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ART 3072
An introductory course with emphasis on the technical and aesthetic foundations of digital photography including camera functions, composition and presentation of work. A dSLR camera is required. Photoshop techniques and file management will also be emphasized.
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Aligned with selected VSU General Education Outcomes & NASAD Standards
Upon successful completion of this course:
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Students will express themselves clearly, logically and precisely in writing and in speaking, and they will demonstrate competence in reading and listening. (VSU)
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Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze, to evaluate, and to make inferences from oral, written and visual materials. (VSU)
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Students will use appropriate studio practices, including hygiene, safety, and studio policies.
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Students will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of basic tools, techniques, technologies, and processes sufficient to work from concept to finished product. This involves a mastery of the materials, equipment, and processes of the discipline, including but not limited to the uses of digital technologies and lighting relationships.
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Students will present work that demonstrates perceptual acuity, conceptual understanding, and technical facility at a professional entry level in their chosen field.
Line
Objective: Look for 14 different elements/principles of composition: Line, Shape, Form, Contrast, Texture, Repetition, Vantage Point, Negative Space, Emphasis, Harmony, Compositional Movement, Balance, Frame within a Frame, Rule of Thirds, and One of Your Choice. There should be 15 digital images for this assignment.
Shape
Objective: Look for 14 different elements/principles of composition: Line, Shape, Form, Contrast, Texture, Repetition, Vantage Point, Negative Space, Emphasis, Harmony, Compositional Movement, Balance, Frame within a Frame, Rule of Thirds, and One of Your Choice. There should be 15 digital images for this assignment.
Form
Objective: Look for 14 different elements/principles of composition: Line, Shape, Form, Contrast, Texture, Repetition, Vantage Point, Negative Space, Emphasis, Harmony, Compositional Movement, Balance, Frame within a Frame, Rule of Thirds, and One of Your Choice. There should be 15 digital images for this assignment.
Contrast
Objective: Look for 14 different elements/principles of composition: Line, Shape, Form, Contrast, Texture, Repetition, Vantage Point, Negative Space, Emphasis, Harmony, Compositional Movement, Balance, Frame within a Frame, Rule of Thirds, and One of Your Choice. There should be 15 digital images for this assignment.
Texture
Objective: Look for 14 different elements/principles of composition: Line, Shape, Form, Contrast, Texture, Repetition, Vantage Point, Negative Space, Emphasis, Harmony, Compositional Movement, Balance, Frame within a Frame, Rule of Thirds, and One of Your Choice. There should be 15 digital images for this assignment.
Repetition
Objective: Look for 14 different elements/principles of composition: Line, Shape, Form, Contrast, Texture, Repetition, Vantage Point, Negative Space, Emphasis, Harmony, Compositional Movement, Balance, Frame within a Frame, Rule of Thirds, and One of Your Choice. There should be 15 digital images for this assignment.
Vantage Point
Objective: Look for 14 different elements/principles of composition: Line, Shape, Form, Contrast, Texture, Repetition, Vantage Point, Negative Space, Emphasis, Harmony, Compositional Movement, Balance, Frame within a Frame, Rule of Thirds, and One of Your Choice. There should be 15 digital images for this assignment.
Negative Space
Objective: Look for 14 different elements/principles of composition: Line, Shape, Form, Contrast, Texture, Repetition, Vantage Point, Negative Space, Emphasis, Harmony, Compositional Movement, Balance, Frame within a Frame, Rule of Thirds, and One of Your Choice. There should be 15 digital images for this assignment.
Emphasis
Objective: Look for 14 different elements/principles of composition: Line, Shape, Form, Contrast, Texture, Repetition, Vantage Point, Negative Space, Emphasis, Harmony, Compositional Movement, Balance, Frame within a Frame, Rule of Thirds, and One of Your Choice. There should be 15 digital images for this assignment.
Harmony
Objective: Look for 14 different elements/principles of composition: Line, Shape, Form, Contrast, Texture, Repetition, Vantage Point, Negative Space, Emphasis, Harmony, Compositional Movement, Balance, Frame within a Frame, Rule of Thirds, and One of Your Choice. There should be 15 digital images for this assignment.
Compositional Movement
Objective: Look for 14 different elements/principles of composition: Line, Shape, Form, Contrast, Texture, Repetition, Vantage Point, Negative Space, Emphasis, Harmony, Compositional Movement, Balance, Frame within a Frame, Rule of Thirds, and One of Your Choice. There should be 15 digital images for this assignment.
Balance
Objective: Look for 14 different elements/principles of composition: Line, Shape, Form, Contrast, Texture, Repetition, Vantage Point, Negative Space, Emphasis, Harmony, Compositional Movement, Balance, Frame within a Frame, Rule of Thirds, and One of Your Choice. There should be 15 digital images for this assignment.
Frame within a Frame
Objective: Look for 14 different elements/principles of composition: Line, Shape, Form, Contrast, Texture, Repetition, Vantage Point, Negative Space, Emphasis, Harmony, Compositional Movement, Balance, Frame within a Frame, Rule of Thirds, and One of Your Choice. There should be 15 digital images for this assignment.
Rule of Thirds
Objective: Look for 14 different elements/principles of composition: Line, Shape, Form, Contrast, Texture, Repetition, Vantage Point, Negative Space, Emphasis, Harmony, Compositional Movement, Balance, Frame within a Frame, Rule of Thirds, and One of Your Choice. There should be 15 digital images for this assignment.
Personal Choice
Objective: Look for 14 different elements/principles of composition: Line, Shape, Form, Contrast, Texture, Repetition, Vantage Point, Negative Space, Emphasis, Harmony, Compositional Movement, Balance, Frame within a Frame, Rule of Thirds, and One of Your Choice. There should be 15 digital images for this assignment.
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Objective: This assignment is designed for you to explore the way in which photography can inherently create illusion. You will go against the typical way of capturing the photographic image and really challenge yourself with how the camera works. Here are some things to think about: Negotiating perspective, time and space, focus, depth, 3D to 2D, angle of view, and distortion. There should be 5-6 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
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Objective: This assignment is designed for you to explore the way in which photography can inherently create illusion. You will go against the typical way of capturing the photographic image and really challenge yourself with how the camera works. Here are some things to think about: Negotiating perspective, time and space, focus, depth, 3D to 2D, angle of view, and distortion. There should be 5-6 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
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Objective: This assignment is designed for you to explore the way in which photography can inherently create illusion. You will go against the typical way of capturing the photographic image and really challenge yourself with how the camera works. Here are some things to think about: Negotiating perspective, time and space, focus, depth, 3D to 2D, angle of view, and distortion. There should be 5-6 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
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Objective: This assignment is designed for you to explore the way in which photography can inherently create illusion. You will go against the typical way of capturing the photographic image and really challenge yourself with how the camera works. Here are some things to think about: Negotiating perspective, time and space, focus, depth, 3D to 2D, angle of view, and distortion. There should be 5-6 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
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Objective: This assignment is designed for you to explore the way in which photography can inherently create illusion. You will go against the typical way of capturing the photographic image and really challenge yourself with how the camera works. Here are some things to think about: Negotiating perspective, time and space, focus, depth, 3D to 2D, angle of view, and distortion. There should be 5-6 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
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Objective: This assignment is designed for you to explore the way in which photography can inherently create illusion. You will go against the typical way of capturing the photographic image and really challenge yourself with how the camera works. Here are some things to think about: Negotiating perspective, time and space, focus, depth, 3D to 2D, angle of view, and distortion. There should be 5-6 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
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Objective: A photographic typology is a body of photographs that share a high level of consistency. This consistency is usually found within the subjects, environment, photographic process, and presentation or direction of the subject. The creation of a typology is likely to be employed for one of two intentions: to enable objective comparison of subjects that share similar visual characteristics, or to create a relationship between subjects that share no obvious visual relationship. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
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Objective: A photographic typology is a body of photographs that share a high level of consistency. This consistency is usually found within the subjects, environment, photographic process, and presentation or direction of the subject. The creation of a typology is likely to be employed for one of two intentions: to enable objective comparison of subjects that share similar visual characteristics, or to create a relationship between subjects that share no obvious visual relationship. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
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Objective: A photographic typology is a body of photographs that share a high level of consistency. This consistency is usually found within the subjects, environment, photographic process, and presentation or direction of the subject. The creation of a typology is likely to be employed for one of two intentions: to enable objective comparison of subjects that share similar visual characteristics, or to create a relationship between subjects that share no obvious visual relationship. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
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Objective: A photographic typology is a body of photographs that share a high level of consistency. This consistency is usually found within the subjects, environment, photographic process, and presentation or direction of the subject. The creation of a typology is likely to be employed for one of two intentions: to enable objective comparison of subjects that share similar visual characteristics, or to create a relationship between subjects that share no obvious visual relationship. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
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Objective: A photographic typology is a body of photographs that share a high level of consistency. This consistency is usually found within the subjects, environment, photographic process, and presentation or direction of the subject. The creation of a typology is likely to be employed for one of two intentions: to enable objective comparison of subjects that share similar visual characteristics, or to create a relationship between subjects that share no obvious visual relationship. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
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Objective: A photographic typology is a body of photographs that share a high level of consistency. This consistency is usually found within the subjects, environment, photographic process, and presentation or direction of the subject. The creation of a typology is likely to be employed for one of two intentions: to enable objective comparison of subjects that share similar visual characteristics, or to create a relationship between subjects that share no obvious visual relationship. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
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Objective: A photographic typology is a body of photographs that share a high level of consistency. This consistency is usually found within the subjects, environment, photographic process, and presentation or direction of the subject. The creation of a typology is likely to be employed for one of two intentions: to enable objective comparison of subjects that share similar visual characteristics, or to create a relationship between subjects that share no obvious visual relationship. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
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Objective: A photographic typology is a body of photographs that share a high level of consistency. This consistency is usually found within the subjects, environment, photographic process, and presentation or direction of the subject. The creation of a typology is likely to be employed for one of two intentions: to enable objective comparison of subjects that share similar visual characteristics, or to create a relationship between subjects that share no obvious visual relationship. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
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Objective: A photographic typology is a body of photographs that share a high level of consistency. This consistency is usually found within the subjects, environment, photographic process, and presentation or direction of the subject. The creation of a typology is likely to be employed for one of two intentions: to enable objective comparison of subjects that share similar visual characteristics, or to create a relationship between subjects that share no obvious visual relationship. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
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Objective: Pick a fine art photographer (Carrie Mae Wems) to research and emulate that you admire. Select up to 10 images from one particular series (Kitchen Table Series) by the chosen photographer, and create a series of photographs on how his/her photographs relate to your vision as an emerging artist. You will try to replicate this artist's style through a series of 6 prints of your own.
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Objective: Pick a fine art photographer (Carrie Mae Wems) to research and emulate that you admire. Select up to 10 images from one particular series (Kitchen Table Series) by the chosen photographer, and create a series of photographs on how his/her photographs relate to your vision as an emerging artist. You will try to replicate this artist's style through a series of 6 prints of your own.
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Objective: Pick a fine art photographer (Carrie Mae Wems) to research and emulate that you admire. Select up to 10 images from one particular series (Kitchen Table Series) by the chosen photographer, and create a series of photographs on how his/her photographs relate to your vision as an emerging artist. You will try to replicate this artist's style through a series of 6 prints of your own.
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Objective: Pick a fine art photographer (Carrie Mae Wems) to research and emulate that you admire. Select up to 10 images from one particular series (Kitchen Table Series) by the chosen photographer, and create a series of photographs on how his/her photographs relate to your vision as an emerging artist. You will try to replicate this artist's style through a series of 6 prints of your own.
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Objective: Pick a fine art photographer (Carrie Mae Wems) to research and emulate that you admire. Select up to 10 images from one particular series (Kitchen Table Series) by the chosen photographer, and create a series of photographs on how his/her photographs relate to your vision as an emerging artist. You will try to replicate this artist's style through a series of 6 prints of your own.
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Objective: Pick a fine art photographer (Carrie Mae Wems) to research and emulate that you admire. Select up to 10 images from one particular series (Kitchen Table Series) by the chosen photographer, and create a series of photographs on how his/her photographs relate to your vision as an emerging artist. You will try to replicate this artist's style through a series of 6 prints of your own.
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Objective: Pick a fine art photographer (Carrie Mae Wems) to research and emulate that you admire. Select up to 10 images from one particular series (Kitchen Table Series) by the chosen photographer, and create a series of photographs on how his/her photographs relate to your vision as an emerging artist. You will try to replicate this artist's style through a series of 6 prints of your own.
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Objective: Pick a fine art photographer (Carrie Mae Wems) to research and emulate that you admire. Select up to 10 images from one particular series (Kitchen Table Series) by the chosen photographer, and create a series of photographs on how his/her photographs relate to your vision as an emerging artist. You will try to replicate this artist's style through a series of 6 prints of your own.
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Objective: Pick a fine art photographer (Carrie Mae Wems) to research and emulate that you admire. Select up to 10 images from one particular series (Kitchen Table Series) by the chosen photographer, and create a series of photographs on how his/her photographs relate to your vision as an emerging artist. You will try to replicate this artist's style through a series of 6 prints of your own.
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Objective: Pick a fine art photographer (Carrie Mae Wems) to research and emulate that you admire. Select up to 10 images from one particular series (Kitchen Table Series) by the chosen photographer, and create a series of photographs on how his/her photographs relate to your vision as an emerging artist. You will try to replicate this artist's style through a series of 6 prints of your own.
Outfit 1.1
Objective: This last project is entirely open-ended. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
Society: "A white woman in her 20s otw to brunch." "I think a person that is fun and flirty would wear this." "Someone that values looks and fashion over comfort."
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
Society: "A white woman in her 20s otw to brunch." "I think a person that is fun and flirty would wear this." "Someone that values looks and fashion over comfort."
Outfit 1.2
Objective: This last project is entirely open-ended. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
I: "Hello, my name is Belle."
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
I: "Hello, my name is Belle."
Outfit 2.1
Objective: This last project is entirely open-ended. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
Society: "I think a free spirited, carefree person would wear this outfit." "Someone that just ran to class." "Someone sporty or just generally active."
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
Society: "I think a free spirited, carefree person would wear this outfit." "Someone that just ran to class." "Someone sporty or just generally active."
Outfit 2.2
Objective: This last project is entirely open-ended. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
I: "I am a junior in college pursuing a Bachelor's in Art."
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
I: "I am a junior in college pursuing a Bachelor's in Art."
Outfit 3.1
Objective: This last project is entirely open-ended. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
Society: "Casual in a feminine way." "Kpop fan with Korean streetstyle influence." "I think a girly, but can hang with the guys type of person."
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
Society: "Casual in a feminine way." "Kpop fan with Korean streetstyle influence." "I think a girly, but can hang with the guys type of person."
Outfit 3.2
Objective: This last project is entirely open-ended. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
I: "I mostly enjoy working with photography and graphic design."
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
I: "I mostly enjoy working with photography and graphic design."
Outfit 4.1
Objective: This last project is entirely open-ended. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
Society: "Someone little edgy, likes pop rock, probably fun sense of humor." "She's someone who doesn't give a shit about anyone's opinion on her fashion choice. It's not a phase, she's going to own it!" "Just graduated high school, trying to look older than actually is, loner."
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
Society: "Someone little edgy, likes pop rock, probably fun sense of humor." "She's someone who doesn't give a shit about anyone's opinion on her fashion choice. It's not a phase, she's going to own it!" "Just graduated high school, trying to look older than actually is, loner."
Outfit 4.2
Objective: This last project is entirely open-ended. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
I: "I stick my nose in romance books and board across my complex."
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
I: "I stick my nose in romance books and board across my complex."
Outfit 5.1
Objective: This last project is entirely open-ended. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
Society: "Likes the autumn, personality trait is like Starbucks." "Older girl who wears sweaters all year long, is more northern, lighter skin with brown hair." "A goth person tried one Pumpkin Spice latte and never looked back."
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
Society: "Likes the autumn, personality trait is like Starbucks." "Older girl who wears sweaters all year long, is more northern, lighter skin with brown hair." "A goth person tried one Pumpkin Spice latte and never looked back."
Outfit 5.2
Objective: This last project is entirely open-ended. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
I: "I feed off the energy of others and recharge in my solitude."
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
I: "I feed off the energy of others and recharge in my solitude."
Outfit 6.1
Objective: This last project is entirely open-ended. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
Society: "College girl who would prefer the summer, casual and professional, nice and easy to talk to."
Girly feminine confident person." "I think a party girl would wear this outfit."
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
Society: "College girl who would prefer the summer, casual and professional, nice and easy to talk to."
Girly feminine confident person." "I think a party girl would wear this outfit."
Outfit 6.2
Objective: This last project is entirely open-ended. There should be 9-10 prints for this assignment with a common theme.
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
I: "And I will wear any type of outfit no matter the weather."
Theme: How Society Perceives Me vs. How I Perceive Myself
I: "And I will wear any type of outfit no matter the weather."
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