Photography 2015-2016 (Full Year Course)

Edited 9/1/15 Photography 2015-2016 (Full Year Course)

ARTS 1401 – Black and White Photography I – 3 Credits ARTS 1403 – Color Photography – 3 Credits

Instructor: Erin Gillie email: [email protected] Room: B313 Central Lakes College CIS Course, 501 West College Drive, Brainerd, MN 56401 Long Prairie Grey Eagle High School, 510 9th St. S., NE, Long Prairie, MN 56347

Prerequisites: None

Textbook: Joyner, Hermon and Monaghan, Kathleen. Focus on Photography, Davis Publications, Inc. Worcester, Massachusetts, 2007.

Credit Hours: 6 Central Lakes College (Humanities and Fine Arts) 2 Long Prairie Grey Eagle Advanced Placement Portfolio Evaluation

MN Trans. Curriculum Goal: 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts

Office/Phone/Hours: Room B313 (320) 732-2194 ext. 1718 7:30-8:20 a.m. or 3:07-3:30 p.m.

Course Description: Black and White Photo – Students will learn basic shooting and compositional techniques with the use of digital cameras. Information regarding current and cutting edge technology will be employed in the field and classroom. Students will photograph subjects and the images will be converted to black and white using Adobe software. Critique sessions will follow in the classroom after students produce finished images. This course provides the basic framework for the other photography courses.

Color Photo I – Students will be introduced to the principles of color photography, including the basic techniques of composition and exposure. Metering, lighting, and lens usage will be covered through classroom lecture and field experience. If scheduling permits, videos and guest speakers will provide the students with a look at photography as a career. College-Wide Learning Analyze and follow a sequence of operations Outcomes: Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations Utilize appropriate technology

Course Specific Outcomes: Students will be able to –  Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities  Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance  Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities

Student Requirements: Access to a digital camera Devote time outside of class to take photographs Treat everyone with common courtesy and respect Talk to me about any questions or concerns Pay $20 to print and mat photos for the AP Portfolio

Attendance: Class attendance is required. If you must be absent, first consult the class blog and then contact a classmate for any additional notes.

Course Evaluation: Photo Projects Assessed with the Photo Rubric & Critiques Art History and Article Presentations Quizzes Final Grade Based on Straight Percentage

Late Work Policy: There will be a 1-day grace period after the due date to allow for any unforeseen problems. No assignments will be accepted after that time.

Affirmative Action: CLC is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment and education opportunity. No person shall be discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment, personnel practices, or access to and participation in, programs, services, and activities with regard to race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or sexual orientation. Accommodations: As an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and educator, Central Lakes College is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment and education opportunity and works to provide reasonable accommodations for all persons with disabilities. Accommodations are provided on an individualized, as- needed basis, determined through appropriate documentation of need. The accommodations authorized in your plan should be discussed with your instructor. All discussions will remain confidential. For details specific to CLC, please contact Andria Belisle, Disability Coordinator, [email protected] or 218-855-8175, office E138.

Academic Integrity Policy: Central Lakes College expects all students and faculty to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity, and acts of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, the following examples of conduct:  When a student misrepresents his/her own work;  Consenting to have one’s work used by another student as his/her own;  Plagiarizing on papers and other assignments;  Unlawful duplication of copyright materials;  Interfering in harmful way with another student’s work; for example, sabotaging another student’s lab work or entering or deleting data in another student’s computer work. In all cases, a student found guilty of academic dishonesty will receive a minimum grade of “F” on the project, test or paper involved and may receive a grade of “F” for the course.

Emergency Procedures: Emergency information and procedures can be found in each classroom. Please take time to review these procedures. Photo Basics, Composition and Elements/Principles

Projects and Concepts 1. Letters in the environment (create an alphabet photo portfolio)  Chapter 1: p. 3-23 and 43-48 Focus on Photography - Intro. To Photography  Chapter 4: Focus on Photography - Digital Photography  Overview of digital camera usage (settings, sizing and white balance)  Focus / ISO / Exposure  Loading digital images in a computer, labeling and storing.  Online print shops (Snapfish, Winkflash and Shutterfly) 2. Candid photo assignment  Composition: rule of thirds  Field shoot at the park and across the street  Individual critiques 3. Elements and Principles (create 4 portfolios of 20 photos each)  Chapter 11: Focus on Photography – Still Life  Macro Photography  Chapter 2: Focus on Photography - Elements and Principles  Elements and principles examples p. 26-27 Pre AP  Composition: further discussion of the rule of thirds / framing / close ups / angle / centeritice / leading lines / vertical, horizontal or twist (past examples, photo websites and Kodak 10 tips handout for clarification)  F-stop / shutter speed / depth of field (intro.)  Lighting / histogram / metering / gray card  Article presentations from Digital Photography Magazine site dpmag.com  Online photo enhancement sites: Picasa, BeFunky, PicMonkey and Pixlr  Photoshop / loading / cropping / enhancing (video tutorials and demos)  Photoshop: colorizing / filters / clone / burn / dodge / layers / all tools  Photoshop: layer styles, masking and adjustment layers  Saving as .jpg, .tif or .psd  Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw  Individual critiques  Final group critique

Portrait Photography and Photojournalism

Projects and Concepts 1. Still Portraits (create a portrait portfolio – both formal and environmental)  Chapter 5: Focus on Photography – Portraits  Chapter 10: Focus on Photography - Animals  Pets / wildlife / farm animals / bugs  Inside lighting / outside lighting / diffused lighting / reflectors  The using different lighting to convey a message  Studio lighting patterns - butterfly/short loop/long loop/split/Rembrandt  Self portrait  Using focus to isolate the image  Cropping to produce impact  Exploring how photographers use tonality to create feeling  Adding gradients and using contrast to emphasize your subject  Extreme camera angles and portrait photo vantage point psychology  Projected patterns  Photoshop texture / pattern (layer opacity)  Reflection shots  Detail shots of hands and feet  Wing Young Huie University Avenue Chalk Board Project  Personal Photo Montage (from Jostens’ Look Book Cover) 2. Action Photography (create an action photography portfolio)  Chapter 6: Focus on Photography – Action Photography  Telephoto lens  Anticipating the photo (more for digital)  Freezing action / panning / controlled blur (water) 3. Photojournalism (create a photo essay portfolio)  Chapter 7: Focus on Photography - Photojournalism  Photo-essays vs. single photojournalistic image  Email photos: attaching to print vs. resizing & embeding for online viewing  Ethics / copyright / libel  Photos that Changed the World discussion – LIFE Magazine  Famous photographer group presentations

B&W Architecture and Landscape

Projects and Concepts 1. Landscapes (create a landscape portfolio)  Chapter 3: Focus on Photography – Black and White  Convert to B&W with camera settings, Photoshop and online editing sites  Chapter 8 Focus on Photography: Architecture and Urban Landscapes  Chapter 9 Focus on Photography: Landscapes  Grand / detail / abstract landscapes  Article presentations from Outdoor Photography Magazine site outdoorphotographer.com  Wide angle lens  Lighting and horizon line (placement and tilt)  Landscape composition and bracketing (p. 74-75 bracketing assignment)  Digital vs. film (pixels and film speed)  Filters / toning / hand painting  Night photos: light trailing / light painting / flash for multiple in 1 frame Landscape and architecture location and subject suggestions:  Old barn / farmyards  Opera house  Mansions  Churches  Evening buildings  Downtown buildings  Sand pits  Parks  Leaves and foliage  Frogs and bugs in leaves  Bridges  Docks  Rivers and lakesides  Running water

Advanced Placement Final Portfolio Projects and Concepts 1. Breadth (12 photos) 2. Concentration (12 photos on a theme) 3. Quality (5 matted 8x10 photos)  Understand high school images vs. college/professional images  Avoid trite and overused images  Strive for verve with a prominent personal voice  Overview of the portfolio reading and scoring process 4. Written Work  Concentration central idea written work for AP portfolio submission  Presentation for Art Department Head (portfolio and artist statement) Edited 8/22/13 Photo Rubric Exemplary Competent Emerging Unclear or (8pts.) (6pts.) (4pts.) Missing Evidence (2pts.) Composition / Rule of thirds is Rule of thirds is Subject is Subject is Crop obviously evident and centered or centered, too far followed or photo is cropped slightly too far away, cluttered purposefully acceptably. away but could or too simple. broken. Photo is be easily cropped cropped and to improve the framed photo. successfully. Angle / Angle / point of Appropriate Background Background Background view are well angle is chosen competes with distracts from the thought out and for the the subject. subject. A the background photograph and different angle adds to the photo. the background should have been does not compete chosen to with the subject. represent the subject. Subject A single point of The point of There are Photo does not interest / subject is interest / subject multiple points seem to have a immediately is obvious. of interest. subject or the obvious and point of interest emphasized is confusing. successfully. Lighting Lighting is very Photo is Photo is slightly Photo is quite effective and adequately too light or dark light or dark. enhances the mood exposed. which could be or emotion of the improved in photo. Photoshop or in the darkroom. Focus / Depth Focus and depth of Photo is in focus. Photo is slightly Photo is out of of Field field are deliberate out of focus but focus. and add to the could be overall quality of improved by the photo sharpening. Risk Taking / Photos Photos regularly Progress is Progress is not Advancing consistently improve in sometimes evident or photo improve in quality quality. inconsistent and quality is and the student only some risks decreasing. chooses are taken to challenging improve photo situations to skills. improve skills. _____ Overall all requirements met or exceeded (2pts.) _____ Areas for growth exist (0pts.)