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ART
312 Digital Photography
Professor Terry Towery
Wed 6-9:30
Go see the digital
print exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum immediatley. It closes tomorrow.
Register for Photo
Expo at the Jacob Javits center soon. You are required to attend the
expo and write me a 1-2 page visitation report.
Description:
this course will focus on intermediate to advanced Adobe Photoshop. You
should have some familiarity with Photoshop and photography before entering
the course.
Textbook:
Real World Photoshop
Recommended reading: Robert Hirsch's Photographic Possibilities: the Creative
use of material and processes, Photoshop WOW, Master course in adobe Photoshop
Materials
required for course:
zip discs
Film and processing
Camera (preferably manually operated 35 mm)
slide sleeve(s)
Film cleaning materials
Evaluation
Criteria:
There will be three assignments @ 15% each = 45%
Midterm Critique
Oral Presentation
Final Portfolio = 40%
Class participation in critiques and lectures = 10%
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1 |
Intro
to course philosophy slide lecture |
First
assignment given, Extending the image |
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| week
2 |
Lecture
on the Imaging Chain |
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| week
3 |
Capture
Discussion of different types of cameras Digital vs analog |
Lighting
demonstration |
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| week
4 |
September
19 and 26 are Lehman College Holidays
Input Scanning and its impact on the output or Garbage In Garbage
Out. Flatbed, Slide, PhotoCD, Drum... Resolution, Bit Depth, File
size |
Scanning
demonstration
CD burner |
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| week
5 |
editing
and storage
Digital Tansfers. Discussion of different output devices.
Iris prints, Dye Sublimation... |
Demo
of Output devices available. film recorder, laser printers, plotters,
inkjets, Projectors, shooting off the screen... |
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6 |
First
Critique Second assignment given |
The
3rd dimension Anaglyph demonstration |
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| week
7 |
Immersive
imaging eg; QTVR
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QTVR
demo |
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| week
8 |
Advanced
Photoshop |
Masking |
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| week
9 |
Advanced
Photoshop |
Compositing |
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| week
10 |
Second
Crit Third assignment given |
Multiple imagery. Series,
scrolls, books... |
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| week
11 |
Permanence
and stability
Reading See wilhelm-research.com |
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| week
12 |
oral
projects given in class |
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| week
13 |
preparing
a portfolio for submission |
Shooting
slides demo |
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| week
14 |
Third
Critique |
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| week
15 |
Final
Critique The final portfolio
should consist of at least 15 pieces. High quality, properly labelled
slides along with support materials of the works must be submitted
at THE BEGINNING OF CLASS for you to pass the course. |
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Related
Links:
Fred Endsley's alt
process links
Lazertran Paper
for making laser printed transfer prints
Epson Maker of high quality,
reasonably priced photo printers.
Luminos
Maker of "archival" quality of inks for a variety of printers
Iris The onr
that started it all
International association
of fine art digital printmakers
ArtByte magazine online
Places
that make prints from your digital files
www.photoworks.com
www.ofoto.com
www.shutterfly.com
www.kodak.com
www.snapfish.com
Shops
that make Irises
fineartprint in Dumbo
Gamma One conversions
makes giclee irises and has prices online along with some other info.
Thunderbird editions
in Florida
Artists:
Daniel Lee
Olivia Parker
Mariko Mori
Maggie Taylor
Anna Tomczak
Anselm Kiefer
Rauschenberg
Adam Fuss
Lucas Samaras
Fichter
Uelsmann
Bea Nettles
Duane Michals
Starns
JP Witkin
Jeff Byrd
Basquiat
John Reuter
Gerhard Richter
BEUYS
Longevity:
IAFADP
discussion of longevity
wilhelm-research.com
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