COURSE SCHEDULE      SPRING 2008               (DATES MAY CHANGE)

 

MON

TUES

WED

JAN

14

Class Intro

Distribute syllabus

Discuss expectations, concepts, materials, equipment

 

15

16

Early photographic history

Assign#1 Photogram

 

21

MLK HOLIDAY

NO CLASS

 

22

 

23

 Demo – printing for photogram

 Critique#1 - Photogram

 

 

28

Intro to Exposure  

Pinhole cameras

Intro to Pinhole Cameras – the most basic camera.

Assign #2: Pinhole camera.

29

30

Pinhole Cameras –  the paper negative.

 

 

FEB

4

Camera controls - camera orientation

Critique orientation – how to talk about photographsÉ. Quick Critique#2 at end of class of pinhole images.

5

6

Handout Assign #3: Active Frames - Intro to Composition focus on composition

Introduction to Film and Developing

 

11

Exposure

The Lens

Developing Film

 

13

14

 

QUIZ #1

Printing the Negative - test strips  

 

 

18

PRESIDENTÕS DAY HOLIDAY

NO CLASS

19

 

20

Printing the negative, Local controls

Contrast, dodging & burning demo

 

 

 

25

 

Printing

 

26

27

 

 Critique #3: Active Frames

Handout Assign #4 

MAR

3

 

Demo – mounting, matting, spotting

Printing and Presentation

 

4

 

5

 

 

 

10

 

Motion

Printing – refining the image

 

11

12

 

 

 

17

 

 

SPRING  BREAK

18

19

 

 

 

 

 

24

 Critique #4 –

Assign # 5 Metaphoric Self-Portrait

 

25

26

 

 

 

31

 

QUIZ #2

Manipulated images - techniques

1

 2

Intro to Lighting

Lighting Demo - studio

 

 

 APR

7

Assign #6: Family Photos

Scanning basics

8

 

9

 

 

 

14

 Critique #5: Metaphoric Self-Portrait

 

 Digital prepress and output

 

15

 

16

Digital output

 

21

 

Experimenting with cameras

22

23

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

29

 

30

 Critique #6: Family Photos

Assign Final Project

 

 

MAY

5

Final proposals – individual meetings

 

 

 

 QUIZ #3

6

 

7

 

Portfolio Skills

 

12

 Work on final projects

 

13

14

 Work on final projects

 

19

FINAL EXAM

1:00-3:00

20

21