4.343 Photography and Related Media

Course is centered around a student-initiated term project, developed conceptually and technically throughout the semester. Explore the photographic process as a medium for artistic expression. Final projects presented in an exhibition format. 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 critical awareness of how images in our culture are produced and constructed. Production time outside class essential. Beginning and advanced students welcome.

Limited enrollment.
Lab Fee $110.

Fall 2009

Lecturer: Andrea Frank
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