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Course Expectations
Instructor: Jeff Coleman Room 107 720 423-7146
The best way to contact me is e-mail: jeff_coleman@dpsk12.org
Office hours: 7:00 AM-7:20 AM, 2:45 PM-3:15 PM daily
Overview: In this course we will explore the basic techniques of black and white photography , color photography, and videography as they relate to journalism and the arts. In the photography portion of the course students will learn to operate digital cameras to capture images and will use Adobe Photoshop to process their photos. The video component will involve learning to operate a video camcorder, do basic editing, and generate some simple special effects. The course will require considerable writing in the form of articles, captions, scripts, storyboards, etc. Throughout the course the focus will be on moving away from the production of snapshots and "home" video and moving toward the production of well composed photographs and video productions that will have an artistic quality beyond their content.
Textbook: None. Written material will be distributed in the form of class handouts.
Homework: While there will be little in this class that resembles traditional homework, students will be expected to spend considerable non-class time taking photos, shooting video footage, writing scripts, storyboards, and articles, and working on the computers to do photo processing and video editing.
Grading: Students will be graded on a number of tests, quizzes, and many projects. Point values will be given with each assignment or quiz. Mid-term and final grades will be based on a percentage of the possible points earned using the following scale:
93-100 =A 90-92=A- 87-89=B+ 83-86=B 80-82=B- 77-79=C+ 73-76=C 70-72=C- 60-69=D 0-59=F
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Spring Semester 2009
Assignment 1 - History of Photography
Deadline: Friday January 9, 2009
Points Possible: 100
Overview: You will use Microsoft Word to write a concise history of photography in the form of a list that includes the most important devlopments in equipment, technique, and style. Include the names and accomplishments of important photoraphers and the impact of developments in professional and consumer photography.
| Points will be awarded for: Completing the project on time (20) Thoroughness of research (20) Use of complete, well-constructed sentences (20) Concise presentation (two pages maximum) (20) Accuracy (20) |
The following web sites will be helpful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_photography http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blphotography.htm http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/lessons/97/world/history.html http://www.ted.photographer.org.uk/photohistory_origin.htm |