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2013-14 Fall

Introduction to Photography

(HART 1012)

1 Credit | Can be used to fulfill Common Core Requirement (Core Elective: Arts Area)
Teaching Medium: English

Course Description

An introduction to the art and expression of photography through brief lectures, hands-on activities and field trip. In this course, students will learn about the history and development of photography, photographers who have helped shape our vision of the world and the great photographs they have made, basic photographic vocabularies, perspectives, concepts, theories and techniques. Students will also experience using photography as a documentary, communication and expressive medium. Upon the completion of this course, students will have a much deeper understanding of the power and breadth of photography through studying how it affected and reflected the societal and cultural changes in societies.

Remarks

Camera Requirement

Students need to bring a camera to class, which need not to be a professional one, but it should be equipped with either:

aperture priority setting (e.g. A/ Av mode) ; OR
manual setting (M mode)

Course Learning Outcomes (CILOs)

Appreciate the history and development of photography
Describe the characteristics of contemporary art photography and appreciate the master works
Understand basic concepts, theories and techniques of photography
Explain the relationship between photography and society by understanding the meanings behind different photographic images
Experience using photo as documentary tool to record facts and explore ideas, and as a medium of expression and communication