Course:
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PHOT 104 Photography
for Non-Majors |
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Professor:
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Jasmine Clarke |
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CRN: |
15854 |
Schedule/Location: |
Thurs 1:30 PM
- 4:30 PM Woods 128 |
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Distributional Area: |
PA Practicing Arts |
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Credits: 4 |
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Class cap: 12 |
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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.
Course:
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PHOT 105 A Photographic
Seeing |
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Professor:
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An-My Le |
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CRN: |
15833 |
Schedule/Location: |
Wed 10:30 AM
- 1:30 PM Woods 128 |
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Distributional Area: |
PA Practicing Arts |
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Credits: 4 |
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Class cap: 12 |
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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.
Course:
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PHOT 105 B Photographic
Seeing |
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Professor:
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Daphne Fitzpatrick |
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CRN: |
15852 |
Schedule/Location: |
Fri 10:10 AM
- 1:10 PM Woods 128 |
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Distributional Area: |
PA Practicing Arts |
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Credits: 4 |
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Class cap: 12 |
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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.
Course:
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PHOT 201 The View
Camera |
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Professor:
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Stephen Shore |
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CRN: |
15855 |
Schedule/Location: |
Mon 10:10
AM - 1:10 PM Woods 128 |
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Distributional Area: |
PA Practicing Arts |
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Credits: 4 |
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Class cap: 8 |
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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.
Course:
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PHOT 203 A Color
Photography |
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Professor:
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Jasmine Clarke |
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CRN: |
15856 |
Schedule/Location: |
Fri 1:30 PM
- 4:30 PM Woods 128 |
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Distributional Area: |
PA Practicing Arts |
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Credits: 4 |
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Class cap: 8 |
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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. Students must select PHOT
203P A as well.
Course:
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PHOT 203P A Color
Photography: Production and Practice |
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Professor:
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Laura Steele |
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CRN: |
15857 |
Schedule/Location: |
Wed 10:00 AM
- 11:30 AM Brook House LAB |
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Distributional Area: |
PA Practicing Arts |
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Credits: 2 |
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Class cap: 8 |
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Structured to give photographers a comprehensive working
knowledge of the digital workflow, this class will address everything from
capture to process to print. Together we
will explore procedures in film scanning and raw image processing, discuss the
importance of color management, and address the versatility of ink jet
printing. We will be working
extensively with Photoshop, using methods in color correction, image
processing, masking and compositing, utilizing the medium as a means of
refining and clarifying one's artistic language. Students will be expected to incorporate
these techniques when working on their evolving photography projects, and will
be asked to bring work to class on a regular basis for discussion and review.
Course:
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PHOT 203 B Color
Photography |
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Professor:
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Farah Al Qasimi |
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CRN: |
15858 |
Schedule/Location: |
Mon 1:30 PM
- 4:30 PM Woods 213 |
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Distributional Area: |
PA Practicing Arts |
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Credits: 4 |
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Class cap: 8 |
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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. Students must
select PHOT 203P B as well.
Course:
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PHOT 203P B Color
Photography: Production and Practice |
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Professor:
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Laura Steele |
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CRN: |
15859 |
Schedule/Location: |
Mon 10:00
AM - 11:30 AM Brook House LAB |
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Distributional Area: |
PA Practicing Arts |
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Credits: 2 |
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Class cap: 8 |
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Structured to give photographers a comprehensive working
knowledge of the digital workflow, this class will address everything from capture
to process to print. Together we will
explore procedures in film scanning and raw image processing, discuss the
importance of color management, and address the versatility of ink jet
printing. We will be working
extensively with Photoshop, using methods in color correction, image
processing, masking and compositing, utilizing the medium as a means of
refining and clarifying one's artistic language. Students will be expected to incorporate
these techniques when working on their evolving photography projects, and will
be asked to bring work to class on a regular basis for discussion and review.
Course: |
PHOT 208 Photography and Sculpture |
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Professor: |
Daphne Fitzpatrick |
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CRN: |
16281 |
Schedule/Location: |
Thurs 10:10 AM - 1:10 PM Woods 128 |
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Distributional Area: |
PA Practicing Arts |
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Credits: 4 |
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Class cap: 8 |
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Crosslists: Studio
Arts |
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Photography is no longer just
a two dimensional medium. While moving deeper into the virtual on our phones
and laptops, it is also surging into the gallery and museum, and off the wall
into architectural space. At the same time, artists are using a full range of
sculptural tools, constructing and performing worlds for the camera to deepen
and complicate their practices. This course, for photography and studio arts
majors, will examine ways photography collides with physical materials, engages
the built and the observed, and complicates the idea of display. Artist list:
Zoe Leonard, Glen Ligon, Arthur Jafa,
Kusama, Sarah Lucas, Gillian Wearing, Ed
Atkins. Weekly assignments will inspire students in ways to use the
camera as a sculptor, to produce work that surrenders the wall to employ the
physical world. In the second half of the semester, students will work on
individual projects. Open to studio arts and photography majors. Please note:
Photography Majors may take this course only in addition to their core
photography course.
Course:
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PHOT 230 Bookmaking
for Visual Artists |
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Professor:
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Tanya Marcuse |
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CRN: |
15864 |
Schedule/Location: |
Wed 10:10 AM
- 1:10 PM Henderson Comp. Center 106 Wed 10:10 AM - 1:10
PM Woods 213 |
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Distributional Area: |
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Credits: 4 |
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Class cap: 8 |
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Crosslists: Studio Arts |
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This course is open to photographers and visual artists who
wish to investigate the visual and conceptual possibilities of the book
form. The aim of the course is to
provide students working in a variety of media with the opportunity to express
themselves in the unique medium of the book, using such elements as page
sequencing, scale and layout. We will
create books using print-on-demand digital services such as Blurb (as opposed
to hand book-binding). Students will
make a new book every other week. Demonstrations of scanning, interface with
InDesign and Photoshop, and other tools will augment our regular critiques of
books produced. Art-book collections,
including those at CCS and the Bard Library, will be essential resources for
the course. Prerequisite: a minimum of
one photography or studio arts course.
Course:
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PHOT 302 A Advanced
Photography |
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Professor:
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Bryson Rand |
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CRN: |
15860 |
Schedule/Location: |
Mon 1:30 PM
- 4:30 PM Woods 128 |
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Distributional Area: |
PA Practicing Arts |
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Credits: 4 |
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Class cap: 8 |
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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.
Course:
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PHOT 302 C Advanced
Photography |
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Professor:
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Gilles Peress |
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CRN: |
15862 |
Schedule/Location: |
Wed 4:30 PM
- 7:30 PM Woods 128 |
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Distributional Area: |
PA Practicing Arts |
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Credits: 4 |
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Class cap: 8 |
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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.
Course:
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PHOT 330 How To Be Anxious:
Critical Issues in Imagemaking |
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Professor:
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Farah Al Qasimi |
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CRN: |
15865 |
Schedule/Location: |
Tue 1:30 PM
- 4:30 PM Woods 128 |
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Distributional Area: |
AA Analysis of Art |
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Credits: 4 |
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Class cap: 10 |
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Crosslists: Human Rights |
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Expanding on the term "Concerned Photographer",
coined by Magnum photographer Cornell Capa in 1969, the class will tap into
contemporary discourse on anxiety in the digital age to explore the ways that
it might inform a community-driven and morally conscious artistic
practice.Through careful attention to the problems of image-making, this class
will attempt a collective reframing of anxiety as a tool for developing
criticality and social engagement. Over the course of the semester, we will
look at the intersections of photography, performance and activism, using
collaborative exercises and group reading to make (and learn from) art that
addresses hierarchies of institutional and societal power. We will also look back
on important photographs across the history of the medium as they relate to
issues of ethics and representation. Drawing from short readings by Hito
Steyerl, Adrian Piper, Sara Ahmed, Jalal Toufic, Frantz Fanon, Ariella Azoulay
and Susan Sontag, students are invited to consider the politics of material,
experience and form as they relate to their own studio practices, and to build
a sense of direction that will inform their roles as artists within a global
community. Students will be assessed on their participation, responses to short
writing exercises, and visual prompts. Students from all disciplines are
welcome.
Course:
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PHOT SEM Senior
Seminar |
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Professor:
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Farah Al Qasimi & Bryson Rand |
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CRN: |
15863 |
Schedule/Location: |
Mon 6:00 PM
- 9:00 PM Woods |
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Distributional Area: |
AA Analysis of Art |
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Credits: 0 |
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Class cap: 25 |
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The senior seminar is a requirement of all seniors majoring
in photography. The seminar meets on a weekly basis and carries no credit.