2020-21 Spring

(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 lectures and homework. In this course, students will learn about the history of photography, and the different genres of photography developed over time. This is not a technical-oriented program, but students will learn basic photographic techniques and concepts to prepare them to explore photography on some other occasions. Focus of this program is to facilitate students expressive themselves through photography. Upon the completion of this course, students will have basic photographic techniques and a deep understanding of how photography communicates with its audience, such that they will be in a better position to communicate visually with others.

Remarks

Class schedule

All the classroom lessons in this course last for 2 hours. There are assignments to be completed by the students in order to fulfill the course requirements. And the critique sessions following the assignments are of utmost importance in term of learning. Please refer to the Course Topics below for details.

Camera Requirement

Students need to bring their OWN camera to class, which need not to be a professional one, but it should be equipped with “Aperture priority” in the shooting mode setting (e.g. A mode or Av mode).