Course Descriptions

In this course, students will examine elements of 2-D design, including the elements of art and the principles of organization, and practice in their use as applicable to photography. Five studio and one-half hours a week.

In this course, students learn the use of 35mm camera and darkroom equipment. Students also learn the vocabulary used in all aspects of photography and the practical application of basic photographic techniques. Special consideration will be given to camera control including correct exposure, depth of field, shutter speed and the aesthetics of technological choices. Five and one-half studio hours a week.

Digital Photography is a process for creating images using the controlled reaction of light and a photo-electric microchip followed by computer manipulation. This is a studio art/graphic production course providing the student an opportunity to explore the contemporary uses of digital photography in artistic, commercial, and photojournalism applications. Five and one-half studio hours a week.

In this course, student will learn the basics of lighting for photography. Techniques will include use of available light, reflectors, basic flash, bounce flash and linked flash with and without umbrellas, fixed lighting with photo lights and the use of a portable lighting unit, as well as the appropriate choice among these diverse lighting options, depending on the situation.
Prerequisite: ARTS 1305 or ARTS 1311 and ARTS 1357 or ARTS 1358

In this course, students will learn the basics of photographic portraiture including formal vs. candid portraiture, portraiture on location vs. studio portraiture, single subject portraits and/or multiple subject portraits, and the aesthetics of portraiture. Techniques will include lighting choices, depth-of-field to control the viewer's attention, directing the subject, choosing the optimal time and location, and collaborating in a subject/client relationship. Five and one-half studio hours per week. Fee.  
Prerequisite: ARTS 1305 or ARTS 1311 and ARTS 1357 or ARTS 1358

In this course, students study and create photographs within the context of straight/unmanipulated documentary photography. Included in the course are a consideration of creating photos whose primary purpose is to inform, the difficulty of photographing objectively, a study of image and text to create a document, and an investigation of the personal document. Five and one-half studio hours a week. Fee. May be taken as a Cultural Studies elective. 
Prerequisite: ARTS 1305 or ARTS 1311 and ARTS 1357 or ARTS 1358

This course builds upon the technical, professional and aesthetic background acquired in Introduction to Digital Photography. Topics include a consideration of lighting, advanced Photoshop process, professional practices, client interaction, digital experimentation and continued digital photographic work. A strong emphasis is placed on the development of a personal photographic aesthetic, ethical awareness and a critical assessment of the medium and its history through assignments, critiques and research. Five and one-half studio hours a week. Fee.  
Prerequisite: ARTS 1358

In this course, students continue a study of contemporary documentary photography. The course will consider the equipment, techniques and principles of the genre including the presentation of unbiased information versus personal/diary narrative, the documentary art form versus the photojournalistic form, the client/photographer relationship in documentary photography, and the social justice motive inherent in documentary work. Key to this course is the student's development of an individual style. Five and one-half studio hours per week. Fee. 
Prerequisite: ARTS 2360

In this course, students study and create photographs within the context of directorial photography. The Directorial Mode in photography, as defined by photo scholar A.D. Coleman, is that photographic approach in which the photographer acts as director to create an image that is not found ready-made in the real world, and would not have existed had the photographer not constructed/created it. Included in the course are a consideration of the history of the Directorial Mode from the beginnings of photography to the present, and a creation of directorial images. These include identity alteration, tableau with text, photographic assemblage/construction, and placement. Meets five studio hours a week. Fee. 
May be taken as a CLST elective. 
Prerequisite: ARTS 1305 or ARTS 1311 and ARTS 1357 or ARTS 1358

In this course, students will study and create landscape photographs. Students will work with the instructor in the classroom setting and in field experience to gain knowledge of photographic traditions in the landscape genre. Students will study the photographic media and formats associated with landscape photography, and will produce a portfolio of landscape photographs. Meets five studio hours a week plus outside assignments. May not be repeated for credit.

In this course, students study and create photographs within the context of straight/unmanipulated documentary photography, working in the field with a local non-profit agency in the context of a client and photographer relationship. Students will document the work of that non-profit for the length of the semester and will present the non-profit with digital photos which may be used on the client's website or for their promotional needs. Five and one-half studio hours a week. Fee. 
Prerequisite: ARTS 2305 and ARTS 2360

This course builds upon the technical, professional and aesthetic background acquired in ARTS 2315, Introduction to Photographic Portraiture. Students will learn the lighting styles and techniques of master studio portrait photographers, such as Arnold Newman, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon and others, including use of various combinations of professional light units for single and group portraits and the aesthetics of portraiture for magazines and promotional materials versus portraiture for formal corporate uses. Five and one-half studio hours a week. Fee. 
Prerequisite: ARTS 1358, ARTS 2305, and ARTS 2315, and ARTS 2315

This course builds upon the technical, professional and aesthetic background acquired in ARTS 2305, Introduction to Photographic Lighting. The course will be taught completely in the lighting studio and will teach the student to work with professional studio lights in a variety of genres including fashion photography, food photography and product photography in a lighting studio. Five and one-half studio hours per week. Fee. 
Prerequisite: ARTS 1358, ARTS 2305, and ARTS 3365 , and ARTS 3365

This course provides concentrated studio study with an emphasis on the pursuit and development of a strong, personal aesthetic statement and an individual approach to the use of the medium, including experimentation in multiple processes. Five studio hours a week. May be repeated for credit. Fee. 
Prerequisite: ARTS 3360 or ARTS 3365

Students will create a portfolio in a single discipline. Students will work individually with the instructor to identify their discipline concentration and determine the number of works to be made. Class time consists of individual critiques of the work being made.  
Prerequisite: ARTS 4320 and senior standing as an Art major or minor

In this course, students will create and present a group of professional photographs and videos which can be used on a website and as a portfolio to demonstrate a range of skills to employers and potential clients. Students will also create a CV/resume of their skills including tear sheets, links to web sites and other examples of published work. Reading and writing about professional practices in contemporary photojournalism and commercial photography, as well as research in those photographic areas prior to practical application, are required. the culmination of this course will be the presentation of the student's work, either in a portfolio or through the installation and exhibition of the work. Five and one-half studio hours per week. Fee. 
Prerequisite: ARTS 4357 plus senior standing in the Photography major 

6 hours Advanced Studio Photography selected from the following

• ARTS 4330 Commercial Photography
• ARTS 4335 Documentary Photography IV/Interntl. Fieldwork
• ARTS 4350 4x5 Photography
• ARTS 4360 Art Photo: Manipulated Images
• ARTS 4385 Topics in Photography
• ARTS 4388 Internship in Photography
• COMM 3355 Publications Practicum

3 hours Art History or Art Theory chosen from the following

• ARTH 3375 Aesthetics: Philosophy of Art/Beauty
• ARTH 4360 Issues in Contemporary Art
• ARTH 4330 Topics/History of Photography
• COMM 3330 Impact of Media on Society
• COMM 4315 Media Ethics
• COMM 4322 Seminar in Selected Film Topic