Please Note: There is a $200.00 Photography Department Fee each semester for any student taking one or more photography classes.  If a student decides to drop a photography class they must fill out a Drop/Add form, have it signed by the appropriate department faculty and deliver it to the Office of the Registrar on or before Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 5 PM or they will be charged and responsible for the $200.00 Department Fee.

 

12395

PHOT 101      Introduction to Photography

Tanya Marcuse

Th     1:30 pm-4:30 pm

WDS

PA

PART

An introduction to both the techniques and the aesthetics of black and white photography as a means of self-expression. Systematic instruction in darkroom techniques and weekly criticism of individual work provide the student with  a solid basic understanding of the use of the camera as an expressive tool. Within the first week of classes students must obtain a camera (35mm or 2 ¼) with fully adjustable f/stops and shutter speeds and a handheld reflected light exposure meter.  No previous photography experience is required.

Class size: 12

 

12396

PHOT 104      Photography for Non-Majors

David Bush

F     10:10 am-1:10 pm

WDS

PA

PART

 An introduction to both the techniques and aesthetics of black and white photography as a means of self-expression. Systematic instruction in darkroom techniques along with weekly criticism of individual work will provide the student with a solid basic understanding of the use of the camera as an expressive tool. The student must obtain within the first week of class: 1) a camera (35mm or 21/4”) with fully adjustable f/stops and shutter speeds,  2) a hand-held reflected light exposure meter. No previous darkroom experience is required. This class is open only to Upper College students who have successfully moderated in disciplines other than Photography. 

Class size: 12

 

12397

PHOT 105 A  Photographic Seeing

David Bush

M          1:30 pm-4:30 pm

WDS

PA

PART

 Beyond the material technique of photography lies a visual technique. This involves learning to see the way a camera sees; learning how a photograph, by its nature, transforms the world in front of the camera. The first half of the semester is devoted to exploring this visual grammar of photography and how it clarifies a photograph's meaning and the photographer's intent. During the second half of the semester, students pursue independent projects, putting their visual understanding into practice. Prerequisite: Photography 101 or 103. 

Class size: 12

 

12398

PHOT 105 B  Photographic Seeing

Daphne Fitzpatrick

T         1:30 pm-4:30 pm

WDS

PA

PART

 See above.

Class size: 12

 

12400

PHOT 107      Photography and Instagram

Stephen Shore

M         10:10 am-1:10 pm

WDS

PA

PART

 This course is open to students with access to an Instagram account. Instagram has become one of the most ubiquitous menas of visual communication. There are currently more than 700 million monthly users. Its reach and connectivity are truly global. Now, a growing number of artists are exploring Instagram as a platform for artistic expression. This class will examine the history of “notational photography” and Instrgram’s relation to the Polaroid and other instantaneous photographic media. It will then explore strategies for using Instagram as a medium of communication. Assignments will be directed at delving into these various strategies: the visual notation, the scrapbook, the visual diary, the curated feed, and the use of serial imagery. The second half of the semester will be devoted to individual projects. There will be weekly critiques of each student’s work. No prerequisites. Photography students may take the course alongside their core course.  Please note: Photography Majors may take this course only in addition to their core photography course.

Class size: 12

 

12582

PHOT 111  About About

Timothy Davis

W      10:10 am-1:10 pm

WDS

PA

PART

 This class intended to help guide photographers who desire to describe the condition of the world around them. How can we, using the camera—the most mute of recording tools—say something about how people live, how information is organized, and what our world means today? Through a series of assignments and a final project, students will tell a story about the outer world and create an organized response to it, using still images and whatever other media that story demands. The demand of this class is: How can a photographer achieve aboutness, not just make a set of pictures meaningful to the maker. Prerequisite: Introduction to Photography

Class size: 12

 

12401

PHOT 201 A  The View Camera

Stephen Shore

T        10:10 am-1:10 pm

WDS

PA

PART

 View cameras were the first cameras and were the primary photographic tool for the first half of photography’s history. They offer unexcelled clarity, tonality, and image control. The operation of the view camera and advanced darkroom techniques are demonstrated in this course. The class explores the expressive potential of the conscious use of the camera’s precise control of the image. Students are supplied with 4" x 5" camera outfits. Admission by portfolio.    Prerequisite: Photography 105 or 106.  

Class size: 8

 

12402

PHOT 201 B  The View Camera

Timothy Davis

Th    10:10 am-1:10 pm

WDS

PA

PART

 See above.

Class size: 8

 

12403

PHOT 203 A  Color Photography

Timothy Davis

F     1:30 pm-4:30 pm

WDS

PA

PART

 An introduction to the problem of rethinking photographic picture making through the medium of color photography. Transparencies, color negatives, and type C prints are the technical areas explored. Interested students should bear in mind the higher costs of color materials.

Class size: 8

 

12404

PHOT 203 B  Color Photography

Barbara Ess

W       1:30 pm-4:30 pm

WDS

PA

PART

 See above.

Class size: 8

 

12405

PHOT 302 A  Advanced Photography

Gilles Peress

W       6:00 pm-9:00 pm

WDS

PA

PART

 To prepare the student for ongoing independent work, this course emphasizes the exploration of visual problems. At the heart of this exploration is asking good questions of oneself and one's work, seeing how other photographers and artists in other media have dealt with such questions, and "answering" the questions for oneself through individual projects.  

Class size: 8

 

12406

PHOT 302 B  Advanced Photography

Barbara Ess

T         1:30 pm-4:30 pm

WDS

PA

PART

 See above. 

Class size: 8

 

12407

PHOT SEM      Senior Seminar

Laurence Fink Daphne Fitzpatrick

M          7:00 pm-10:00 pm

WDS

AA

AART

 The senior seminar is a requirement of all seniors majoring in photography. The seminar meets on a weekly basis and carries no credit. 

Class size: 20