Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0270 - Paper and Pixels

What is a photograph in the world of the pixel? Why print images? Why make photographs? This course will explore the history, concept and craft of the photographic print, considering the materiality of photographs amid digital creation. You will study an array of image making techniques, investigate the shape images take from screen to sculpture and analyze the changing and often contentious definition of a photograph. Through a combination of workshops, readings, critiques and fieldtrips, the class will offer a critical examination into the nature of digital and analog photography, challenging you to define your practice within a historical and contemporary context. You will refine your printing techniques as you begin to develop a unique photographic language, giving shape to the way you see. Over the course of the semester you will be exposed to an array of techniques and ideas; you will hopefully develop a set of skills - material and critical - that will deepen your approach to making photographs. This is primarily a studio class and as such the emphasis will be on your production of new images - more proficiently using photographic tools, more cognizant of your techniques.

Independent Work Lab fee: $65. Prerequisite: Photo 2 Color. In this course, students are expected to spend 8-10 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.