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INTRO
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FigureScapes |
4-up
Portrait |
PhotoGramaGraph |
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Sarah
S. '06
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Katherine
S. '07 |
Hannah
G. '05 |
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course combines
Intro Photo darkroom skills with new skills using the
digital SLR camera and Adobe Photoshop. It extends the abilities acquired
in Intro Photo, and empowers students to digitally create imaginative
images with graphic impact and poetic meaning.
Introduction to PhotoGraphics emphasizes the creative connections which link the traditional and the contemporary. It demonstrates that both established and emerging technologies are simply tools. They are means to an end. It is not the tool or the chosen medium that makes something a work of art. Rather, art derives it's meaning and power from the intention and authenticity of the artist. This course emphasizes that exploration, creative play, and direct discovery are essential elements for successful art and communication. |
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Syllabus
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Lesson
1: The 4-Up Portrait |
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credits: Erin H. '05, Harley V-N. '06,Michelle
F,'07,
Catherine H. '06, B.J.H. '05 |
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4-Up
Portrait |
Traditional: the head shot, studio lighting, portraiture and live models. |
color
contrast, visual rhythm, multiple images, action lines, dynamic symmetry |
3 | 9 |
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Digital:
Digital
cameras and file browsers. Photoshop: Threshold, transform, scale, magic wand, lasso, paint bucket, layer effects, styles. Ink jet printing. |
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Lesson 2: Double-Take |
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credits: Alex F, '09,
Andrew L., Mark S. '08 |
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Double-Take |
Traditional: the head shot, studio lighting, portraiture and live models. |
color contrast, multiple images, dynamic symmetry shadows, highlights, reflections. |
2 | 6 |
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Photoshop:
Threshold, transform,
scale, layer effects, textures, styles. Ink jet printing.
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Lesson 3: Selective Color |
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Selective
Color |
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Traditional:
SLR camera and darkroom photo. |
Color
vs Grayscale, saturation, transparency, |
4 | 12 |
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Lesson
4: The PhotoGramaGraph |
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Doug H. '05,
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Rachel
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Brandon
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PhotoGramaGraph |
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Traditional:
SLR camera, darkroom photo and photogram. |
positive
& negative space, saturation, transparency, |
4 | 12 |
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Digital: Scanning real objects, collecting textures. Using the digital camera. Downloading and browsing. Photoshop: The desktop, layers, styles, opacity, image adjust; magic wand, select similar, gradients. Ink jet printing. |
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PhotoGramaGraph Links |
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Lesson 5: Spaces & Places |
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Image
credits: Matty T. '07, Andrew P. '07, Emily H. '07. |
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SPACES
& PLACES |
Traditional: Overlapping shapes, perspective, creating pictoral space, screen backdrops. |
size
contrast, overlapping, |
2 | 6 |
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Digital:
digital cameras and file browsers. Photoshop: transform scale, skew, magic wand, magnetic lasso, gradients, render filters, texture files, tiles. Ink jet printing. |
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Lesson 6: FigureScapes |
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Image
credits: Max G. '08, Sam G. '05, Emily H. '07 |
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FIGURESCAPES |
Traditional: figure groups, perspective, creating pictoral space, screen backdrops. |
size
contrast, overlapping, |
2 | 6 |
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Digital:
digital cameras and file browsers. Photoshop: transform scale, skew, magic wand, magnetic lasso, gradients, render filters, texture files, tiles. Ink jet printing. |
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Lesson 7: Word Play |
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credits: Annie G. '07, Simone W. '07, Josh B., '07 |
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WORD PLAY |
Traditional: graphics layout & design |
value,
contrast, axial symmetry. |
1 | 3 |
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Digital: digital
cameras and scanners. psd: text tool, layer styles and effects, gradient tool, render and SFX plug-ins. Ink jet printing. |
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Lesson
8: Digital Digressions |
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credits: Ellen S.'06 |
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Digital
Digressions |
Traditional: dynamic composition, collage, painting and drawing. |
discovery, |
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Digital: a
variety of graphics applications may be chosen for painting, collage,
3D design, and landscape rendering. |
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