ART 119

ART 119, also known as Digital Photography I, is the primary digital photography course offered at Knox. It counts for 1 credit, and is currently taught by Michael Godsil.

Course Description

Official Course Description

"Includes fundamentals of composition, proper exposure, digital image capture and image editing processes. Students can provide a suitable digital camera, or the college will have a limited number of digital cameras for check out. Photoshop software is used for editing, with in-class demonstrations of editing techniques; but this is not primarily a course to learn Photoshop. There are weekly photo assignments covering a variety of creative approaches, one in-depth documentary project chosen by each student, and a final portfolio: all critiqued by the class as a group. This course focuses on both technical competence and conceptual creativity."

Credits and Prerequisites

This course is worth one credit. It does not satisfy any Competency or Foundation requirements. There is no prerequisite.

Texts

Photoshop is helpful to own. Digital cameras are provided, but many students prefer to use their own instead of the loaner.

Course Format

The official description notwithstanding, much of the instructional time in the course is spent editing photographs in Adobe Photoshop, rather than taking pictures.

Course Schedule

2007-2008

Term	Days	Period	Location	Instructor
Fall 2007	MW	2,3	SMC E106	Michael Godsil
Winter 2008	TT	5,6	SMC E106	Michael Godsil
Spring 2008	MW	2,3	SMC E106	Michael Godsil

2006-2007

Term	Days	Period	Location	Instructor
Fall 2006	MW	2,3	SMC E106	Michael Godsil
Winter 2007	TT	5,6	SMC E106	Michael Godsil
Spring 2007	MW	2,3	SMC E106	Michael Godsil