Introduction to Photographic Image Making | PHOTO 1001 002 Spring 2010 | T 9:00-12:00, 1:00-4:00 Todd Simeone | tsimeone@saic.edu TA: Holly Murkerson Columbus 107 *SCHEDULE Week 1 – February 2 Overview of course Get to know each other Basic Camera Operations Introduction to lab procedures MCA Assignment #1 You’re Cameraless Image (due week 3) Bring your camera and its manual to the next class. Week 2 – February 9 More Camera Basics Digital camera orientation (30D cameras), Basic workflow, Adobe Bridge, basic lighting, Film and flatbed scanning You’re Cameraless Image Slideshow Project #1 Still Life (critique week 5) Assignment #2 Single Subject– Objectivity and anti-framing (review week 4) Week 3 – February 16 Review: Assignment #1 You’re Cameraless Image Workflow Continued. Adobe Bridge basics cont.– import, camera raw, basic color correction, color temp Camera Authorization and orientation continued. Printing and other output Basic Lighting demo Prepare for Quiz Week 4 – February 23 Quiz on Weeks 1-4 Review: Assignment #2 Single Subject Photoshop CS4 basics
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Lab Time Prepare for Project #1 Critique Week 5 – March 2 Critique: Project #1 Still Life Project #2 Events and Evidence: The Photograph as Document
Week 6 – March 9 Assignment # 3 Erwin Wurm’s One Minute Sculptures (due week 7) Screening; TBA Performance, Documentation, Evidence Week 7 – March 16 Field Trip to MoCP, 600 South Michigan Ave. (10:30 am) Assignment #4 Written Response (due week 8) Review: Assignment #3 One Minute Sculptures (digital images for web) More Photoshop CS4 Lab
Week 8 – March 23 MID TERM TEST Weeks 1-8 Written Response Due Lab Day… Prepare for Project #2 Critique
Week 9 – March 30 Critique: Events and Evidence: The Photograph as Document Project #3 Text, Titles and “The Conceptual Charge” (a la Jason Lazurus) (Critique week 12) Assignment # 5 Learning to Love you More.com – Pick and assignment Review Test ***Last day to withdraw
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Week 10 – April 6 Review: Assignment #5 Learning to Love You More Individual conferences – grade updates Lab day. Week 11 – April 13 Project #4 Final Project – Your choice (critique week 15) Final project proposal questionnaire due on this date by 4pm Lab Prepare for Project #3 Critique Week 12 – April 20 Critique: Project #3 Week 13 – April 27 Lab Day Possibilities of Presentation Week 14 – May 4 Critique Week NO CLASS Week 15 – May 11 Final critiques
*Syllabus, assignments and calendar are all subject to revision/ review throughout the semester based on the progress of the class.
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