Introductory course that examines the nature of photography and visual literacy through the personal exploration and making of photographic images with various image-making devices, and various image-processing approaches, including the use of Adobe Photoshop and an analog (film) darkroom. The primary focus of the course will be to engage in photographic practice as a means to respond subjectively as well as objectively to the conceptual and aesthetic experiences of the photographic image as a visual document of creative expression and communication. Historical and contemporary photographic works from the contexts of the family album, art photography, commercial/advertising photography, photography and media, and cyberspace will be examined and critically discussed to further cultivate and refine each students' visual literacy of the photographic image in society and culture. Any type of lens-based, image-making device including smart phones, digital point-and-shoot cameras, and digital SLRs can be used. (CSU/UC)Â (AA/AS-C) ***A requird fee of $35 will be charged for materials.
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