Basic software will be taught to provide sufficient skills to produce digital photo essay pages. Group projects will be put on the World Wide Web. The major emphasis is the prepress handling of photographs and creation of visual communication materials appropriate for various types of publications including on-line. Ethical and legal concerns involved in working with digital images will be addressed. Instruction in color theory and technical shooting skills for publications.
Students shoot and process transparencies and negatives learniong to print from both processes.
Emphasis is placed on visual storytelling through development of photographic essays. Discussion includes introduction to digital color theory.