CRAIG CARLSON
San Diego City College
Introduction To Digital Photography
Photography 143-CRN 60743 Tuesday/Thursday
Fall Semester 2013
Syllabus
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Office Hours
Class Duration
Final Examination
Grade Conferences
Course Description
Student Responsibilities
Attendance Policy & Rules
Course Description
Course Text
Course Requirements
Notebook Term Project Assignment
Projects
Grading Scales
My Learning Outcomes
Mulligan‘s
Galleries
Camera Equipment
Plagiarism / Image Theft
Electronic Classroom Behavior
Learning Outcomes
Reading Assignments
Lesson Plan Column Symbols
Week By Week Class Syllabus
Notebook Term Project Assignment Page
Materials
Temp Folder
Grade Sheets
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Instructor: Craig Carlson email: [email protected] Web: craigcarlson.net
Office Hours: Immediately following class.
Fall Class Duration: 32 Meetings:
Class CRN #60743 P-143 Introduction To Digital Photography 3.0 Units
Tuesday & Thursday, starting Tuesday, August 20, through Thursday, December 16, 2013.
8:45 AM - 11:55 AM Tuesday/Thursday, Room V406, Grade Only.
Final Examination: Attendance Is Mandatory
Tuesday, December 10, 2013, Notebooks & Mulligan’s Due, attendance is mandatory.
Grade Conferences:
Thursday, December 12, 2013, attendance is mandatory, bring notebooks.
Student Responsibilities:
• It is the students responsibility to drop all classes in which they are no longer attending.
• Students who remain enrolled in a class beyond the published withdrawal deadline, as
stated in the class schedule, will receive an evaluative letter grade for this class.
• 08/30/13 Last day to receive and pay for add codes and with no ”W” recorded.
• It is the instructor’s discretion to withdraw a student after the drop deadline, October 25,
2013 due to excessive absences.
Attendance Policy and Rules:
The final grade in this class will be affected by active participation, including attendance, as fol-lows:
I affirm a rigorous attendance policy. Consistent and prompt attendance develops responsible
pro-fessional behavior and insures that students have access to the full range of experiences and infor-mation necessary to complete the course assignments and acquire the skills and knowledge empha-sized in a college education.
Student absences during the term are not to exceed three. If absences exceed three it will adversely affect your grade and possibly result in a failing grade. After three unexcused absences your grade will drop one full letter grade.
Allotted & absences are to accommodate routine illness, weddings, car trouble (-1 point). Unscheduled and unacceptable absences: doctor appointments, advisor conferences, trips to
supply stores and labs, employment, family vacations, other than Photography-143 school excur-sions, are not to be scheduled to conflict with class (-1).
Rule One: You must notify me by email if you will be absent or tary from class. The email creates an
electronic file which records whether you are absence or tardy.
Rule Two: A tardy deducts -1 point from your assignment goals portion of grading on a given proj-ect. Three tardies equal one absence. Tardiness is defined as being late for class or departing before the instructor has formally dismissed the class. This is a rule specifically designed to encourage class participation, If you are going to miss class, arrangements need to be made prior to class time. Tar-dies are tallied under assignment goals.
Rule Three: Students who miss lectures and class discussions due to absences must obtain notes for the classes missed and assignments from a responsible and willing classmate prior the next class period. The instructor will be happy to clarify information for students who are confused, but cannot repeat lectures, tutorials or elaborate on projects on an individual bases. Photography classes are an exercise in time management techniques.
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Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the methods and processes involved in photographic
im-age acquisition, optimization and output used in Digital Photography. Emphasis is place on
the evolution from traditional, analog/wet darkroom to digital approaches to photography
and the relationship between these approaches. This course is designed for students who
wish to pursue a career in photography. Students should provide digital or film camera with
manual controls.
Course Text:
Required course text: See Instructor
”Look Before You See With The Camera Eye,“ (Updated For CS6) by Craig Carlson,
2013-14 Edition
Course Requirements:
Absolute class attendance and participation in discussions and assignments. A series of
five class projects with tutorials, including outside participation in organization and
plan-ning. Semester length notebook project. Reading assignments, lectures and
demonstra-tions will be reinforced with three quizzes, midterm, final exam and attendance for a
total of 250 points. Grades are assigned on a standard percentage point scale.
Class Notebook Term Assignment:
The class notebook is 15 points of your total grade. The notebook is a record and
refer-ence of your class experirefer-ence and final grading of your notebook is done during the final
exam for 5 points. The required items for the notebook are given below and are checked
at the second class meeting for 5 points. The notebook should not have mixed subjects
from other classes and should only contain class work. The notebook must be a 2” three
ring binder with a plastic presentation sleeve on the front of the binder. The sleeve is used
to place your cover design and is judged for creativity and readability. The binder is to be
brought to each class meeting, as it will be your guideline and workbook used for
refer-ences.
Projects: There is a due date for each part of a project. Due dates are given for Gallery,
Concept, Rough Critiques and Final Images grading. On due dates you must present for
my grading the part of project which is due or you will receive ”0” points. There is no
makeups or extra credit for this class.
Grading Scales:
Course Description
Twenty-Five Point Grading Scale
Assignments 25-22.50 Points A 20 Points B 17.50 Points C 14 Points D 12.5 Points F
Two Hundred Fifty Point Grading Scale
Total Accumulated Semester Points
225-250 Points A 200 Points B 175 Points C 150 Points D 125-144 Points F
Twenty Point Grading Scale
Quizzes 20 Points A 16 Points B 14 Points C 12 Points D 10 Points F
Thirty Point Grading Scale
Final Exam 30 Points A 24 Points B 21 Points C 18 Points D 15 Points F
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Mulligans‘:
When you play golf, you can ask for a second swing. It is a one time ”get out of jail
card.” You can turn in (1) one Final Image (sets) late, for full credit, not galleries, concept
or roughs.
Galleries:
A gallery is a research assignment given for each project. The gallery assignment starts
the student looking at and appreciating the type of images the project is asking you to
explore with your camera. You are to search for appropriate images which fit the current
project. Images for a gallery can be searched for in books, personal photographs and
us-ing the internet. The reproduction of the image can be of gray scale (black &white) laser
quality. If gallery images are smaller than notebook size, they must be placed on
note-book size paper to fit into your class binder. Galleries will be graded at the beginning of
the class meeting it is due (H) and has a value of 5 points.
Camera Equipment:
You must have access to a manual, single lens reflex film camera, or a manual
single-lens-reflex digital camera for class projects. The film or digital camera must have manual
camera controls, shutter, aperture, focus and a light meter. A few cameras are available for
check out to complete class assignments. The instructor will detail camera requirements
and check out procedures during the first two class meetings.
Plagiarism / Image Theft in Photography:
Students are expected to be honest and ethical at all times in their pursuit of academic
goals. Students who are found in violation of district Procedure 3100.3, Honest Academic
Conduct, will receive an “F” grade on the assignment in question and may be referred for
disciplinary action in accordance with Procedure 3100.2, Student Disciplinary Procedures
Everything you turn in for this course must be your own, original work:
Every exposure / every image / every print submitted by you MUST be created solely
by YOU (not including digital prints made ‘by you’ at Costco, etc.) Use of anyone else’s
negatives, images, digital files, or prints by you in any form will not be permitted. Using
images created by someone else is plagiarism (and possibly federal theft and copyright
infringement) and will be dealt with according to college policy and/or Campus Police.
The minimum consequences for plagiarizing another person’s images are: an “F” on that
assignment; one letter-grade lower on your semester grade; the Dean of Student Services
will be notified and will place this information in your student file; possible further
conse-quences deemed necessary by the Vice President of Instruction, including expulsion from
the college. Our photography program will not tolerate plagiarism.
Electronic Classroom Behavior: No Cell Phone Use In Classroom
Portable lap top computers, pagers, blackberries, cell phones, personal data assistants
or any electronic device must be turned off during lectures, critiques, presentations, video
or DVD programs. Your text has amble space for note taking.
Lesson Plan Column Symbols:
Column symbols on the lesson plan pages represent when a project is assigned and
graded: l = Assignment Given H = Grading Event
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Learning Outcomes
Project Camera Design & Aesthetics Photoshop
1
Light & Shadow
Camera Controls Auto Focus Techniques Digital Menus And Settings Compact Flash Cards Aperture / Shutter Units Of Exposure Halving And Doubling Law Of Reciprocity ISO
Histograms
Vocabulary: Continuous Tone, Negative And Positive Space Beginning Figure-Ground Continuous Tone-256 Colors Threshold Images-2 Colors Posterize Images-3 Colors Find Edges: Line And Texture
Understanding Electronic Files Image Size / Pixel Depth Calculating File Sizes Setting The Color Model Calibrated Monitors Photoshop Preferences Photoshop-143 Workspace Info Palette / Crop Tool Clone Tool And Blend Modes Color Picker / Digital Workflow Adobe Bridge & Camera Raw
2 Look
Gray Meters
Match Needle Exposure Histogram Anatomy: Dynamic Range & Frequency Reading A Histogram Depth Of Field Three Dynamics: Aperture Subject Distance Focal Length
Vocabulary: Subject As Mirror Or Window
Content / Symbol / Form Figure-Ground
Geometry Of Line And Shape 3 Photographic Sisters: Light - Three Dynamics Tone - Emphasis
Texture - Contrast / Content DVD: Ansel Adams DVD: John Szarkowski
Selection Tools: Unique Cursors Marquee / Oval / Lasso Polygonal / Magnetic Lasso Magic Wand / Quick Tool Channel Palette And Masks Refine Edges
Adjustment Layers Layer Masking Curves Dialog Box More Camera Raw & Bridge
Mind’s Eye
3 See Viewing Frame 3D World To 2D Frame AV Or Aperture Priority TV Or Shutter Priority Vocabulary: Vantage Point Frame Deciding Tension: Asymmetrical / Symmetrical Focal LengthFixing Camera Time DVD: Walker Evans DVD: Henri Cartier-Bresson
Color Theory
Photoshop Color Management Adjustment Layers
Layer Masking
Double Down Camera Raw Dodging And Burning Mask Shadow & Highlight Black & White Tone Convert Unsharp Masking
Smart Sharpen High Pass Filter
Camera Eye
4
Photocomposite
Flatbed Scanning Vocabulary: Dada Surrealism Composite Imaging Sandwich Printing DVD: Man Ray / Lee Miller
Layers Palette Tutorial Gradient Blend Tutorial Mirrored Symmetrical Images Past Into Command Layer Clone Tool Sampling
5
High Dynamic Range
Tripod / Bracketing Exposures Vocabulary:
Complementary Colors Analogous Colors Hue Saturation Lightness Theory Of HDR Images Local Adaptation Exposing For HDR Photomatix® Tone Mapping
Photoshop Color Modes
Imaging Imaging
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Week 1 August 20 T Introduction / Office Hours / Fall Class Duration / Final Exam Grade Conferences / Attendance Policy & Rules / Prerequisites Course Description / Course Requirements / Course Text Reading Assignments: Texts & Essays / Projects & Grading Grading Scales / No Make-Up Policy
Camera Equipment & Camera Rentals / Classroom Etiquette … Notebook Term Project / Lesson Planner & Symbols
Material Requirements
l Thursday Requirements - This Will Be Graded l Notebook Term Project, Page 40
Break
Student Information Sheets / Thursday Requirements Read Syllabus & Become Familiar With The Text, Pages 1-7 22 Th The Pixel / *Bring Camera*
H Grade: Notebook, Text, Tab Separators Digital Capture: Dynamic Range, Resolution, Color
Break
Introduction To Photoshop / CS6 Updates / Screen Resolution Monitor Profiling / Photoshop Color Settings & Profile Mismatch Mac OS & Keyboard Shortcuts / CS6 GUI & Preferences Pages Setting CS6 Art 340 Work Space / Info Panel / Navigation / Crop Tool Read: Pages 9-17, 53-66
Week 2 27 T *Bring Camera* / Handling The Single-Lens-Reflex Camera
Holding The SLR / Camera Controls / Focusing Controls / Menu Displays
Break
Controlling Light: Shutter & Aperture / ISO / Stops / Halving & Doubling l Project 1 Galleries Assigned / Read: Pages 19-37, 41-42, 161-174 29 Th l Light & Shadow Project 1 Assigned, Review For Quiz I
H Grade: Project 1 Galleries *Bring Camera* / Assignment Sheet, Page 43 / Read: Pages 40-52 Making Images For Project 1, Pages 48-52 / Project 1 Workflow, Page 46
Break
Bridge Digital Workflow / Read: Pages 68-75 Essays: Pages 161-174
Week 3 September 03 T Class Shoots Project 1 / *Bring Camera* / *Quiz 1* Taking A Light Meter Reading, Page 96
Review Bridge Digital Work Flow Break
Work On Project 1 Proof Sheets
H Grade: Yes (10 image proof ) & Maybe (10 image proof ) Critique Proof Sheets / Review: Pages 68-75
05 Th Roll / Camera Raw Workflow, Page 76-82 Project 1 Workflow, Page 46
Break
H Grade: Project 1 Rough and Critique
Week 4 09 T Roll / More Camera Raw / Brand New Day Workflow, Page 47 Finish Project 1
Critique Project 1 Finals 12 Th H Grade Project 1
See Project 1: Grading, Page 43
l DVD: Ansel Adams, Page 90-91 / Project 2 Galleries Assigned
Week 1-4
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Week 5 September 17 T l ”Look” Project 2 Assigned H Grade: Project 2 Galleries
Look: Content / Symbol / Form / Figure-Ground Design Elements: Line, Primary & Secondary Shapes Light, Tone, Texture (contrast) / Unmasking Shapes Read: Pages 84-109, Essay Pages 176-188
Break
l DVD: John Szarkowski: A Life In Photography, Page 100 -101 19 Th *Bring Camera* / Depth of Field / Review For Quiz II
Light Meters / 18 % Gray Card / Histograms & Exposure Break
l DVD: Walker Evans American, Page 106 -107 Read Pages 93-99
Week 6 24 T l *Quiz II*
Selection Tools & Channel Mask Lab Tutorials
First Look: Adjustments Panel: Targeted Adjustment Tool Project 2 Procedure & Presentation
Read: Page 103-105
26 Th Work On Project 2 Proof Sheets Work On Project 2 Roughs Break
H Grade: Yes (10 image proof) & Maybe (10 image proof ) Week 7 October 01 T Work On Project 2
Break
Project 2 Rough and Critique
03 Th H Project 2 Graded / Review For Midterm See Project 2: Grading, Page 89
l Assign Project 3 Galleries
l 3D World In 2D: Viewing Frame Assigned, Page 126 Week 8 08 T ”See”: Project 3 Assigned / *Bring Camera*
H Grade: Project 3 Galleries / Viewing Frame Due, Page 126
Vantage Point / Focal Length / Frame & Tension / Fixing Camera Time Read: Assignment Overview / Grading, Page 112-113 / Vocab. Page 114 Read Pages 111-116,128, Student Work 139-140, Essay Pages 190-208
Shooting In The Streets With AV & TV , Review Page 25 Break
DVD: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Page 124
10 Th Color Theory: The Nature Of Light / *Field Trip Info*
Electromagnetic Spectrum / What’s A Color Model / Color Wheel Color Temperature / Modes / Color Cast Removal
Read Pages 117-123, Break
Adjustments Layers & Property Panel
Curves Adjustments Layer With Mask / Curves Dialog Box, Pages 129-131 Dodging & Burning Mask / Sharpening Theory / Sharpening Tools
High Pass Filter-Creative Sharpening / Output Sharpening, Pages 132-137 Soft Proofing With Costco RA-4 Color Print Workflow, Page 138
12 Sat Field Trip: To Gaslamp - Times To Be Announced
Week 5-8
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Week 9 October 15 T HContinue Project 2 Graded / Review For Midterm
See Project 2: Grading, Page 86 / Work On Project 3 Proof Sheets Work On Yes (10 image proof) Maybe (10 image proof)
Develop (2) Images Break
Project 3 Workflow, Page 116
Grade Project 3 Proof Sheets & Critique 17 Th Midterm
Grade Project 3 Rough & Critique l Project 4 Gallery Assigned
Week 10 22 T l Project 4 Surrealist Photocomposite Theme
Surrealist Themes / Artists: Man Ray & Lee Miller / Barbara Morgan Jerry Uelsmann, Ralph Gibson / Concepts & Galleries Graded 11/04 Break
DVD: Man Ray, Page 146
Read: Pages 143-150 / See Student Work, Pages 148-150 24 Th H Project 3 Graded
See Project 3: Grading, Page 113 Break
Work On Project 4 Drawn Thumbnails / Bring Bristol Board & Bring (2) Surrealist Books For Source Material / Drawing Kit
Critique First Drawn Thumbnails / Drawn Thumbnail Example, Page 145 Week 11 29 T Layers Panel & Gradient Blend Tutorial
Break
Mirrored Symmetrical Background / Paste Special > Paste Into Command H Project 4 Concept Thumbnails & Galleries Graded / Critique
31 Th Scanning
Work On Project 4
Work On Yes (10 image proof) Maybe (10 image proof) H Grade Project 4 Proof Sheets & Critique
Week 12 November 05 T Work On Project 4 Break
H Project 4 Rough Graded / Critique l Project 5 Galleries Assigned
07 Th Project 5 High Dynamic Range Imaging H Project 5 Galleries Graded
Break
High Dynamic Range Imaging Demonstration Read Pages 151-158
Week 13 12 T Review For Quiz III / Introduction To Merge HDR Pro (Photoshop) Each Student Must Bring 2 Sets Of HDR Exposures
H Grade Project 5 Proof Sheets (See Requirements) & Critique H Grade: Project 5 Rough Projected Jpegs & Critique
14 Th *Quiz III*
H Grade Project 4: See Project 4 Grading, Page 144 Work On Project 5
Project 4 Final Critique
Week 9-13
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Week 14 November 19 T Open Laboratory / Work On Mulligan’s / Work On Project 5 Grading On All Assignments Continues
21 Th Open Laboratory / Work On Notebook Cover / Work On Project 5 Week 15 26 -28 No Class - Thanksgiving Holiday
Week 16 December 03 T Open Laboratory / Next To Last Laboratory / Work On Notebook Cover 05 Th Review For Final Exam / Last Laboratory / Work on Project 5
Break Notebook Cover Critique / Ready Final Class Meeting
Week 17 10 T H H H Final Exam • Notebooks Graded • Grade Project 5 H Notebook Cover Graded / Final Critique Project 5 Color Prints
Grade Conferences Scheduled / Attendance Is Mandatory 12 Th Scheduled Grade Conferences / Grades Assigned
Bring Notebook / Attendance Is Mandatory
Week 14-17
l = Assignment Given H= Grading Event
Notebook Term Project Assignment
Syllabus
Notebook Term Project Assignment
The class notebook is 15 points of your total grade. The notebook is a record and reference of your class experience and final grading of your notebook is done during the final exam for 10 points. The required items for the notebook are given below and are checked at the beginning of the class with prerequisites for 5 points.
The notebook should not have mixed subjects from other classes and should only contain class work. The notebook must be a 2” three ring binder with a plastic presentation sleeve on the front of the binder. The sleeve is used to place your cover design and is judged for creativity and readability. The binder is to be brought to each class meeting with text, as it will be your guideline and workbook for the semester.
Required:
(1) 2” binder with see through view cover which will hold your cover design,
(2) 8 Tab separators (Avery Type) which will be used to organize syllabus, projects, galleries, and video notes, and
(3) Bristol Board to be used to mount galleries, viewfinder, and drawn thumbnails.
Organization: Begin to keep your notebook immediately.
1. The binder cover presentation sleeve is for identification. A part of the notebook project is to create a graphic composition in Photoshop, or other page layout application, which represents the contents of the binder. Cover design uses images made in this class. Design a creative cover which explains the contents of your notebook. You must include your name, class number (i.e. Art 340) and semester/year. Have fun with this part of the project. The cover design is worth 5 points and will be graded during the final laboratory.
2. Create a tab separator for each of these items, in the given order: (1) syllabus
(2) one for each five assignments, (Projects 1–5), (3) video notes, and
(4) project DVD storage sleeve (supplied),
(5) lastly, (no tab needed) position the class text at the back of the back of the binder. * Always Bring Your Text To Each Class Meeting.
Notebook Grading
Part One: 2nd Class Meeting, 5 Points: binder, page separators with tabs identified (filled out) & text. Part Two: During Final Exam, 5 Points: contents (all class work)
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Materials
Overview
There are a few, but minimum materials required for this class. They include: notebook materials, 4–8 giga-byte flash drive (or external drive like LACie Rugged, Firewire 400 or 800 Connectivity), 10 DVD-R Disks. Required:
(1) 2” binder with see through view cover which will hold your cover design,
(2) 8 Tab separators (Avery Type) which will be used to organize syllabus, projects, galleries, and video notes, (3) 4–8 gigabyte flash drive,
(4) 10 DVD-R disks, (4) Text (See Instuctor),