This course assumes no prior experience, but students must have ready access to a fully functional manual 35mm camera with a light meter and new battery. Students learn to use their cameras creatively, and to develop film and make prints. While the course emphasizes proper technique, its goals are to encourage students to develop a sense of composition and to see freshly. This course assumes familiarity with camera usage and darkroom procedure. Students must have ready access to a fully functional manual 35mm camera with a light meter and new battery.
Students learn advanced photographic techniques both in camera usage and darkroom procedures.
The course emphasizes composition. Students are expected to do a great deal of independent work and to evaluate their own work. This course covers both the history of architecture and basic elements of technical drawing. Some work with computer imaging will be included. Students will learn to draw elevations and floor plans for existing structures and will design and draw plans for a dwelling.