Cazenovia College 2012-2013 Academic Catalog

exposure, brightness range and optics
for optimal digital images, color
management, color theory, and
optimizing files for print. Students also
learn image distribution and
organization using Adobe Lightroom
to create an image database using
tagging XIFF data, search, to assist in
cataloging and archiving digital images.
Students will begin working on a body
of images that reflects their artistic
interests. Creative decision-making,
problem solving, and the relationship
between personal vision and
contemporary art practice will all be
explored. Through discussion, research,
essay writing, critique, and creative
response, students will engage in a
critical dialog with the work of their
peers and recognized contemporary
artists in order to inform their own
creative process. Prerequisites: SA 161
Photography, SA 162 Photography II, or
permission of the instructor
SA 276 Computer Imaging
3 credits (CS)
This course covers theory and practice
of digital imaging in a creative context.
Technical skills are developed with an
emphasis on using digital tools to begin
creating a personal vision. Students
learn how to capture, control,
manipulate and print digital images
using Adobe Photoshop, a desktop
computer, analog and digital cameras,
scanners, desktop and large format
printers. Students learn Photoshop
technique by completing a series of
assignments and exercises that cover
basics of digital imaging theory, digital
camera RAW file adjustments and
management, image sizing and
resolution, basic image control, tonal
and color correction, retouching, hand
coloring, sharpening, noise
management, filtering, addition of text,
creative selection, contrast masking,
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layer masks, collage and montage
techniques, and more. Prerequisite: SA
161 Photography I
SA 309 Special Topics in the Arts
3 credits (CS)
This is a repeatable course in which the
content varies each year. Different
faculty from a variety of programs
across the College may teach this
rotating course. The content depends
on the faculty member's expertise and
the needs and interests of the student
population. Potential topics include a
mix of SA and FA courses: Art and
Autobiography, Art and Politics,
Museum as Medium, the Landscape
Tradition, Photo-based Installation Art,
Mural Painting, Public Art, Artist's
Books, Sports Photography, and
Fashion Photography. Prerequisites
may be necessary for certain offerings.
SA 311 Life Drawing and 3-D Forms
3 credits (CS)
This course explores the relationship
between two- and three-dimensional
representation of the human form.
Students draw and sculpt the figure,
concentrating on proportion and
anatomy. Emphasis is on personal
artistic growth as well as process,
technique and content. For advanced
work in figure drawing, this course can
be "stacked‖ (taken multiple times by
taking Research Topics in the Visual
Arts FA371/372/471 or 472). (Offered
spring term) Prerequisite: SA 211 Figure
Drawing or permission of the instructor
SA 320 On Assignment: Location
and Documentary Photography
3 credits (CS)
Students learn the techniques of
documentary, photojournalistic and
assignment photography. Students
learn ―on assignment‖ by creating their