Instructor: Kim Manchester! ! !

Office: CT204 TTH 2-2:45pm or Weds 11-2:30

Ph: 503-977-8025 ! ! ! ! ! !
Email: kim.manchester@pcc.edu
**please use email if it is urgent – do not leave a voicemail**

ART 140 - Intro to Digital Photography

Course Description: Introductory course in digital photography, emphasizing knowledge of the camera,
development of computer skills in preparing and outputting images, and exploration of visual design and composition.
Students must own, or have access to a digital camera with adjustable exposure controls. Recommended:
Basic computer skills & WR115. – You will be using Macintosh computers to complete assignments. Please schedule
extra time during open lab to familiarize yourself with the operating system and ask questions if Mac is new to you.

Photography is taught as a vehicle for self-expression and self-exploration. The course emphasizes the artistic as
well as technical process. Photographic images/concepts are discussed within a social, historical, genre specific,
aesthetic and technical context. In addition to regular photographic assignments, students will be asked to read,
write, discuss and engage with one another critically about their artistic/photographic practice and emphasis will be
placed on peer critique and review as a point of convergence of all elements of the course. Students will be required
to explore, experiment and push the edge of their comfort zone.

There will, on occasion, be field trips, assignments at the library, museum or other local venues and events around
town. If an event occurs outside of class time - you will be given a chance to ʻmake upʼ these activities on your own
time or with an alternative assignment should you not be able to attend.

Course Requirements:
Textbooks: copies of each textbook will be on reserve in the library the second week of the class
Required Text:
Photography, The Essential Way
Recommended:
Real World Digital Photography

*You may also use the 9th edition or newer of Photography if you already have that from the darkroom
classes

Slides, Readings & Digital Reserves:

- Most of these are available on the course blog: http://art140sp2011.blogspot.com
- If you are looking for a specific file and you donʼt see it, email me or request the file and I will post it asap.
- not all lectures or slides will be posted due to size limitations
- you will be expected to take notes - no notes will be posted
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For resources and news go to the PCC Photo Blog: http://pccphoto.blogspot.com

You will be responsible for keeping up with the class regardless of absences, sickness, or other special situations –
please use the online resources if you wish to have hard copies of handouts, lectures or articles.

YOU MUST TAKE NOTES IN THIS CLASS !

Most lectures will be posted online by the end of each week. This is NOT a substitute for taking notes.

Readings are to be completed BY the date that you see them noted on the syllabus – in almost all cases, they are
assigned in order to give you a firm base of understanding before lecture and demos take place. Please come to
class prepared to discuss/question/engage during lecture.

Late/Attendance Policy:
Late Arrival or Early Departure: Students will have one unexcused absence for every 3 late arrivals or early
departure from class.
Excused absences: Students WILL notify the professor if they stay home sick daily and WILL keep engaged and
current with the class using listed resources and other students - the onus is on the student, not the instructor.
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Unexcused absences: Students who fail to notify the instructor daily of their illness, do not communicate and fail to
use available resources to keep current and engaged with the class and their assignments will have their absences
unexcused.

It is the studentʼs responsibility to keep the professor informed and up to date about any prolonged absence,
sickness, or other ʻhealthʼ or ʻlifeʼ issue that may arise. Failure to do so will result in assignments subject to class
deadlines, no make-ups and unexcused absences.

Students may attend this course only if registered; no friends may accompany any student during class, lab or at any
other time. There are no exceptions. Students who are unable to attend must drop the course online or through the
Registration Office. Students who never attend, or stop attending, without dropping may receive a W or a failing
grade.

Student participation in the community lab:

Students will be evaluated on their participation of maintaining the cleanliness of the lab. Each student is expected to
clean up their own areas and to contribute to the functionality, cleanliness and wellbeing of the lab throughout the
term. Guidelines will be posted and discussed in class. Students are responsible for following them. Students will be
responsible for following posted & stated facility guidelines at all times.

Flexibility Statement:
Assignment/exam calendars may be changed in response to institutional, weather, & class problems. Should classes
continue to be cancelled, please use My PCC, the PCC photo blog and other resources that your professor directs
you towards to keep updated and check for any assignments during the ʻbreak.ʼ Assignments and such will be
posted as announcements on My PCC and it will be the studentʼs responsibility to check their email and MyPcc
accounts daily.

Communication with Instructor & Office Hours:

Communication:
For security and privacy reasons, all correspondence between instructors and students will need to take place via our
PCC email accounts. Please know that your grade and any notices, announcements, etc. will be sent to the official
email that PCC has for you. It is your responsibility to check that email. If you need help routing your PCC email to
other email accounts please contact the Computer Resource Center for assistance.

If you need to contact me directly, email is the best way to quickly get a response. I am often away from my desk &
voice mail, however, I check my email often. Do not hesitate to contact me with your questions, problems, etc. and
please do use email to let me know if you are out sick or are having problems getting to class.
If I need to get a hold of you, I will email your PCC email. This includes if I have to cancel class, change plans or
otherwise reach any or all of you in short notice. So check your email often – especially on days when we have field
trips or bad weather.

Office hours:
Please see office hours at the start of the syllabus.
My office hours are held in CT204, next to the main doors of the South side of the CT building. Please respect the
times that I have set up to be available for you. Please contact me if you need to make an appointment outside of
these hours as I am happy to accommodate.

If I am unable to hold class for any reason I will communicate that via MyPCC announcements and/or pcc email.

Instructional ADA Statement:

If you have a disability and need an accommodation, please make arrangements to meet with me outside of class.
PCC Students requesting accommodations must provide documentation of disability and work with Disability Services
at 503-977-4341. You may also want to visit the OSD Student Resources page on the PCC website: http://
www.pcc.edu/resources/disability.

Academic Integrity Policy:

Students are expected to be honest and ethical in their academic and artistic work. Period.
Any questions about general rules of conduct: please refer to your Student Code of Conduct resource page at:
http://www.pcc.edu/about/policy/student-rights.

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Disruptive, disrespectful, harassing or otherwise inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated. Every student
has a right to learn in a supportive, respectful, honest and productive environment. Please report behavior of
concern to the instructor or lab technician on duty.

Cell phones:" " For emergency use only – put it on vibrate and take the call outside.
" " " Texting, talking on phone, etc. is not allowed during lecture.
Headphones/Earbuds:"
Earbuds/phones are allowed only during free/open lab time. They must be out of
your ears anytime during lecture, demo or instruction of any kind.

*Instructor reserves the right to ask any student to turn off and remove any device at any time.*

Grading:
(This breakdown is subject to change)

Final Portfolio:! ! ! 40%! 400pts ! !

Photo Assignments:! ! 30% ! 300 pts total
Midterm/extra project(s):! ! 10%! 100pts
Attendance/Participation: ! ! 20%! 200pts
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! ! ! ! Total:! 1000 pts possible

* All assignments, tests and final/portfolio are required; you MUST participate in the final for this class.
* All work must be presented on time.
* Late work MUST be made up within one week and will be lowered by ½ grade for each class period it is late.
* Assignments will NOT be accepted after 1 week from the due date.
* Extra credit and all other work must be received by 9th week or it will not be accepted. No Exceptions

Grade Definitions – for assignments & course:

A Superior.  
Honor grade indicating excellence – above and beyond. Superior performance and progress shown in
mastering skills taught in course. Excellent attendance and active involvement and contribution to class
discussion and critiques. Prompt and consistent completion of every assignment.
B Above average.
Honor grade indicating competence. Accurate and prompt completion of assignments, ability to deal well
with abstract ideas, commendable mastery of pertinent skills, and excellent attendance. 
C Average  !
Fair accurate and prompt completion of assignments, regular attendance and participation in class
discussion and critiques, fair mastery of skills / shows average progress !
D Substandard but receiving credit.   Generally inaccurate, incomplete or late assignments, inadequate grasp of
abstract ideas, barely acceptable mastery of pertinent skills, irregular attendance, insufficient evidence of
ability to progress in sequential courses. !
F Fail! Incomplete or late assignments, sporadic or little attendance and participation, failure to show a fair amount
of progression in skills. Fail to participate in final critique.

Grading Options: - you must choose your grading options at the start of the term!

Pass/No Pass: " A cumulative grade of C or better is a Passing grade.

Audit: ! Students must obtain instructor permission for an Audit and complete all assignments, attend all
critiques. Student will be given an Audit only if they are a full participant in the class.
! ! No college credit is earned.
Incomplete:! only if an emergency prevents you from completing the final assignment/critique; fill out the official
form with me detailing a make-up plan. I will only allow incompletes if all work with exception of the
final project has been completed and graded by 9th week.
Graded:! a letter grade will be assigned unless YOU choose one of these options officially through MyPCC
Dropping and Withdrawl from the class:
! ! The “W” grade will be assigned when the student withdraws from a class through student
! ! records by the end of the eighth week. Instructors are restricted from assigning a W to a
! ! student who has attended after the 8th week and must assign a grade.

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Digital Photography CT 113
in-class protocol

∗ No Food or Drink in work area – all food/beverage items MUST be at the back counter and remain there.
You may get up during lecture to drink/eat while you take notes as long as itʼs not disruptive to the class.

∗ Computers MUST be logged into (digital photo) and logged out before you leave – please do this 10 min
before class ends out of consideration for others.

∗ Leave all settings, preferences, etc. the SAME – DO NOT CHANGE anything

∗ Internet browsing/access – is restricted to class-related activity at all times – NO EXCEPTIONS

∗ Social Media Policy & Email – You may use flickr, facebook, for class related purposes only. Any violation of
this policy and we will block internet access for the entire class.

∗ Computers: NOTHING is to be downloaded, saved to the desktop, or otherwise taken from another source
and put onto our computers – an instructor can help you with anything you need.!

∗ You are NOT to plug in your own laptop – this is not a public lab.

∗ If you want to listen to music – we welcome mix CDs for the whole lab. If we get a complaint about the music
we switch it up. You may also bring your own music and earphones, but remember that you will need to
keep the volume down low enough to hear instructions from the lab tech or instructor and these are not for
use during lecture or instructional periods of class.

∗ Headphones are allowed – only during open lab or free work time

∗ Use MyPCC Course Homepage or other resources that your instructor has set up for you to access class
resources, lectures, files, assignments, slide shows, etc…It is up to you to catch up if you miss class –
demos will not be repeated.

∗ Sign in for open lab and please be aware that you must follow all lab tech instructions. Failure to do so will
result in loss of Open Lab privileges.

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Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus
Department of Visual and Performing Arts and Design – Photography Program
WINTER 2011

Image use and Photo Release form

Signing this form releases the use of your image or images of your work to be used, shown or displayed for the
purposes of being used as examples to other students, examples of student work in general and gives permission for
this work to be shown for marketing purposes with credits noted ( a good example of this would be specifically for the
department website).

Name:! _________________________________! Class:_________!

Date: _________

Please sign and return to the instructor. Thank you!