Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

                     - Albert Einstein

Requirements

• Notebook

• 35mm B/W and Color Film

• Floppy Disks and Memory Cards

• If possible, your own camera,                    

• Flash drive

• Photos Cut from Magazines and Other Sources

• Folders With Envelope Pockets

• A High, Independent Work Ethic

Study Photography

• as an Art
• as a Design
• as a Career
• as a Science
• as a Business 
• as a Technology
• as a Record of History
• as a Universal Language
• as a Means of Communication

Some Discussion Topics

 Recording Images on Film

• Then and Now: Methods to Take Good Pictures
• Famous Photographers in the History of Photography: Scientists, Inventors, Artists and Innovators
• Themes, Subjects, Moods and Expressions
• Careers in Photography
• Digital Photography Basics: BlackBoard Module Assignments

• About Cameras
• Film Types and Speeds
• Quality and Costs....
• Filters and Lenses
• Color, Movement and Light
• Framing the Image / Picture with a Viewfinder
• B/W or Digital Pics: Shoot Rolls of Film
• Point and Shoot: SLR's and 35 mm Cameras

The Darkroom: TRADITIONAL

• Depth of Field
• Aperture Settings
• Awareness of Line and Composition
• Use of The "Rule of Thirds" and Diagonals
• Developing B/W Film Negatives
• Traditional B/W Photo Processes
• Making Contact Sheets
• Printing and Enlarging From Your Negatives
• Enlargers and Light Conditions

• Digital Cameras: What's Good; What's Bad
• CGI - Image Editing Programs:  Practice With Tools and Techniques
• Assigned Net and Blackboard Module Passwords 
• Basic Exercises in PhotoShop
• Creating and Saving Documents (psd's) 

ONE FINAL INDEPENDENT PROJECT:

• You Will Select a Theme, Topic or Subject 
• You Will Submit Your Topic in The First Quarter
• Work At Your Own Pace
• You Will Work Throughout The Semester to Complete The Project of Your Choice

 CLASS PROJECTS and ACTIVITIES TO CHOOSE FROM .....

• Demonstrated and Distributed in Class
• Traditional B/W Experiences: Cameras Techniques
• Darkroom Project Ideas
• Digital Images Edited with a Computer
• Your Ideas in Manual or Digital Folders
• Journals Assignments
• Notebooks and Albums 
• Technical Aspects of Photography
• Artistic / Expressive Perspectives
• Journalism: Documentary /Commentary
• Action / Sports
• Portrait /Self-Portrait
• Nature / Environment
• Current Events / Issues
• History and Famous Photographers
• And More........

• Take An Initiative - Put Effort Into Learning
• Learn What YOU Want To Learn
• Make Technology Work For YOU and Your IDEAS
• Quality Should Be A NUMBER ONE Concern 
• Sign-Out, Care For and Return ALL SCHOOL EQUIPMENT
• Use A VARIETY OF PRESENTATION FORMATS :

  • Mat Photos and Pics

  • Mount Pictures

  • Frame Pictures

  • Collage or Montage

  • Posters and Cards

  • Brochures and Pamphlets

  • Scrapbooks, Journals or Portfolios

  • Power Point

  • Slide Shows and Films

   

• SUBMIT WORK BY ALL DEADLINES

• B/W Photos (2 Rolls or More)

• Edited Photos

• PhotoShop Activities

• BlackBoard Module Quizzes

• Class Notes

• Journals or Folders of Photos

• 4 or MORE Class Projects and Activities

• A Final Independent Project