Welcome to Digital Photo I Spring 2016

The Fine Print:

Prof. Stan Strembicki

Digital Photography I SP 2016 V1.2

ART 1183 section 01

Monday & Wednesday 1:00-4:00

01/20/16          class intro; exposure and camera set up; assignment #1-(over under)        

01/25/16          Lightroom 5 orientation/downloading images/basic adjustments

01/27/16          Critique assignment #1-over under & assignment-The Color Image

02/01/16          Lecture for assignment #2-Motion and Focus

02/03/16          Lecture: Preparing files for output and printing in Lightroom CC

02/08/16          No Stan-TA lecture

02/10/16          No Stan-TA lab day

02/15/16          Critique for assignment #2 Motion and Focus

02/17/16          Lecture for assignment #3 Street Photography/Decisive Moment

02/22/16          Lecture: Assignment #4 Environmental Portrait

02/24/16          Critique for #3 Street Photography/Decisive Moment assignment

02/29/16          Scanning negatives and documents demo

           

03/02/16          Critique for #4 Environmental portrait

03/07/16          Lecture for #5 Still Life

03/09/16          Lecture for assignment #6 Narrative; Assignments #1-4 deadline for grading

03/13-19          Spring Break, no classes, lab closed

03/21/16          Lightroom tool bar extra demo/lecture

03/23/16          Lecture of assignment # 8 Night Photography & flash demo

03/28/16          Critique for #5 Still Life

03/30/16          Lecture for studio assignment  #7-studio portrait (J. Karsh; R. Avedon)

            & studio portrait lighting demo & studio lighting demo

04/04/16          Slides for Self Portrait #9

04/06/16          Critique for Assignment #6 Narrative

04/11/16          Critique for assignment #8-Night photography

04/13/16          Lecture/Demo   Presentation, mounting & matting issues

04/18/16          Critique for assignment # 7 Studio portrait

04/20/16          Critique for # 9 Self Portrait

04/25/16          Critique for #10 Personal project

04/27/16          last day to submit assignments 5-10 for grading

05/02/16          final portfolio due today

05/05/16          final exams begin                   

05/09/16          portfolios returned

Assignments:

1. Exposure and development
2. Motion and focus
3. Street Photography-decisive moment
4. Environmental portrait
5. Still Life
6. Narrative
7. Studio portrait
8. Night photography
9. Self portrait
10. Personal project

Final Portfolios:

You are expected to shoot images, perform all lab work, and final presentation. Students who use other students’ prints or files without attribution are guilty of cheating and will be referred to the Associate Dean for further action, and fail the class. Final portfolios consist of 15-20 matted or mounted prints, printed to your highest standards.  Portfolio may include assignments, may be thematic, or may just have 15 of your best images.  All prints should be ready for presentation.  All prints must be in something that resembles a folder or case.  No trash bags or loose prints please.  Label all mats on rear with your name and class.

Grading:

Work will be graded in two parts, 1) craft and technique, which refer to camera handling skills, and print quality and 2) concept and creative solution to assignment problem.

Final grade comprised of the following guidelines:

                                                                        25% assignment

25% attendance and class participation

                                                                        50% final portfolio

Attendance policy:

Students are expected to attend all classes, in case of medical excuse, students are responsible for supplying documentation to faculty.  Excessive absence  (five unexcused) will result in lowering of grade, one letter and seven unexcused, failure of class entirely.  Students should plan on arriving to class on time. Excessive tardiness will result in a lowering of the final grade.

Digital Etiquette:

This should go without saying, but let’s say it anyway: you should turn off your cell-phone and/or other devices (iPods, etc) before you enter the classroom. If your phone rings once during class this semester, we’ll all laugh and I’ll ask you to turn it off. If your phone rings again during class this semester, we’ll need to have a talk.

I understand that your phones connect you with your friends and family, but the classroom should be a place apart, however briefly, from the outside world. You will learn more, in short, if you can concentrate on the class while you’re in class. If you’re really into your phone to that extent, consider taking my class being scheduled for Fall 2016 “Cell Phones, Snapshots and the Social Network”, it’ll all be about the mobile device and making art.

Stan’s office number/voice mail:  935 8406

Stan’s cell 314 440 2894

Stan’s E mail address:  Strembicki@wustl.edu

Class blog site:

www.art1183sec01.blogspot.com