ARTS 199B Landscape Photography Workshop

A photography workshop that concentrates on the practical and creative approach to landscape photography through both digital and analog photography platforms. The course will consist of one week of photography fieldwork in various geographical regions, followed by a week of processing and printing photographic artworks made during the initial week of fieldwork.

Credits

3

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

45

Semester Contact Hours Lab

0

Semester Contact Hours Clinical

0

General Education Competency

[GE Core type]

Notes

Permission of Instructor Required

ARTS 199BLandscape Photography Workshop

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I. General Information

Department

Art

II. Course Specification

Course Type

Other

General Education Competency

[GE Core type]

Credit Hours Narrative

3

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

45

Semester Contact Hours Lab

0

Semester Contact Hours Clinical

0

Notes and Advisories (only if included in catalog)

Permission of Instructor Required

Grading Method

Letter grade

Repeatable

Y

III. Catalog Course Description

A photography workshop that concentrates on the practical and creative approach to landscape photography through both digital and analog photography platforms. The course will consist of one week of photography fieldwork in various geographical regions, followed by a week of processing and printing photographic artworks made during the initial week of fieldwork.

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

  • Exhibit a foundation in the visual language of communication.
  • Exhibit improved technical proficiency through experimentation in either the digital or analog photography platforms.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the nuanced connection between the landscape photographic print and his or her own personal ideology.

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

Exploration of individual landscape ideology through the photographic medium Advanced digital and traditional technique demonstrations Critique

VI. Delivery Methodologies

Required Assignments

A. Exploration of one or more topics within the idea of landscape until visual exhaustion B. Individual Photographic critiques C. In-the-field class discussions

Required Exams

A. Exploration of one or more topics within the idea of landscape until visual exhaustion B. Individual Photographic critiques C. In-the-field class discussions

Required Text

N/A

Required Materials

Digital photography hardware supplied by students; film cameras supplied by CSI Photography Department

Required Activities

N/A

Assessment Strategy Narrative

USB drives, journals, writing utensils, photo supplies

Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements

A. Exploration of one or more topics within the idea of landscape until visual exhaustion B. Individual Photographic critiques C. In-the-field class discussions A. Exploration of one or more topics within the idea of landscape until visual exhaustion B. Individual Photographic critiques C. In-the-field class discussions N/A