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Overview:

This course in Digital Photography is designed to develop your skills in pixel based photographic design. Film-less photography and printing has finally become an affordable reality. Cameras, inks, and paper have evolved to a level that rival traditional continuous tone photographic quality. Digital based photography offers many of the powerful controls used by photographic artists of the past and many newer ones that were never available to them. Adobe Photoshop has become the “do-all / end-all” for digital artists. We will cover this program as we size, retouch, and output photographs.

Course Goals:

1. To become proficient at using your camera.
2. To be able to create images in your camera that you can see in your own mind.
3. Understand your equipment completely, its uses and applications.
4. To be able to control the different lighting situations we are faced with in everyday life as a photographer.
5. Understand the basics of Photoshop and how it is an essential tool to the photographic artist.

Assignments:

Each segment of this course includes assignments. Students will be expected to complete all of them in a timely manner to the level of competence prescribed by the instructor. Since assignments are the true scale of learning in an online class a great deal of importance is placed on them. They must be completed in the specific manner as explained and illustrated in this course of study.

Evaluations:

Student performance will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

Participation will count as 30% of your grade. I will be looking for evidence in discussion through emails and phone conversations of your understanding of the issues, concepts, and techniques addressed. You must demonstrate active individual participation in these communications and activities so that we are convinced you have read and studied the assigned material. Assignments will count as 70% of your grade. You will be given various assignments and projects. Specific evaluation criteria will be explained with each assignment. Extra Credit points can be generated at any time. If you have an idea for an extra credit project, give it to me in writing (email) and I’ll discuss it with you before approval. I have different projects I can suggest to you also.

Grading Scale:

Grading:

Throughout this course you be given a grade that reflects your assignments and quiz success rate much like you were enrolled in a college program. This will allow us to monitor your level of expertise as we complete all the different course levels of study.