We will look at and discuss your own work and that of other photographers to try to discover the significant ideas and how they are expressed photographically. Your active participation in ALL class activities is vital to the success of this course. Exact details for each assignment will be given in class. The most important thing is that you make each assignment work well for you. Subject matter is usually not specified in any assignment, but rather a photographic idea to work out.
Assignments are due on the day of critique for that assignment.
You will turn in 2-4 unmounted 8x10 prints for each assignment. Both books are available in the Humboldt University Bookstore. The first is bigger, more comprehensive, more lavishly illustrated, and is the best choice if you think you will go beyond the beginning level. Of course, it also costs more. The second is equally good for the basics we will cover in this course, but doesn t go beyond those topics.