Photography: Session B Instructor: Louis Heilbronn TA: Gaby Course Objective: This course will provide students with a basic technical foundation in digital photography as well as an understanding of the language of photography within the context of art. Class lectures will survey some of the medium s most established approaches and trends from its invention to today. Assignments will focus on the landscape photograph, the portrait, the staged narrative, the diary Grading (Pass/ Fail) - Attendance and participation - %60 - Assignments - %30 - Final Exhibition - %30 Required Materials - Digital Camera Camera must be a digital SLR (DSLR) that can shoot RAW files. It must have manual control of ISO, aperture, and shutter speed - Memory card any brand is fine (make sure it is the correct type for your camera that has a minimum capacity of 8GB - Portable External Hard Drive any brand but must be mack compatible. (Recommended: Western Digital WD My passport Ultra 500GB Portable External USB 3.0 Hard Drive with Auto Backup $57 on Amazon) - 1-2 boxes of 100 sheet 8.5x11 EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper - Notebook, pencil/pen If you have any questions regarding materials list do not hesitate to email summerart@arts.ucla.edu 1
SESSION B WEEK 1 Monday 7/23 9:00 10:00 Check-in, introduction to the program, tour of north campus, Broad Art Center auditorium, Room 2160E 10:00 12:00 Lab Supervisors review rules, Instructors review syllabus 11:00-12:00 Digital Camera Basics on Manual Mode 12:00 1:15 Lunch (Students get Bruin Cards) 1:15 3:30 LECTURE: The Camera What does what? : A look at the history of photography through the camera s functions. STUDIO: Photography in the Sculpture Garden with natural light. Use Sculptures as subjects (Minimum 30 pictures) (Daily snack offered compliments of the Summer Art Institute) 3:45 5:30 DEMO: Adobe Bridge and File Management daily studio clean-up procedure Tuesday 7/24 9:00 11:00 LECTURE: Portraits 19 th - 21 st Century 11:00 12:00 DEMO: Introduction to Photoshop techniques 1:15 3:30 DEMO: Printing Inkjet Begin preparing for Thursday Critique 3:45 5:30 Return to the Sculpture Garden and make portraits. Wednesday 7/25 (LATE STUDIO NIGHT) 9:00 11:00 LECTURE: Architecture/ Landscape Photography 19 th - 21 st Century 11:00 12:00 Artist Talk Broad Center Auditorium 216E 1:15 2:45 STUDIO : Go Out photograph topographical arrangement of North Campus. 2:45-4:45 STUDIO: Back to the lab and start bringing your files together for printing. 4:45 5:15 Dinner / Snack Break 5:15 7:00 Printing and preparing for Thursday Crit. (pictures should display range of photographic genres lectured in class 8 Prints) 2
Thursday 7/26 9:00 12:00 CRIT 8 prints. Make sure to think about how the different photographs will come together in a sequence. Get ready to talk about their relationship to one another. 1:15 Meet at Broad Lawn to prepare for Museum Trip 1:15 4:00 Museum Trip to Getty Center (all students attend) - Assignment Shoot Museum Pictures (Think about Thomas Struth and Candida Hoffer) 4:00 5:30 Return from Getty, complete Museum Assignment in studio Get into groups and think about ideas for staged photographs. Take turns making and participating in the creation of the picture. Friday 7/27 9:00 12:00 LECTURE: The Staged Photograph/ Social Documentary Photography 12:00 1:15 Lunch 1:15 4:15 Execute idea for staged photograph 4:15 4:30 Snack Break is later than usual today 4:30 5:30 Art Movie Screening in Auditorium (all students attend in BROAD 2160E) Shoot over weekend thinking about documenting your experiences in relationship to narrative. Prepare for critique on Monday 10 photographs, including group pictures. We will be looking at the staged photographs as well as the documentary images made over the weekend. 3
SESSION B WEEK 2 Monday 7/30 9:00 11:00 : Print Weekend assignments 11:00 12:00 Artist Talk - Broad Center Auditorium 216E 1:15 2:15 LECTURE: The Still Life 3:45 5:30 Critique Weekend Assignment Tuesday 7/31 9:00 12:00 Go back to one of the passed assignments continue your progress. Use the feedback given to you by your peers to progress with the body of work. 1:30 3:30 Museum Trip Hammer Museum (all students attend) Bring a notebook and pen. Walk through the exhibition and start thinking about what you want to do for your final assignment. Take notes and try to find relatable material. Be prepared to share your ideas with myself and TA. 3:30 5:30 Return from Hammer Museum, complete Museum Assignment in studio Wednesday 8/1 (LATE STUDIO NIGHT) 9:00 11:00 Final Assignment shooting (Meet in class before) 11:00 12:00 Artist Talk by SAI Instructors - (all students attend) (12:00-12:20 Info session about undergraduate admission at UCLA (optional)) 1:15 2:00 Ben and Valerie give demos about installing and documenting artwork 2:00 4:45 Studio Time: Final Assignment Shooting 4:45 5:15 Dinner / Snack Break 5:15 7:00 Final Assignment Printing Thursday 8/2 9:00 12:00 Studio Time: Final Assignment Editing 4
1:15 3:30 Studio Time and Final Critique with Instructors and Guest Faculty/Guest Artists 3:45 5:30 Final Critique with Instructor and Guest Faculty Friday 8/3 9:00 12:00 Bring artwork to New Wight Gallery, install exhibition 1:15 2:00 Pack artwork to be shipped home, final studio clean up 2:00 3:30 Final Reception held at New Wight Gallery - all students, parents / guardians, faculty, staff and friends are welcome to attend! * Please note that Final Reception attendance is mandatory all students must remain on campus until 3:30pm on Friday, 7/20. * Students who wish to ship their artwork home will be responsible for all shipping costs and must provide shipping slips and an authorized method of payment. Instructors and TAs will help students pack-up their artworks and will facilitate the shipping process. 5