Updated
Syllabus & Assignments
Lectures
- Week 2
Introduction to Advanced Digital
Color & Photographic Technology
The Photographer's Eye - Week 3
Elements of Composition
Joiners - Week 5
Beyond the Basics: Camera Controls
Nature of Photographs - Week 6
In Plato's Cave
TED Talks: Jonathan Klein, Photos that changed the world - Week 7
Portraits - Week 9
Heroism of Vision
TED Talks: Taryn Simon Photographs Secret Sites - Week 10
America Seen through Photography, Darkly - Week 11
The Impossible Photograph: Advanced Layer Masking
TED Talks: Erik Johansson's Impossible Photography - Week 13
Final Series Inspiration
TED Talks: David Griffin: How Photography Connects Us - EXTRA CREDIT Lecture (Due to cancelled classes)
The Art of the Group Photo
HELPFUL Handouts & Tutorials
- Deconstructing Color Tutorial
- Joiners Tutorial
- Contact Sheet Tutorial
- Portraits Retouching Tutorial
- Advanced Skin Softening Tutorial
- Luminosity Mask Tutorial
- Advanced Layer Masking Tutorial
- Carrie's Custom Shadows Tutorial
- Basic Camera Raw 8 Handout
- Advanced Camera Raw 8 Handout
- Composition & Technique Handout
- Aperture / Depth-of-field Chart
- Photoshop Shortcuts Handout (old but relevant)
- Using Layer Masks for CS6 Handout
- Using Adjustment Layers for CS 6 Handout
- How to Write an Artist Statement Handout
- Flickr Tutorial for Advanced Digital
REQUIRED TEXTS
Photoshop CS6 Book for Digital Photographers
(Scott Kelby)
Suggested TEXTS
Basic Critical Theory for Photographers
Helpful Links
Adobe TV: Learn Photoshop CS6
Adobe TV: Channel: Photo Editing
Online depth-of-field calculator
All about depth-of-field
Focal Length Comparison
Calculating borders for cutting mats
Link to PHO 1700 Page/Materials for your Review
