Introduction to Photography Syllabus

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The Department of Art and Art History Adelphi University Class Number: 0104-394 Class & Section: Intro to Photography 005 Session: Spring 2013 Instructor: Hannah Smith Allen Ofiice Hours: Tuesday/Wednesday 11:00-12:00

INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY SYLLABUS

Joel Peter Witkin Muybridge

DESCRIPTION

This class will function as part studio/part seminar and will introduce students to digital and film photography. Students will learn about different camera techniques and formats, darkroom and digital printing, and alternative photographic practices. It is my intention to introduce photography students to both contemporary practice as well as its history. Today contemporary photographers employ different cameras and techniques. Some photographers choose to engage in traditional forms of image making, while others embrace new media and digital manipulation. In this class we will learn a variety of techniques and discuss how the medium has and will continue to change.

GENERAL ED LEARNING GOALS:

Distribution Requirements A

COURSE LEARNING GOALS:

• Students will be exposed to a variety of analog and digital photographic techniques. • Students will understand the relationship between digital and film based photographic practice and be able to move freely throughout the medium. • Students will understand how to operate a camera, use a darkroom, and edit their images digitally in Adobe Lightroom. • Students will engage in the theoretical debates about the differences between film and digital practices. • Students will be introduced to contemporary and historic photographers and their images.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:

If you have a disability that may impact your ability to carry out assigned course work, and are not enrolled in the Learning Disabilities Program, it is important that you contact the staff in the Disability Support Services Office (DSS), University Center, Room 310, (516) 877-3145. [email protected]. DSS will review your concerns and determine, with you, appropriate and necessary accommodations. All information and documentation of disability is confidential.

HONOR CODE STATEMENT:

Students enrolled in this course are expected to abide by the Adelphi University Honor Code. The purpose of the Honor Code is to protect the academic integrity of the University by encouraging consistent ethical behavior in assigned coursework by students. Following is excerpted from the Student Honor Code:

The Code of Academic Honesty The code of academic honesty prohibits behavior, which can broadly be described as lying, cheating, or stealing. Violations of the code of academic honesty will include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Fabricating data or citations 2. Collaborating in areas prohibited by the professor 3. Unauthorized multiple submission of work 4. Sabotage of others’ work, including library vandalism or manipulation 5. Plagiarism: presenting any work as one’s own that is not one’s own 6. The creation of unfair advantage 7. The facilitation of dishonesty 8. Tampering with or falsifying records 9. Cheating on examinations through the use of written materials or giving or receiving help in any form during the exam, including talking, signals, electronic devices, etc.

STUDENT COURSE EVALUATIONS:

During the last two weeks of the class, you will receive notification, via email and eCampus, that the course evaluation is available for your input electronically. Availability will end at the start of the final examination period. Your feedback is valuable, and I encourage you to respond. Please be assured that your responses are anonymous. The results will not be available to the instructor until after the end of the semester, and therefore, after course grades have been submitted.

MOODLE

The course syllabus, assignments, lectures, and images will be posted on Moodle. http://fcpe.adelphi.edu/moodle/student/

COURSE OR MATERIALS FEES:

Darkroom: 1 Box of Ilford Multigrade RC Paper, 3-5 Rolls of Tri-X 400 Speed Film, Clamshell Binder, Negative Cleaning Cloth, SLR camera (suggested) Digital: DSLR camera, portable storage device., printing (average $30 per portfolio).

ASSIGNMENTS/COURSEWORK:

Students are expected to complete three printed photographic portfolios, maintain a Blog, and take two short quizes. Please make sure you complete all weekly shooting and writing assignments.

TEXTS:

The Professor will distribute excerpts from A Short Course in Digital Photography by Stone and London as well as Photography, A Concise Guide by Warren. Students are welcome (but not required) to purchase these on their own.

GRADING/EVALUATION:

25% Portfolio 1

25% Portfolio 2

25 % Portfolio 3

25% Participation, Attendance, Commitment , & Work Ethic & Quizes

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Attendance is mandatory. More than two absences will affect your final grade, regardless of the reason. More than 6 absences warrants failing grade. Your grade will be reduced by a 1/3 of a letter for every absence that exceeds the two-absence limit.

Only students who are registered for courses, and whose name appears on the Official Class Roster may attend courses at the University. Adelphi students make a commitment to be active participants in their educational program; class attendance is an integral part of this commitment. Attendance requirements for each course will be announced by the faculty member at the beginning of each term. Students are expected to be present promptly at the beginning of each class period, unless prevented by illness or by other compelling cause. In the event of such absence, students may request that faculty members be notified by the Office of Academic Services and Retention. Students are responsible for completing course work missed through absences. Students should wait a reasonable length of time for an instructor in the event that the instructor is delayed.

DATE WEEK TITLE AGENDA HOMEWORK

Week #1 Introduction W/ Syllabus & Tour 8/28

Week #2 Basic Camera Design M/ Labor Day Documentation v 9/2 & 9/4 W/ Pinhole Design Interpretation

Week #3 Pinhole Darkroom I M/ Pinhole Bird/Worm 9/9 & 9/11 SLR Darkroom I: Contact The Frame/Fragment W/SLR

Week #4 Developing Film M/ Developing Film 9/16 & 2/18 W/ Darkroom II Focus & Filter

Week #5 Printing Workshop I M/ Darkroom III Night & Shutter 9/23 & 9/25 Burning & Dodging D.O.F Subjective W/ Time & Motion Seeing

Week #6 Printing Workshop II M/ Open Lab 9/30 & 10/2 W/ Refining Your Prints

Week #7 M/ Portfolio Critique First Portfolio 10/7-10/9 W/ Scanning Negatives (5 darkroom prints)

Week #8 From Film to Pixel M/ Digital Darkroom Blog 10/14 & 10/16 W/ DSLR Camers Everyday Color

Week #9 ACR & Advanced M/ Lightroom I: Envirornmental 10/21 & 10/23 Photoshop Catalogue Portrait W/Lightroom II: Editting

Week # 10 Studio Lighting M/ Lightroom III: Studio Portrait 10/28 & 10/30 Exporting W/ Studio Lighting Demo

Week # 11 Printing Demo M/ Photographic 11/4/ & 11/6 Print/Camera Formats Update Blog & Prints W/ Open Studio

Week # 11/11 The Personal Project: Proposal Second Portfolio Due & 11/13 Proposal & Critiques Presentations/ (6 digital prints) Critiques

11/18 & 11/20 Third Portfolio Due 11/25 & 12/2 The Personal Project: Open Studios & 12/15 12/4 & 12/9 Expanding Vision Critiques 6-10 Personal Project Prints

The Department of Art and Art History (M/W 4:15-5:30) Adelphi University Class Number: 0111-266-001 Class & Section: History of Photography Section 1 Session: Spring 2013 Instructor: Hannah Allen Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday 3:00-4:00

DESCRIPTION

Since its invention in 1839, photography has become a medium embraced by many disciplines. In this class, we will attempt to investigate the history of the medium topically, not strictly chronologically. It is my hope that topical discussions will allow us to understand the complexity of this medium and how it contributes to modern life. Although this is an art history class and the majority of our discussions will concentrate on photography’s relationship to the art world, it is important to remember that the photographic medium has informed and transformed so much of our daily existence. Photography follows us everywhere. It is there when we get x-rayed at the doctor, and it is there when we run a red light. In the end, it is hard to imagine a world without photography. We have come to accept it as commonplace. How did this happen? And how did historic photographers work to further the technological and aesthetic developments of the medium? Through class discussions, journal exercises, slide presentations, weekly readings, and exams, we will attempt to answer some of these questions

GENERAL ED LEARNING GOALS:

Distribution Requirements A

COURSE LEARNING GOALS:

• Students will trace both the technical and conceptual developments of photography and discuss its many transformations from the 1800s to today. • Students will be exposed to multiple photographic practices, from documentary photography to fine art photography to war photography. • Students will discuss many moral and theoretical issues attached to medium, such as photography’s relationships to truth, beauty, and fact, as well as the ethics of war photography. • Students will come to understand that photography is a medium on the forefront of technology, one whose conceptual and technical standards are constantly in flux. • Students will visit a museum and learn about exhibition development.

HONOR CODE STATEMENT:

10. Fabricating data or citations 11. Collaborating in areas prohibited by the professor 12. Unauthorized multiple submission of work 13. Sabotage of others’ work, including library vandalism or manipulation 14. Plagiarism: presenting any work as one’s own that is not one’s own 15. The creation of unfair advantage 16. The facilitation of dishonesty 17. Tampering with or falsifying records 18. Cheating on examinations through the use of written materials or giving or receiving help in any form during the exam, including talking, signals, electronic devices, etc.

STUDENT COURSE EVALUATIONS:

During the last two weeks of the class, you will receive notification, via email and eCampus, that the course evaluation is available for your input electronically. Availability will end at the start of the final examination period. Your feedback is valuable, and I encourage you to respond. Please be assured that your responses are anonymous, and the results will not be available to the instructor until after the end of the semester and after course grades have been submitted.

MOODLE

The course syllabus, assignments, lectures, and images will be posted on Moodle. http://fcpe.adelphi.edu/moodle/student

COURSE OR MATERIALS FEES:

• All articles and class PowerPoints will be uploaded to Moodle. • You will be required to visit a museum once during the semester and pay the admittance fee and train fare.

ASSIGNMENTS/COURSEWORK:

Students are responsible for completing the weekly readings. All readings must be complete by the start of the classes under which they are listed. In addition to the listed readings, students are expected to review Photography: A Cultural History by Mary Warner Marian, which offers a comprehensive, chronological and social review of photographic history. Students must keep a Photo History Journal, which will be reviewed by the professor roughly once a month. There will be a midterm, an exhibition review, and a curatorial project.

TEXTS:

All texts will be posted to Moodle. Most texts are excepts from Vicki Goldberg’s Photography in Print or Alan Trachtenberg’s, Classic Essay on Photography.

GRADING/EVALUATION:

20% Journal

20% Curatorial Project/Presentation

20 % Midterm

20 % Exhibition Review

20% Participation, Attendance, Commitment, & Work Ethic

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Attendance is mandatory. More than two absences will affect your final grade, regardless of the reason. More than 6 absences warrants a failing grade. Your grade will be reduced by a 1/3 of a letter for every absence that exceeds the two-absence limit.

Only students who are registered for courses, and whose name appears on the Official Class Roster may attend courses at the University. Adelphi students make a commitment to be active participants in their educational program; class attendance is an integral part of this commitment. Attendance requirements for each course will be announced by the faculty member at the beginning of each term. Students are expected to be present promptly at the beginning of each class period, unless prevented by illnesses or by other compelling causes. In the event of such absence, students may request that faculty members be notified by the Office of Academic Services and Retention. Students are responsible for completing course work missed through absences. Students should wait a reasonable length of time for an instructor in the event that the instructor is delayed.

Date Class Title Reading Assignment

1/23 Reading a Photo

1/28 Pre-History

1/30 Interpretation Email me images

2/4 Invention in France Foucque

2/6 Invention in England 1839 Bill Talbot, Photographic Drawing

2/11 Early Portraiture Nadar Reading Find an example of a successful portrait.

2/13 Early Landscape Jackson Diary Reading Reflection

9/18 War I TBD Bring in a compelling contemporary War image.

2/20 War Photography II Sontag on Moodle Reading Reflection

2/25 Art & Photography I Rejlander In four sentences, Robinson Define art.

2/27 Art & Photography II Emerson Srieglitz

3/4 Review Review

3/6 Midterm Study Study

3/18 MoMA and the Exhibition Philips

3/20 Field Trip Metropolitan Museum Faking It

3/25 Exhibition Reflection Curatorial Style Exhibit Reflection

3/27 Documentation I Hine, CEP, 109-115

4/1 Documentation II Abbot, CEP, 179-185 Evans, CEP, 185-190

4/3 European Modernism Moholy-Nagy, CEP, 165-167 Curatorial Topic via email Man Ray, CEP167-168

4/8 American Modernism Strand Straight Photography / F 64 Weston, Moodle, 303-318

4/10 Research Day No Class No Class No Class

4/15 Snapshot: Small and Large Cartier-Bresson, PIP 404-419 Format

4/17 Street: East vs. West Frank PIP, 400-402

4/22 Road Trip: America

4/24 Color & The Vernacular Moodle Handout

4/29 Postmodernism: Bring in a NYT photo Appropriation/ Identity (Caption)

5/1 Curatorial Presentations Curatorial Project Due

5/6 Curatorial Presentations

5/8 Curatorial Presentations

Curatorial Project (Specific Assignment pending)

Project Outline:

Instead of writing a final research paper, you will be asked to draft a final exhibition proposal. You will choose a subject from the history of photography (e.g. Depression era photographs, Photographs of hands 1900-1960). Your exhibition proposals must include multiple works by multiple artists. Creativity and originality will be rewarded. Each exhibition proposal should include the following information:

• The name of your exhibition • 10-20 decent print-outs of proposed exhibition photographs (you can print multiple pictures per page) • Label copy for each exhibition photograph (artist name, date, photographic process, and background information) • The exhibition wall text (at least three double-spaced pages) • 1 page schematic map diagramming the exhibition and image placement • A five minute curatorial presentation

Project Time Frame:

3/25 – visit an exhibition 4/3 – submit proposed exhibition title and topic. 5/1 -- submit the final curatorial project

The Department of Art and Art History Adelphi University Class Number: 0104-394-001 Class & Section: Digital Photography II Session: Spring 2013 Instructor: Hannah Smith Allen Office Hours: Tuesday/Wednesday 11:00-12:00

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY II NARRATIVE AND THE PHOTO-BOOK

DESCRIPTION

This class is a continuation of Introduction to Photography. Students must have access to Digital SLR Cameras and be open and willing to take aesthetic and conceptual risks. This class will emphasize technique in service to concept. In other words, we will discuss how camera and editing techniques inform photographic meaning and mood. The class will be broken into three sections: Building a Photographic Vocabulary, The Photography Book, and The Digital Photo Story. Students will spend the majority of the class developing a long, term photography book project. Emphasis will be placed on defining a personal style and vision. As a class, we will discuss the history of the photographic book and explore narrative photographic techniques from triptych to animated forms.

GENERAL ED LEARNING GOALS:

Distribution Requirements A

COURSE LEARNING GOALS:

• Students will understand Advanced Camera Technique (including Bracketing and Exposure Compensation) • Students will understand advanced Photoshop Technique (Camera RAW and Layer Masks) • Students will become familiar with computer software, such as iMovie, Photoshop, and basic InDesign • Students will understand narrative techniques in photography.

• Students will be introduced to contemporary and historic photographers and the history of the Photo-book.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:

HONOR CODE STATEMENT:

19. Fabricating data or citations 20. Collaborating in areas prohibited by the professor 21. Unauthorized multiple submission of work 22. Sabotage of others’ work, including library vandalism or manipulation 23. Plagiarism: presenting any work as one’s own that is not one’s own 24. The creation of unfair advantage 25. The facilitation of dishonesty 26. Tampering with or falsifying records 27. Cheating on examinations through the use of written materials or giving or receiving help in any form during the exam, including talking, signals, electronic devices, etc.

STUDENT COURSE EVALUATIONS:

MOODLE

The course syllabus, assignments, lectures, and images will be posted on Moodle. http://fcpe.adelphi.edu/moodle/student/

COURSE OR MATERIALS FEES:

DSLR camera, portable storage device. Book Printing ($30.00-$ 60.00)

ASSIGNMENTS/COURSEWORK:

Students are expected to complete three printed photographic portfolios and maintain a Blog. Please make sure you complete all weekly shooting and writing assignments.

TEXTS:

GRADING/EVALUATION:

20% Building a Vocabulary

20% Digital Photo Story

40% Photo Book

20% Participation, Attendance, Commitment, Work Ethic, Quizzes, & BLOG

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

DATE CLASS TITLE AGENDA HOMEWORK

Week #1 Introduction T/ Syllabus & Tour Fact & Fiction 1/24 Building a Vocabulary

Week #2 Building a Vocabulary T/ ACR2 & Workflow & Juxtaposition 1/29 & 1/31 Exposures Contacts TH/ Camera Basics: Exposure, Flash

Week #3 Building a Vocabulary T/ Assignment 3 More Than One 2/5 & 2/7 More Workflow TH/ More Workflow, (Diptychs and Triptychs) RAW V JPEG

Week #4 Advanced Photoshop T/ Pixels & Print Size 2/12& 2/14 Advanced Photoshop TH/ Printing

Week #5 CRITIQUE T/ Critique Critique 2/19 & 2/21 TH/ Book Project Book Project

Week #6 Book Project T/ Proposals Proposals 2/26& 2/28 TH/ Proposals

Week #7 Book Project T/ Proposals Proposals 3/5-3/7 TH/ Proposals

3/12 & 3/14 SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK

Week #9 Book Project Sequencing: Rhythm, 2-4 contact sheets 3/19 & 3/21 Narrative & Form

Week # 10 Book Project Layout 2-4 contact sheets 3/26 & 3/28 Formatting/ Dummy Book

Week # 11 Book Project Cover Design & 2-4 contact sheets 4/2 & 4/4 Blurb Software/Indesign

Week # 12 Book Project Final Book Design Blurb or In-House 4/9/ & 4/11 Production

Week # 13 Digital Photo Story T/Final Book Design Digital Photo Story 4/16 & 4/18 TH/Digital Photo Story

Week #14 Digital Photo Story T/ Sequencing Reshoot Digital Story 4/23 & 4/25 TH/ The Web

Week #15 Digital Photo Story Open Lab 4/30 & 5/2 Book Critique

Week #15 Book Critique T/ Book Critique DIGITAL STORY BLOG 5/7

EXAM PERIOD PHOTO STORY PHOTO STORY PHOTO STORY SCREENINGS SCREENINGS SCREENINGS