ART 141 W01 Introduction to Digital Photography
GREAT BASIN COLLEGE
ART 141 W01 — Introduction to Digital Photography
Fall Semester 2009
Instructor:Stuart Scofield
Home (775) 625-1752
Meeting Times:Thursday, 4:00 – 6:45 p.m.
September 3 through December 17, 2009
No class Thursday, October 8
Field trip Saturday, October 10
Location:Great Basin College
Winnemucca Campus
Computer Lab Room 110
Credits:3
Catalog Description
This class is an introduction to the various aspects of digital photography. It explores how to improve photographic skills and integration of photography and the digital media.
Course Overview
This class will both help students make better images and prepare them for further study. The emphasis will be to provide an introduction (true to the course title) to most aspects of digital photography.
Student Requirements
•access to any digital camera with instruction manual
•a USB cable for downloading images from the camera (or discuss with instructor)
•a portable storage device i.e. jump drive, portable hard drive, etc, with all necessary cables (or discuss with instructor)
•no textbook is required (the instructor will provide handouts and a supplementary reading list)
•the lab fee will cover a minimal amount of photographic paper and inkjet ink — enough to satisfy the class requirements
•notebook
Methods of Instruction
Lecture, demonstration, instructor examples, exercises, class discussion, group project, field trip, hands-on practice, assignments, historical references, inspirational references to well-known artists
Objectives & Measurements
Students will be able to: Proficiency will be measured by:
Specific Objectives / MeasurementsRelate a brief history of photography and digital photography / written exam
Understand and apply the functions of digital cameras / individual review, field observation, written exam
Evaluate and affect the image in terms of the physical relationships of objects (composition) / assignments, field observation, written exam
Evaluate and affect the image in terms of lights and darks and colors (exposure) / assignments, field observation, written exam
Download, catalog, store, and archive digital files / observation, written exam
Perform basic repairs and enhancements to images using a digital image editor / observation, written exam
Discuss the various aspects of images and articulate what they like and don’t like (critique) / observation and discussion
Make prints from digital images on an ink-jet printer / observation, written exam
Produce and display a self-running image show with music and captions / assignment, observation, exam (final)
Tentative Class Schedule
Date / Description9/3/2009 / Introductions, logistics, policies
General photography discussion
9/10/2009 / History of photography and digital photography — lecture
Digital cameras and how they work — lecture
Assignment #1 — Digital cameras (due 9/17)
9/17/2009 / Digital cameras and how they work — lecture
Photographic craft — lecture, demonstration, exercise
9/24/2009 / Photographic craft — lecture, demonstration, exercise
Exam #1 — History and Cameras
10/1/2009 / Photographic craft — lecture, demonstration, exercise
10/8/2009 / No class
10/10/2009 / Field trip
Assignment #2 — Perspective (due 10/22)
10/15/2009 / Photographic Craft — lecture, demonstration, exercise
Image editing — lecture, demonstration, exercise
10/22/2209 / Image editing — lecture, demonstration, exercise
Exam #1 — Photographic craft
Image editing on your own in class
10/29/2009 / Image editing on your own in class
Image editing — lecture, demonstration, exercise
Assignment #3 — unsharp masking examples (due 11/5)
11/5/2009 / Image editing on your own in class
Exam #3 — Image editing
11/12/2009 / Group discussion of images
11/19/2009 / Printing — lecture, demonstration, exercise
Assignment #4 — print exercise (due 12/3)
11/26/2009 / No class — Thanksgiving
12/3/2009 / Image shows — lecture, demonstration, exercise
12/10/2009 / Start production of group image show — final
Exam #4 — Printing and image shows
12/17/2009 / Finish group image show — final
Grading
There will be four assignments, four written exams and a final. The final will consist of three images from each student and their participation in the class production of an image show. The four exams and final will each count for twenty percent of the final grade. The assignments will be graded pass/fail — points will be deducted from the student’s cumulative grade for failure to turn them in.
The exams are quantitative and objective. The final will be necessarily more subjective, with the instructor evaluating images based on how well the student has implemented the techniques covered in class, as well as overall student effort. Images will not be graded based on content.
Grading Example
Exam #1 / 94Exam #2 / 81
Exam #3 / 89
Exam #4 / 90
Final / 86
(1) incomplete assignment / -10
Total points for semester / 430
Total points divided by 5 / 86
Final grade (see scale below) / B
Grade Scale
98-100 / A+93-97 / A
90-92 / A-
88-89 / B+
83-87 / B
80-82 / B-
78-79 / C+
73-77 / C
70-72 / C-
68-69 / D+
63-67 / D
60-62 / D-
<60 / F
For a complete description of GBC policies regarding withdrawals, incompletes, grade appeals, etc., please see the General Catalog or
Attendance
Students will be expected to attend class each week and stay for the entire session. GBC policy allows for one cycle (one class session in this case) absence. The instructor will work with the student for reasonable excused absences.
Students with Disabilities
The instructor will make every reasonable effort to accommodate special needs.
GBC Disabilities Statement
GBC is committed to providing equal educational opportunities to qualified students with disabilities in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. An advisor is available to discuss appropriate accommodations with students. Please contact the ADA Officer Julie Byrnes in Elko at 775-753-2271 or Winnemucca Campus Director, Lisa Campbell at 775-623-4824 at your earliest convenience to request timely and appropriate accommodations.
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