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College Catalog 2013-2014 
    
College Catalog 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ART 233 - Introduction to Digital Photography


This course introduces conceptual, technical, and historical aspects of digital photography within a fine-arts context. The emphasis throughout is on photography as creative medium and will introduce strategies and methods related to this goal through assignments and class critiques. Additinoally, the course introduces foundational aspects of the technical process of digital photography, from manual camera operation, to the editing of images through Adobe Photoshop. Along the way students will learn about different file types, color management, and how to take their images from screen to print. Also, the course offers an introductory historical overview of fine-art practice as it has evolved from conventional silver photography to current digial practice. Classroom discussions and assigned readings will help students develop the critical skills needed to understand how photographs function aesthetically and conceptually as well as how they are used in contemporary society and culture. Every semester. (4 Credits)