ARTT-146 Digital Photography I

In this basic digital photography course, students will study digital camera operation exposure challenges, composition, and lighting. Students will learn about photo editing software, image archiving, and digital printing. With an emphasis on content as well as craft, students will learn to create images for visual communication and self-expression. A digital camera with manual capabilities is required for the course.

Credits

3

Hours Weekly

4 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into image-making through the use of the
   digital camera and computer software to analyze creatively and problem-solve the steps and
   processes in digital photography.
2. 2. Pose and address questions related to effectively manipulating various compositional formats
   that relate to various social, humanistic, and cultural expressions.
3. 3. Assess, reflect on and critically analyze, orally and in writing, the composition and originality
   of photographs and their artistic vision, and the effectiveness of digital images in presenting
   the human condition and the search for meaning through digitized works of art.
4. 4. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to artistic vision, contemporary
   photographic aesthetics, and image-making addressing humanism and creativity.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into image-making through the use of the
   digital camera and computer software to analyze creatively and problem-solve the steps and
   processes in digital photography.
2. 2. Pose and address questions related to effectively manipulating various compositional formats
   that relate to various social, humanistic, and cultural expressions.
3. 3. Assess, reflect on and critically analyze, orally and in writing, the composition and originality
   of photographs and their artistic vision, and the effectiveness of digital images in presenting
   the human condition and the search for meaning through digitized works of art.
4. 4. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to artistic vision, contemporary
   photographic aesthetics, and image-making addressing humanism and creativity.