trip images to Flickr group - Continue shooting for final assignment and upload work - Review and critique field trip assignment - Check-in on final assignment progress - Introduction to using Adobe s Lightroom - Camera RAW workflow - View and discuss professional documentary series - Shoot for final assignment - Review images for final assignment, make plans for completion -How to create a blog or book preview online - Importance of file size and how to adjust accordingly - Using text and sequencing to help convey a message Create a final presentation for final project, in the form of a blog or a book. Session 10 April 14 Final Presentations - Present Final Projects / 6
ASSIG NMENTS/ PROJEC T S: 1. C O M P OSITION 2. S H U T T E R / M O T I O N 3. A P E RTURE / D E P T H O F F I E L D 4. E X P OSURE COM P E N S A T I O N 5. BACKLIGHTING / M A N U A L M O D E 6. F I E L D T R I P / N I G H T P H O T O S 7. F I N A L D O C U M E N T A R Y A S S I G N M E N T 7