2021-22 Fall

(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
Assignment Submission Policy

1. All photos must be taken on for after the course started, no old photos will be accepted.
2. All photos must be taken in the highest resolution setting of your camera.
3. Submit the original photos without any editing,  cropping, nor resizing.
4. Rename every photo with your name and append it with three digits numbering in ascending order

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 (NOT smart phone) 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).