L Koo

This course is for students with a fundamental knowledge of digital photography who want to push themselves technically and conceptually. Students will be asked to challenge photographic cliches and the function of enhanced digital techniques while deepening their understanding of digital workflow, photo manipulation, Adobe Photoshop editing, and digital output. The course starts with projects that explore the possibilities in digital photography, such as collage, montage/compositing, time-lapse, long exposure, and still-to-video, ultimately focusing on the skills necessary to complete individually-driven final projects. Students research photography¿s potential and limitations as a language when looking to historical artists like Moholy-Nagy, Hannah Hoch, and Gordon Matta-Clark, combined with contemporary artists such as Daniel Gordon, Steffi Klenz, and Erin Shirreff. Visits to the Art Institute of Chicago's world-renowned photographic print study room, the Museum of Contemporary Photography, and regular critiques supplement the studio experience. Using the city of Chicago as both subject and inspiration, students will explore and respond to its architecture, culture, and visual energy¿an experience made possible only in a city with such a rich photographic legacy.

*NOTE* Previous experience in digital photography, including knowledge of manual camera functions/exposure, digital workflow, photographic vocabulary, and basic Adobe Photoshop editing, is required. Students must provide their own digital SLR camera with manual functions (no point-and-shoot). SAIC provides computers with the appropriate software, but students are also encouraged to bring a laptop with software for after-studio hours and homework.

This course focuses on the foundations of photography and the various ways to use a digital camera. Students examine how to choose and shoot personally meaningful subjects in content and contemporary contexts. Instruction includes capturing and printing images in black and white and color, and investigating digital photo editing. Discussions on the history of photography and individual and group critiques are included. Students must supply their digital SLR (single-lens reflex) or mirrorless camera with manual functions; no point-and-shoot cameras.

This course focuses on the foundations of photography and the various ways to use a digital camera. Students examine how to choose and shoot personally meaningful subjects in content and contemporary contexts. Instruction includes capturing and printing images in black and white and color, and investigating digital photo editing. Discussions on the history of photography and individual and group critiques are included. Students must supply their digital SLR (single-lens reflex) or mirrorless camera with manual functions; no point-and-shoot cameras.

Learn how to properly light your work for photo documentation and for creating photographic works. By studying a variety of lighting scenarios, you will make specific choices about existing or ambient light conditions, as well as lighting augmented by other sources. You will develop skills in metering and mixing light sources, and explore fantastical lighting schemes with strobe systems and LED lights. Spend class time on demonstrations, individual projects, digital image manipulation, printing, critiques, and lectures. You must supply your digital SLR (single-lens reflex) or mirrorless camera with manual functions; no point-and-shoot cameras. Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Digital Photography or equivalent experience.