2023 Fall

ART 21 001 - STD 001

Digital Photography: Foundations

Amy L Elkins

Aug 23, 2023 - Dec 08, 2023

Tu, Th

01:00 pm - 03:59 pm

Anthro/Art Practice Bldg 275

Class #:20962

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Art Practice

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 1

Enrolled: 17

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 18

Waitlist Max: 0

Open Reserved Seats:

9 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission

2 reserved for Art Practice Majors: New Transfer Students

Hours & Workload

6 hours of student practice of studio skills and/or tasks per week, and 6 hours of outside work hours per week.

This course introduces students to technical skills including manual functions of digital cameras, image creation and capture, file management and workflow, image adjustment and digital printing. Assignments will use primary Adobe software tools to test creative possibilities of both the camera and the computer. The course will introduce students to photography history and theory, and a range of contemporary practices. Group critiques and individual tutorials will help develop ideas and technical skills. By the end of the course, students should feel comfortable shooting digitally, editing and producing final images for print or the web. This course is a recommended prerequisite for upper division Photography classes.

Class Notes

Seats are reserved for declared an intended Art Practice majors. If you are not yet declared and need to request a reserved seat, please copy/paste the following into your browser, and complete the google form:
https://forms.gle/WXLcWDTcTmENNPfz7
If a seat becomes available at any time, you will receive an email from the department of Art Practice; if you do not receive an email, it means that you will remain on the request waiting list until the add/drop deadline passes. This waitlist will not be reflected on Cal Central. Admission of non-major students to Art Practice classes will only be considered once all majors have been prioritized for enrollment. show less