Art 322 01. Class is on Monday, 8:20-11:10; Tuesday 8:20-11:10
Meet in the East lab on Monday and Tuesday mornings. Assignments will be given on Tuesdays, with a week to complete them. Mondays will usually be a work day, and Tuesdays we'll see how you did before moving on to the next week's assignment
Meet in the East lab on Monday and Tuesday mornings. Assignments will be given on Tuesdays, with a week to complete them. Mondays will usually be a work day, and Tuesdays we'll see how you did before moving on to the next week's assignment
What You'll Need
In this class we'll be creating and managing a lot of digital data, so you will need a way to store and transport it safely, as well as a way to work with it quickly in class and lab. The only way to do this is to have a portable hard drive that you can use to plug in to the lab's computer with your images and catalog. I'm recommending a portable drive that's at least 250gb (bigger is better) in size, preferably with a firewire 800 interface.
Since this is a digital photography class, you will also need access to a digital camera. The school's cage has a Nikon and a couple of Canons that you can borrow. If you have your own camera it may also be suitable. Ideally I would like to have everyone using a single-lens reflex camera capable of capturing raw image files. Regardless of what you decide to use, it must have controls that you can adjust manually--aperture, shutter speed, and focus.
Here are a few more notes on the topic of cameras. If you look up any of these links, check their dates too. This is information that changes by the hour! Camera Notes
In this class we'll be creating and managing a lot of digital data, so you will need a way to store and transport it safely, as well as a way to work with it quickly in class and lab. The only way to do this is to have a portable hard drive that you can use to plug in to the lab's computer with your images and catalog. I'm recommending a portable drive that's at least 250gb (bigger is better) in size, preferably with a firewire 800 interface.
Since this is a digital photography class, you will also need access to a digital camera. The school's cage has a Nikon and a couple of Canons that you can borrow. If you have your own camera it may also be suitable. Ideally I would like to have everyone using a single-lens reflex camera capable of capturing raw image files. Regardless of what you decide to use, it must have controls that you can adjust manually--aperture, shutter speed, and focus.
Here are a few more notes on the topic of cameras. If you look up any of these links, check their dates too. This is information that changes by the hour! Camera Notes
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I hate to begin a class this way, but just so you know how I feel about this, here it is. There is nothing easy about the material we are covering. It is even harder to learn if, well, you don't catch it because while I am busy covering it, you are busy with your face glued to your cell phone. If you can't ignore your phone, turn it off. If you can't turn it off, leave it in your locker. If you can't leave it in your locker, please leave the class. And if you think I don't see those window zooming in and out while I walk around the room, please think again. You will get only one warning.
I hate to begin a class this way, but just so you know how I feel about this, here it is. There is nothing easy about the material we are covering. It is even harder to learn if, well, you don't catch it because while I am busy covering it, you are busy with your face glued to your cell phone. If you can't ignore your phone, turn it off. If you can't turn it off, leave it in your locker. If you can't leave it in your locker, please leave the class. And if you think I don't see those window zooming in and out while I walk around the room, please think again. You will get only one warning.
Just a reminder of several things you need to do to do well in this class:
- Show up for class
- Turn in assignments on time
- Participate in discussions, about your own work and that of others.
- Do good work, which means think about what we're trying to accomplish here. (Regardless of what I say about it in class, you will always benefit from reading the assignment here before you set out to do it.)
- Ask questions when you don't understand something. It's the best way we have to get answers when we're stuck.
- Show up for class
- Turn in assignments on time
- Participate in discussions, about your own work and that of others.
- Do good work, which means think about what we're trying to accomplish here. (Regardless of what I say about it in class, you will always benefit from reading the assignment here before you set out to do it.)
- Ask questions when you don't understand something. It's the best way we have to get answers when we're stuck.