Instructor: Aki Miyoshi (he/him they/them)
E-Mail: miyos at reed dot edu
Meeting times: MON & WED 13:10PM -16:00PM
Office hours: Monday 11am - noon, 4pm - 5pm

Schedule (bookmark this page): http://people.reed.edu/~miyos/F26/CAPH3/caph3_schedule_f26.html


Course Description:
This course examines the photobook as a form: how photographs accumulate into sequence, narrative, and argument, and how editing, pairing, and pacing shape meaning across a body of work. Through weekly readings, discussions, and a rotating survey of photobooks, students will build a shared critical vocabulary for thinking and talking about sequence, seriality, and the relationship between individual images and the larger work. Through independent projects, students will deepen their photographic practice by exploring how to develop a coherent body of work in photobook form. Regular critiques and discussions will support a critical and creative environment in which students refine their ideas, experiment with editing and sequencing, and develop a significant body of work that reflects their individual perspective.

Goals:
In this course, you will develop the practice to create independent, self-directed photographic projects that require sustained practice. You will learn how to craft visual narratives by selecting and curating a series of photographs into a coherent body of work. You will learn to arrange, edit, and organize photographs to effectively convey your ideas, visions, and emotions, thereby enhancing your ability to communicate through photographs. The ultimate goal is that you learn how to create a body of work that can be shared with an audience beyond the classroom whehter to advance your career or studies.


Learning Outcome:
Upon completing this course, students will be able to independently develop and sustain a self-directed project that requires daily photographic practice. They will gain the ability to craft a visual argument by curating a coherent body of work. Additionally, students will learn to arrange, edit, and organize photographs in a way that effectively conveys ideas, visions, and emotions. Students will learn to produce a coherent body of work that can be submitted for further opportunities in the field.

Evaluation:
Everything counts. Come to class. Participate. Work in class. Work out of class. Read. Be responsible. Hand in assignments on time.... Make work. Make work for your self (not for your instructor). Explore. Think. Thoughtful work is good. Craft is important.

If you miss a class or any exercise, you are responsible for catching up.
Speaking up or sharing thoughts counts as participation.
If you miss 4 classes/exercises without excuse, expect your grades to be lowered by 1 letter grade. If you miss 6 classes/exercises or more without excuse, you will not pass the class.

Projects will be evaluated on the quality and effort that went into the work and will individually have the most impact on the grade you will receive.


Class rules:
  1. Use of computers/mobile-devices during class-time should be limited to activities relevant to class
  2. No working during critiques and discussions. Once critiques start, I will not accept hand-ins until the critique is over.
  3. If you are not feeling well, please follow the community guidelines and stay home. Otherwise this class is designed as an in-person class so please participate in person.
  4. It's unclear how the use of AI in this class helps or hinders your work in this class. Use your best judgement. Use it reponsibly as you would with any powerful tecnology and energy consuming activity. Share what you've learned.

Equipment Checkout:
Checkout through the Digital Media Lab (Paul McAllister) 
    Week 1:
    Mon through Thurs 9 am - noon, 1pm - 5 pm       (avoid when class taking place Tue/Thr 13:40 - 16:30pm)
    Fri 1 pm - 5 pm

    from Week 2:
    Mon thruogh Fri  9 am - noon, 1pm - 5 pm         (avoid when class taking place Tue/Thr 13:40 - 16:30pm)

Printing at the DML:
Submit digital files to be printed at least 24 hours before during DML business hours [here][instructions/information]. For academic class use only. For individual help/tutorial/questions on printing, make individual appoinment with Paul.


Sources for supply/equipment: Local camera repair