Digital Photography
Semester Schedule Fall 2008
Monday/Wednesday/Friday 1:50 to 3:40pm

Reading assignments may accompany each project assignment. Readings will be found either on reserve in the library on in the design center. Please do not remove readings from the design center.

Dates   Class Topics Department Information
Sept. 3 (W)   Introduction  Introduction to the Design Center, the computers and printers: first assignment.  
Sept. 5 (F)  

workday

   OPENING—Scott Stulen, 9th Street Entry Gallery, 6pm artists lecture
       
         
         
8 (M)  

Project One—Converting photos to drawings, paintings, pictures of three dimensions

Image capturing with electrostatic print making  
10 (W)    Scanning real objects with self portrait.  
     Image formats, dpi, rgb, cmyk,  
12 (F)      
         
         
15 (M)  

Critique

Project Two—Computer Collage using the work of David Gaz as influence/inspiration.

 Using layers, masks, color mixing, filters, text  
17 (W)      
       
18 (Th)     OPENING—Jeff Wetzig , Olson Gallery, 5pm artists lecture.
19 (F)      
         
         
22 (M)
  

Critique

Project Three

   
23 (T)   Something from the Summer Senior Exhibit Johnson Gallery             
24 (W)      
26 (F)      
         
         
29 (M)  

Critique

Project Four —create two 90° panaramas (landscape and interior)

    
Oct. 1 (W)    —adjusting color, saturation, value, repairing photos  
3 (F)      
         
         
6(M)  

 Critique

Project Five—set an image in an unconventional material or context.

 —printing, papers, inks, laser  
8 (W)        
10 (F)   Fall Break   Saint Paul Art Crawl (Fri 6-10, Sat 2-10, Sun 12-5) 
13 (SAT)  
 
         
         
13 (M)  

 Critique

Project Six —combine imagery, create a surrealist image

 

  —creating imagery, surrealism, fantasy, drawing and painting  
15 (W)
      
17 (F)  
   
         
         
20(M)  

 Critique

Project Seven—create a book of text and image

 —create a series of works that report or reveal an issue or current event  
22 (W)   —sequence, story telling, combining images to create a narrative   
24 (F)      
         
         
27 (M)  

 Critique

Project Eight —: print something small on a large scale

    
29 (W)      
31 (F)      
         
         
3  

 Critique

Project Nine —Complex collage using layers

  altered photographs  
5 (W)      
7(F)     Opening: Greg Lindquist Artist Talk, 6pm, 9th Street Entry Gallery
         
         
10(M)  

 Critique

Project Ten —complete three works that show a consistent focus, develop your own visual poetry, self expression

  poetic combinations, visual poetry  
12 (W)      
14 (F)      
         
         
17 (M)  

 Critique

 

    
19 (W)   Project Eleven    
21(F)  
         
         
24 (M)  

Critique

    
26(W)      
28 (F)  
T h a n k s g i v i n g B r e a k  
         
         
Dec.1 (M)  

Critique

Project Twelve

Assemble Portfolio on web page. Print photographs for printed portfolio.

    
3 (W)      
5 (F)    Continue your own personal investigation, your poetic expression.  
         
         
8 (M)  

Critique

Web Instructions

    
10 (W)     printing  
         
Mon. Dec. 15   11:30am to 1:30pm
Final