Course Description
Summary
This course will address practices and ethics around digital photography and experiment with foundational tools and techniques. It aims to create space for students to foster their own interests and reflections on the impacts of digital photography on society. Classes will combine technical demonstrations, practical exercises, group critiques, a final self-directed project, and discussions about the work of contemporary LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC photographers and scholars. The references will draw on photography theory, queer and feminist studies, and visual anthropology methods. Students will experiment with DSLR cameras in manual
mode, composition, and light, and learn to organize, develop, and manipulate digital image files using Lightroom and Photoshop, in addition to finalizing work in the format of digital portfolios and as inkjet prints.
Digital SLR cameras will be available from the college for students to use throughout the term. Photoshop and Lightroom will be available on all 12 workstations in the Photo Digital Lab.
Students will be required to have a Mac-compatible external hard drive and inkjet photo paper to complete assignments.
