Full course for one semester. With elementary skills and historical understanding in place, the class will continue to investigate the use of photography in the context of contemporary art by exploring different artistic strategies and expanding photographic literacy. Students are expected to have basic understanding of camera operation, basic digital and darkroom skills, and have prior experience making art using photography. The course will expand students' understanding of different photographic technologies including large format cameras. Technical, aesthetic, and conceptual possibilities of photography are explored through assignments, readings, slide presentations and critiques.

Note: This course is designed as a continuation of Art 190 (Art & Photography I). I assume fundamental skills and will cover topics/ideas/styles with what we covered in Art 190 in mind.

Exploration of photography through the methods of visual art.

• First goal of this class is to familiarize students with the approaches and methods of photography and art making (through readings, slide lectures, and conferences.)
  
• Second goal is to expose students to and acquire technical skills. There will be workshops and assignments specifically for your to gain experience and skill.
• And finally, students will put all that into practice by exploring own questions and ideas. (Students will demonstrate that through projects which is subject to critique).

After completing this class students will gain broader understanding of the discourse of photography and art. Students will learn various technical methods and skills that expand student's ability to produce photographic works of art. Students will learn how to explore and convey ideas using photography as a medium by creating works. Students will learn how to analyze and evaluate photographic works by viewing artworks and through readings and critiques.

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 yourself (not for your instructor - I can't tell you what kind of work you should be making. I can only show you what the options are). And if you don't know what to do keep on exploring. Art is hard and I don't have easy answers. I call tell you what I think the work is doing and help you where you want to go but you have to figure out where you want to go first. Think. Thoughtful work is good. Craft is important.

There will be many demos through out the semester. If you miss a class, you are responsible for catching up by asking your classmates. If you miss a class when readings are discussed, you are responsible for sharing your thoughts to the class via e-mail/moodle. If you miss 4 classes without excuse, expect your grades to be lowered by 1 letter grade. If you miss 6 classes or more without excuse, you will not pass the class.

Projects will be evaluated primarily on the quality of the work and the effort you put in.
All other handins are evaluated based on your effort, quality, and timeliness, in this order. Combined with attendance and participation, they will contribute towards approximately 2/3 of your grade.

Critiques are an important part of studio art education. We look at works and try to figure out what the work is doing. That doesn't mean that all your questions will be answered (if you had them prior to critiques great). You might end up with more questions. You may even feel lost. That is the function of critiques. Addressing that is part of the process of finding your own voice.

One approach to critique is to come in with some kind of prior expectation on how the work will functions and how it is going to be received. Then you can compare what your intent was and what the art work is doing.

If you are not sure what you are doing (what your intent is), I encourage you to do brainstorming sessions before critiques with the instructor.
Alternatively, if you are interested in exploring and finding out what the art work is doing on its own term then that is fine. That is another way of approaching the critique. Listen to what the art work is doing and learn from that. If you want your art work to do things that are really interesting, you have to produce a lot of work.

Be prepared to work every class. You will be expected to spend significant time outside of class to complete the projects.

Submit digital files to be printed at least 24 hours before during DML business hours [here][instructions/information]. For academic class use only.

You may checkout equipment during during the digital media lab hours (from Digital Media Assistant -- Paul McAllister).

Week 1
Mon - Thu 10 am - noon, 12:30 - 5 pm
Fri 10 am - 2 pm

Week 2+
Mon - Fri 9 am - noon, 12:30 - 5 pm

TBD