SP.747 - Syllabus

Class Schedule, Spring 2008

All classes meet Thursdays 2 to 5 PM, in the room indicated below. Using this schedule, decide what items you need to bring to each class, e.g. camera, negatives to be developed or printed, Zip disk, CIB text and CD, etc.

Date	Topic	Room	Homework
2/7	Introduction Cameras - Photographers - Intro to Photoshop (PS1)	4-402	Assignment #1 Bring Camera to next class.
2/14	The Camera. Photosession	4-402	Assignment #2: Journal Assignment #3: Self-portrait
LAB	Drkrm Lab Film Developing	4-403	Develop a roll of film on your own.
2/21	Review of film lab Look at journal images (Assign#2) Photoshop PS2.	4-402 26-139	Assignment #2B: Data presentation and Imaging Methodologies Assignment #4: Photoshop & digital exercises - Adbstracting an Image Bring camera to next class.
LAB	Drkrm Lab: Printing	4-403	Make a sequence of 4-5 photograms that tell a story - a photogramic comic strip. Make contact sheets and prints from film rolls.
2/28	Review of Assign. 3 Introduction to Cyanotypes, DEMO	4-402	Develop film, make contact sheets for each roll. Make (3) b&w 8x10 prints from each roll. Due 3/13. Make a high contrast self-portrait digital negative, print in cyanotype
Lab	Cyanotype Lab	4-403
3/6	Photoshop PS3 Review Cyanotypes	26-139	Threshold gradient collage (Assign #4, B2) due next week Bring camera to next class
3/13	Review of Assign. 4 and prints Composition Lecture Photo session	4-402	Work on Image-idea expressed through (5) prints. See Ground Rules for more information. Due 4/3
3/20	Field Trip - MFA	MFA	Write up your impressions from the Museum. Create a graphic word art poster using your words and impressions from one or more of the artworks you viewed at the MFA. Due 4/17. Photo Print presentation of Image-Idea in (5) prints due next class- 4/3
3/27	Spring Break - No classes
4/3	Presentation of Image-Idea Photo Prints	4-402	Work on defining your final project idea. Do a short writeup, due 4/17. Shoot a roll of color print film, have it developed, and have a photo cd made from it. Due 4/24.
4/10	Field Trip - TBA	24-619 26-139	Write up your preliminary project idea for discussion next class.
4/17	Review of MFA word art posters Project Idea Discussion	4-402	Make a layout of your final project.
4/24	Color Printing Demo Digital Printing Demo Toning Demo	4-403 4-035	Work on color printing. Prints due 5/1.
5/1	Review of color prints Review of 3/13 prints	4-402	Work on Final projects.
5/8	Work on final projects.	4-402 26-139	Prepare hard copies and electronic copies of final projects and write-up for submission.
5/15	Final Project Presentations	4-402