ARTS 1425 - Digital Photography

Institution:

Minnesota State College Southeast

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Description:

The course introduces the student to the art of digital photography, covering such topics as composition (pattern, symmetry, depth, texture, lines), perspective, black and white vs. color, light, close-ups, panoramas, etc. The course will explore approaches to photographing such subjects as landscapes, people, the built environment, plants and animals, weather phenomena, and still life objects. The focus will be on photography as a fine art, but some attention will be given to practical applications, such as photojournalism, commercial photography, freelance photography, and portraiture. The course will also cover technological basics, such as equipment purchase and maintenance, settings, and the like. Finally, the course will ask students to consider the work of great photographers past and present (including that of such figures as Edward Weston, Mathew Brady, Ansel Adams, James Presley Ball, and Imogen Cunningham). (MnTC Goal 6) (Prerequisite: none) (3 credits: 3 lecture/0 lab)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.southeastmn.edu

Phone Number:

(507) 453-2700

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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