4.343 Photography and Related Media

Through the Lens: Issues of Concern

A student-initiated term project is developed conceptually and technically throughout the semester. Explore the photographic process as a medium for artistic expression. Final projects presented in an exhibition format. This semester will focus on artistic strategies addressing issues of personal or global concern.

Practical instruction in fundamentals of analog and digital SLR and medium/large format camera operation, film exposure and development, black and white darkroom techniques, digital imaging, and studio lighting. Work-in-progress presented and discussed continuously in a critical forum. Lectures, readings, visiting professionals, group discussions, and a field trip to New York encourage aesthetic appreciation of the medium, and a critical awareness of how images in our culture are produced and constructed.

Limited enrollment.
Lab fee $110.

Spring 2009

Instructor: Andrea Frank
TA: Steve Preston
Darkroom Monitor: Duncan McIlvaine
Meets: W 9:30AM - 12:30 PM
Room: N51-315
Graduate Level Subject
Prereq: permission of instructor
Enrollment limited with preference given to current M.Arch. students
Units: 3-1-5