Manchester : ART 140 Digital Photo I : SPRING 2012: TTH CLASS SCHEDULE Week 1 Camera & Lens TUES

4/3 THURS 4/5 The grand tour / lab orientation Chapter 1: eyes brains, lights and images Chapter 3: Camera anatomy The Camera & Lens Scavenger Hunt Bring your cameras to class!

If you are brand new to your camera or digital photo please read these chapters before week two Chapter 2: getting to know your camera Chapter 4: Image Transfer Chapter 5: Image Sensors Week 2 Light & Exposure TUES 4/10 TBA: THURS 4/12 Chapter 6: Exposure Basics Exposure Bring your cameras to class! Guest: Beth Nakamura - Artist / Photographer / Maestra of improvised and lo-tech lighting Chapter 7: Program mode pgs:124-136 & 136-141 & 154-159 Assignment #1: Exposure Controls I

Week 3 Digital Darkroom & Editing TUES 4/17 Chapter 8: Advanced Exposure The digital darkroom Assignment #1: Exposure Controls II Chapter 13: Workflow Chapter 14: Editing Workflow and first steps Intro to the lab (photoshop) Digital Editing: Global/Local adjustments Assignment #2: Digital Daguerreotypes

THURS 4/19

Week 4 Editing & Seeing TUES 4/24 THURS 4/26 Chapter 9: Finding and Composing a Photo NO CLASS INSERVICE DAY Chapter 15: Correcting Tone Chapter 16: Correcting Color

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Chapter 18: Masking pgs:444-469 Seeing Photographs Guest: Motoya Nakamura Photo-Journalist/Artist

Week 5 Making Photographs TUES 5/1 THURS 5/3 Critique: Digital Daguerreotypes Assignment #3: Shoot! Chapter 10: Lighting pgs: 233-237 Lighting Bring your cameras to class!

Week 6 Reworking the Image TUES 5/8 Chapter 20: Layers, Retouching and Special Effects Review Readings: Chapter 15: Correcting Tone Chapter 16: Correcting Color Chapter 18: Masking pgs:444-469 Field Trip: on campus (bring your camera today!) Digital Editing I THURS 5/10 Digital Editing II Critique #2: Shoot! Midterm assigned

FRIDAY 5/11: Extra-curricular Field Trip: IPRC May 11th Grand Re-opening at new location! 7pm-11p Week 7 Final Project TUES 5/15 THURS 5/17 Final Project Assignment examples/discussion Critique: Midterm

Week 8 Printing & Matting and Presentation TUES 5/22 THURS 5/24 Chapter 22: Output Printing Demonstration: Matting Artist Statement class work / studio day

Week 9 Final Project TUES 5/29 THURS 5/31 Week 10 soft critique - work in progress studio day Installation & Final Exhibition TUES 6/5 - THURS 6/7 FINAL exhibition: 4-5pm Friday 6/8 Week 11 FINALS WEEK If you do not show up for your final you will FORFEIT your grade in the class. TTH 2pm class: THURSDAY 6/14 2pm - 4pm * guidelines for final project will be outlined clearly in an assignment handout and posted online - please follow these submission guidelines in order to receive full credit for your final project *