Schedule
Week 1
Wednesday, August 19
IN-PERSON / SPLIT DAY
Introduction, syllabus, circle facilitation
Upload 5-10 images/artworks you’ve created in the past for 5 min artist talk.
Upload found images (not your own) that you believe to be good and bad photographs (1 of each - 2 total)
Order supplies!
Add songs to Spotify playlist! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ra6KMEkNkshsKkpIPdKiy?si=Qhbrh81kR8uWt70yM9jOEQ (not required)
Week 2
Monday, August 24
ZOOM
Brief artist talks, good & bad presentation, critique discussion, “Wrong,” Introduce Project 1
Read John Szarkowski’s The Photographer’s Eye.
Supplies due on Monday August, 31st! This is a homework grade.
Wednesday, August 26
ZOOM
Revisit good & bad, critique discussion, “Wrong,” Introduce Project 1
Read the Foreword, Introduction, and Chapters 1-4 of Henry Horenstein’s Digital Photography: A Basic Manual.
Watch the Camera Functions Review & take quiz by noon 8/31
Begin 6 Characteristics after completing reading
Week 3
Monday, August 31
IN-PERSON
SUPPLIES DUE
Photo walk, (weather permitting), Q&A
6 Characteristics images
Wednesday, September 2
ZOOM
Introduction to Adobe Bridge, Importing images from photo walk and any for Assignment 1 you may have. Star system. File naming. Contact Sheet Demo. Adobe Camera RAW. Intro to Photoshop (Curves, Levels, Hue/Saturation, Selective Color).
6 Characteristics images
Watch short video about Roy DeCarava send quotes
Schedule 6 Characteristics mid-check by 9/4
Week 4
Monday, September 7
NO CLASS
Wednesday, September 9
ZOOM
Check-in, workday
6 Characteristics images
Week 5
Monday, September 14
IN-PERSON
Project 1 - 6 Characteristics Critique, Introduce Project 3 - Abstract vs. Concrete
Email critique feedback by noon
Read George Perec Infra-ordinary, upload reading notes by noon 9/16
Critique Reading
Wednesday, September 16
IN-PERSON
Project 1 - 6 Characteristics Critique, Introduce Project 3 - Abstract vs. Concrete
Email critique feedback
Read George Perec Infra-ordinary, upload reading notes by noon 9/16
Critique reading
Week 6
Monday, September 21
ZOOM
M - Check-in, workday
Have images ready to collage in class 9/28
Set up AC in-class mid-check appointment
T - Jerry & Maggie film
Infra-ordinary + AC images
Have images ready to collage in class 9/28
Film notes due by noon 9/23
Wednesday, September 23
ZOOM
M - Jerry & Maggie film
Infra-ordinary + AC images
Have images ready to collage in class 9/28
Film notes due by noon 9/23
T - Check-in, workday
Have images ready to collage in class 9/28
Set up AC in-class mid-check appointment
Week 7
Monday, September 28
ZOOM
Printing Demo + Montage Demo
Project 2 due next class!
AC MID-CHECK!
Wednesday, September 30
IN-PERSON
PROJECT 2 CRITIQUE – Infra-Ordinary
AC due next class!
Week 8
Monday, October 5
IN-PERSON
PROJECT 3 CRITIQUE– Abstract vs. Concrete.
Wednesday, October 7
ZOOM
Introduce Project 4 - Portraiture/Self-Portraiture (due 10/21)
Begin shooting project 4
Read Chapters 7 and 8 in our textbook and have your notes posted to google drive before the start of class on Monday
Week 9
Monday, October 12
ZOOM
Artist Statement Lecture
Shoot, import, and edit projects 4 + 5
Deana Lawson artist talk (content advisory)
Wednesday, October 14
ZOOM
Check-in, workday
Week 10
Monday, October 19
ZOOM
Introduce Project 5 - Light Trails / Photographing at Night (Due 10/28)
Shoot long exposures over the weekend, have some images prepared to work on Monday
Portraits + artist statement due next class!
Wednesday, October 21
IN-PERSON
Project 4 - Portraiture Critique
Continue Night Photos
Week 11
Monday, October 26
ZOOM
Check-in, workday
Work on Night Photos
Monday, October 28
IN-PERSON
Introduce Final Project “In the style of…”
Have a safe Halloween!
Night Photos
ITSO research
Week 12
Monday, November 2
ZOOM
Project 5 - Light Trails/Night Photography Share
ITSO research
Chill/have a safe halloween!
Wednesday, November 4
IN-PERSON
Artist Vid TBD
ITSO proposal due Monday!
Week 13
Monday, November 9
IN-PERSON
ITSO Proposals due at start of class, check-in, circle facilitation
ITSO images
Wednesday, November 11
ZOOM
Listen to Podcasts TBD
ITSO images
FINAL PROJECT MID-CHECK FRIDAY 11/13 11:59 PM
Week 14
Monday, November 16
TBD
TBD
Work on ITSO
Wednesday, November 18
TBD
TBD
Work on ITSO
Week 15
Monday, November 23
IN-PERSON
FINAL PROJECT CRITIQUE, Section 1 entire day
Tuesday, November 24
IN-PERSON
FINAL PROJECT CRITIQUE, Section 2 entire day