4.341 Introduction to Photography and Related Media

This course provides practical instruction in fundamentals of analog and digital SLR and medium/large format camera operation, film exposure and development, black and white darkroom techniques, digital imaging, and studio lighting.

The class is centered around a student-initiated term project, which provides opportunities to develop technical skills and for personal exploration.

Projects are continuously presented and discussed in a critical forum. Lectures, readings, visiting professionals, group discussions, and a field trip to New York encourage aesthetic appreciation of the medium as well as a critical awareness of how images in our culture are produced and constructed.

Production time outside class essential. Limited enrollment. Lab Fee.

Fall 2007
Instructor: Andrea Frank
Meets MW 9:30-12:30
N51-315
Undergraduate Level Subject
Limited enrollment.
Prereq: 4.301, 4.302, or permission of instructor
Units: 3-3-6

4.341 Syllabus from Spring 2007