Students build on the technical knowledge and skill gained in Photography 1 to develop and understanding of the relationship between form and content. Students will increase their awareness of contemporary photography and begin to express themselves through photography. They will work on describing and analyzing images verbally and in writing. This is not a course in professional commercial photography, rather is situated within a fine-art photographic dialogue. Various levels (1-4) of this studio art medium may meet together. The course requirements of each level are different.
Prerequisite(s): ART 1500 Photography 1: Digital.
ART 1500 Photography 1: Digital (3 hours)
An introduction to the basic tools and techniques of digital photography. Focus on the technical craft of using the camera, creating digital prints, and interpreting photographs. Discussion and development of student vocabulary related to subject matter, form, and content of the photographic image in the context of historical and contemporary photographic concerns. Emphasis on student development of a creative problem-solving process related to photographic image-making. This is not a course in professional commercial photography, rather is situated within a fine-art photographic dialogue. Various levels (1-4) of this studio art medium may meet together. The course requirements of each level are different.
Archway Curriculum: Foundational Literacies: Creative and Performing Arts
