ART 151 BASIC BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY PRESENTED AND APPROVED: AUGUST 9, 2012 EFFECTIVE: FALL 2012-13
Prefix & Number ART 151 Course Title: Basic Black & White Photography Purpose of this submission: New Change/Updated Retire If this is a change, what is being changed? Update Prefix Course Description (Check all that apply) Title Course Number Format Change Credits Prerequisite Competencies Textbook Does this course require additional fees? No Yes If so, please explain. MATERIAL FEES Is there a similar course in the course bank? No Yes (Please identify) Articulation: Is this course or an equivalent offered at other two and four-year universities in Arizona? No Yes (Identify the college, subject, prefix, number and title: ASU = ART 101 NAU=PHO Departmental Elective; UA=ART 241 Is this course identified as a Writing Across the Curriculum course? No Yes Course Textbook, Materials and Equipment Textbook(s) Current edition Title Short Course in Photography, A, 8/E Author(s) Barbara London, Jim Stone Publisher Pearson Title Author(s) Publisher Software/ Equipment Computer Lab, Scanner, Color Printer, Photoshop Course Assessments Description of Possible Course Assessments (Essays, multiple choice, etc.) Exams standardized for this course? Midterm Final Other (Please specify): Where can faculty members locate or access the required standardized exams for this course? (Contact Person and Location) 1. Individual work creating exercises and projects using digital cameras 2. Group and individual verbal critiques, group discussions, 3. Create a portfolio for presentation or exhibition Are exams required by the department? No Yes If Yes, please specify: Student Outcomes: Identify the general education goals for student learning that is a component of this course. Check all that apply: Method of Assessment
1. Communicate effectively. a. Read and comprehend at a college level. b. Write effectively in a college setting. 2. Demonstrate effective quantitative reasoning and problem solving skills. 3. Demonstrate effective qualitative reasoning skills. Group and Individual critiques, Artworks: problem solutions 4. Apply effective methods of inquiry. a. Generate research paper by gathering information from varied sources, analyzing data and organizing information into a coherent structure. b. Employ the scientific method. 5. Demonstrate sensitivity to diversity a. Experience the creative products of humanity. b. Describe alternate historical, cultural, global perspectives. Compare, critique, discussion and presentation of examples and assignments related to a variety of art forms and art historical examples. Office of Instruction Use only: CIP Code: ONET Code: Minimum Qualifications:
COURSE INFORMATION Initiator: HEIDI HECKMAN Date of proposal to Curriculum Sub-Committee: 8/9/12 Effective Semester/Year Fall 2012 Spring Summer **Course is not being offered the Fall 2012 semester (regarding textbook issue). Prefix & Number: ART 151 Full Title: (100 character limit) Basic Black & White Photography Short Title: (30 character limit) Basic B&W Photo Catalog Course Description: An introduction to photography as a medium of personal expression stressing imaging concepts and composition along with developing visual awareness. The course introduces exposure control and basic black and white darkroom procedures. SUN Course Number: Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Prerequisite(s) Co-requisite(s) Intended Course Goals By the end of the semester, students will be able to: 1. Students will Explore the evolution of photography as an art form evaluating the form and content of a variety of photographic images and trends throughout history 2. Students will demonstrate the use of the camera operating systems & controls, creating photographs that reflect an understanding of settings and lighting 3. Students will begin to develop seeing like an artist, creative interpretation and personal style, composing and taking photographs as well as using various darkroom and digital applications to alter photographic images for artistic expression 4. Students will explore approaches for making black and white prints, processing black and white film yielding negatives and papers yielding prints 5. Students will develop verbal critique skills evaluating the form & content of photographs relating to the study of artistic style or expression. 6. Students will assemble and present a portfolio of photographs (body of work) for presentation.
Course Competencies and Objectives By the end of the semester, students will be able to: Competency 1 Students will Explore the evolution of photography as an art form evaluating the form and content of a variety of photographic images and trends throughout history Objective 1.1 Students will examine the historical evolution of photography from its roots in the camera obscura to present day, discussing the changing methods of capturing images as well as the content/meaning of individual pieces in their cultural context. Objective 1.2 Students will produce images understanding stylistic forms & techniques used by artists from various periods Objective 1.3 Students will compare and contrast individual artistic trends in photography and take photographs that reflect influence by these trends Competency 2: Students will demonstrate the use of the camera operating systems & controls, creating photographs that reflect an understanding of settings and lighting Objective 2.1 Students will demonstrate an understanding of basic camera settings such as auto or manual mode, aperture, exposure, shutter speed, scene modes, macro, focus, white balance, and specify the functional differences between focal length groups, manual focus and auto focus as well as metering techniques. Objective 2.2 Students will demonstrate an understanding of basic lighting qualities and settings for use in a variety of situations such as camera flash settings, artificial or natural light, indoor, outdoor, nighttime, directional, snow, water, panorama, etc. Competency 3: Students will begin to develop seeing like an artist, creative interpretation and personal style, composing and taking photographs as well as using various darkroom and digital applications to alter photographic images for artistic expression Objective 3.1 Students will begin to see like an artist developing their own creative interpretation and personal style for assignments in the subjects, lighting and camera settings they choose Objective 3.2 Students will demonstrate an understanding of composition and different organizational formats such as horizontal, vertical, diagonal, close, mid and long shot compositions Objective 3.3 Students will make black and white exposures evaluating the distribution of dark and light values and texture constructing images which emphasize pattern, movement, rhythm and shape Objective 3.4 Students will Apply exposure compensations for weather conditions and light angles for artistic expression demonstrating basic knowledge of altering photographs using the darkroom & digital imaging software such as cropping, straightening, red eye, spot removal, corrections, contrast, color, masking, layers, filters, etc. Competency 4: Students will explore approaches for making black and white prints, processing black and white film yielding negatives and papers yielding prints Objective 4.1 Students will explore fundamental enlarger operations and approaches Objective 4.2 Students will Expose photographic papermaking contact sheets, test prints and enlargements and process black and white film yielding negatives and papers yielding prints in small tank (film) or tray (paper) Objective 4.3 Students will demonstrate creating photographs in a variety of sizes & formats. Competency 5 Students will develop verbal critiquing skills evaluating the form & content of photography relating to the study of artistic style or expression and demonstrate the understanding of displaying a portfolio (body of work) for exhibition. Objective 5.1 Students will participate in critiques, discussions and activities using appropriate photographic terms and vocabulary. Objective 5.2 Students will analyze form, composition, lighting, focus and digital manipulation using a variety of photographs Objective 5.3 Students will create a digital or actual portfolio (body of work) for presentation or exhibition Competency 6: Students will assemble and present a portfolio of photographs (body of work) for presentation. Objective 6.1 Students will examine a variety of portfolios to develop an understanding of how to present and organize their work for presentation
Objective 6.2 Students will create a hard copy, digital and/or web portfolio (body of work) for presentation or exhibition