PF Spring 2018

Photography
Photo by Esther Wayne, student
Photo by Jeremy Guttman, student
Studio Lighting
Prerequisite: Black and White Photography 2 or Intermediate
Digital Photography or permission / 42 classroom hours
PHT 251 A Wed 6:00 - 9:00 Kelly
Non-silver Printing
Prerequisite: Black and White Photography 2 / 42 classroom
hours
PHT 304 A Tue 6:00 - 9:00 Krsul
Sequence and Series:
The Photobook
Prerequisite: Intermediate Digital Photography or Portrait Photography
or permission / 42 classroom hours
Photography
Step into the studio with this advanced
photography course. You will utilize artificial
lighting techniques, including hot lights and
electronic flash units. Both film and digital
capture will be discussed in class along with
topics such as painting with light, lighting
ratios and character studies. Assignments
include white background portraiture,
environmental portraiture and a variety
of still life set-ups. Considerable outside
work is required to complete assignments.
Grading is based on attendance,
assignments and your final portfolio.
19th-century photographers introduced
methods of processing photos that
created beautiful, evocative images. Many
contemporary photographers still use these
processes in their work, and you can too. You
will learn to make enlarged digital negatives,
mix chemicals from original formulas and
hand-coat the light sensitive emulsions
on watercolor paper. Processes examined
include cyanotype, Gum Bichromate, Van
Dyke brown printing and Palladium printing.
After exploring all processes, students
choose one technique for their final project.
Grading is based on attendance, the quality
of completed assignments and the final
portfolio.
PHT 313 A Wed 6:00 - 9:00 Staff
Collect and bind your photographs into a
unique work of art. Using both traditional
bookbinding techniques and on-demand
printing sources, you’ll sequence and
organize photos for a finished photobook.
You’ll create a minimum of two books, one
that is unique and personal, and another
that can be produced in greater numbers.
Topics covered include layout, sequencing,
storytelling, design, digital image
workflow, and basic bookmaking skills.
We’ll study contemporary photography
books for concept, content, style, and
structure. Grading is based on attendance,
participation, and completed projects.
Basic Digital
Photography
Prerequisite: None / 42 classroom hours
PHT 120 A Wed 6:00 - 9:00 Sambrick
Want to begin exploring the world of
photography, but not quite sure where to
start? This class will help you find your unique
photographic style, with practical exploration
of camera controls, print quality, composition,
and subject matter. You’ll learn how to talk
about photography, with an examination
of both contemporary and historical
photographers. Over the semester, you’ll cover
exposure, quality of light, Adobe Lightroom for
digital file management, image manipulation,
and digital printing. Students should have their
own camera; a few digital SLRs will be available
for use during the semester. Grading is based
on assignments, written exams and a final
portfolio.
Black and White
Photography 1
Prerequisite: None / 42 classroom hours
PHT 111 A Wed 6:00 - 9:00 Tohara
PHT 111 B Sat 10:00 - 1:00 Kelly
If you’re curious about the timeless artistry
of photography, get shooting with our fleet
of 35mm cameras. During your 14 weeks
in our darkrooms, you will learn how to
make an exposure and how to craft it into a
photographic print. You will experiment with
depth of field, light as subject, the self portrait
and portraiture. Students are expected to
purchase their own film and photographic
paper. Grading is based on assignments,
written exams and a final portfolio.
Advanced Digital
Photography
Prerequisite: Intermediate Digital Photography or permission / 42
classroom hours
PHT 320 A Thu 6:00 - 9:00 Vitone
This course picks up where Intermediate
Digital Photography lets off, and offers
advanced photographic concepts needed to
expand your process of building an exhibition
quality portfolio. Through regular shooting
assignments and group critiques, your personal
vision will be fully developed and explored.
Editing, sequencing work, and inkjet printing
are a large part of classwork. Using Adobe
Photoshop CC, you will learn to make complex
selection and color corrections, advanced
layering and masking principles. Considerable
outside work is required to complete
assignments. Grading is based on attendance,
assignments and your final portfolio.
Business of
Photography and
Multimedia
Prerequisite: None / 42 classroom hours
PFM 123 A Mon 6:00 - 9:00 Kelly
Learn the basics of professional business
practices as they relate to photography and
multimedia markets, including: Editorial,
Advertising, Weddings, Portraits, and Fine
Art Photography. You’ll learn to research
and apply basic marketing principles so that
you can successfully promote yourself as
a professional photographer, and create
a strategy for marketing and sales goals
including: a website, promo materials,
and business cards to use in day-to-day
business. We’ll also cover branding, blogs,
SEO-data analytics, artist statements,
production proposals, copyright, licensing,
and business practices and etiquette.
Photo by Joan Heineman, student
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