INT-108: Basics of Photo

Department
Credits 3
Instructional Method
Academic Level
This class provides an exceptional introduction for non-photo majors to the world of photographic image making. This class introduces students to black and white film photography. Students learn the fundamentals of single capture, film photography as used in Still Life, Portrait and Landscape images. The structure of the class is divided among class/lecture, darkroom lab time or stage, lighting demonstration and location shooting. Assignments are designed to encourage personal expression, conceptual thinking, new ways of thinking about the meaning of images, which will be carried into digital applications for improved problem solving ability in all fine art and communication design fields.