An introductory course which explores, through student emulation and experimentation, the compositional sensibilities and aesthetic strategies of both historic and contemporary photographers.
Emphasis is placed upon product and portrait photography, tabletop design, and lighting techniques.
Includes fundamental principles, techniques, and applications of reversal and negative-subtractive color materials and equipment used in the production of color prints and transparencies. Discussion of the special demands of color technique, color relationships, light qualities, and the kinds of characteristics of film. The tools and techniques of the news media and of business, public relations, journalism, sports, and publicity photography are covered. Examination of single picture, short picture stories, feature-story photography, layout, and captions. Emphasis is placed upon working knowledge and creative use of the computer in order to develop and execute aesthetic solutions to photographic digital problems.