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ARTS 121 Introduction to Digital Photography

Previously ARTT 146. This introductory digital photography course covers digital camera operation, exposure challenges, lighting techniques, composition, photo editing, and printing methods with a focus on creating imagery as a means of self-expression.  A DSLR or compact camera with manual controls and a tripod are required.

Credits

3

Hours Weekly

4

Course Objectives

  1. Identify and organize information and ideas to develop preliminary concepts as part of the creative process.
  2. Generate ideas, explore possibilities, and consider alternatives to reinforce preliminary concepts.
  3. Analyze and evaluate ideas or outcomes throughout the creative process.
  4. Apply information and ideas gathered through a creative process to other contexts.
  5. Use a digital camera to achieve competencies in photography.
  6. Apply basic photo-editing techniques for image refinement
  7. Apply the basic principles of lighting and exposure to enhance image quality.
  8. Identify and apply the elements of photographic composition to the images created.

Course Objectives

  1. Identify and organize information and ideas to develop preliminary concepts as part of the creative process.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • process book

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

    Critical Thinking

    • CT1
  2. Generate ideas, explore possibilities, and consider alternatives to reinforce preliminary concepts.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • process book

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

    Critical Thinking

    • CT2
  3. Analyze and evaluate ideas or outcomes throughout the creative process.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • process book

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

    Critical Thinking

    • CT3
  4. Apply information and ideas gathered through a creative process to other contexts.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • process book

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

    Critical Thinking

    • CT4
  5. Use a digital camera to achieve competencies in photography.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • TBD

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • TBD
  6. Apply basic photo-editing techniques for image refinement

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • TBD

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • TBD
  7. Apply the basic principles of lighting and exposure to enhance image quality.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • TBD

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • TBD
  8. Identify and apply the elements of photographic composition to the images created.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • TBD

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • TBD