PHOT 331 A (3 Credits)
SCHEDULE
Session: Winter
Time: Fridays from 8:30 AM–12:30 PM Eastern Time.
All assignments must be submitted before midnight on the due date unless otherwise indicated.
Please note that the following schedule is subject to change.
WEEK #1 - Remote
January 7th
- Introductions.
- Review course outline.
- Welcome survey.
- Introduction to the digital workflow.
- Install Adobe Photoshop and Bridge.
WEEK #2 - Remote
January 14th
- Photography 101.
- Colour management: colour spaces, profiles, and calibration.
- Introduction to Adobe Bridge.
- Digital Cameras.
- RAW conversion workflow.
WEEK #3 - Remote
January 21th
- Getting comfortable with Adobe Photoshop: histogram, cropping, smart objects, organizing layers, etc.
- Basic image correction: tools, levels, curves, and channels.
- Assignment #1 Overview
WEEK #4 - Remote
January 28th
- Image correction techniques: selections, masks, reparing, etc.
- Class discussion on reading #1.
– The Digital Divide by Claire Bishop.
* Course fees due Please email receipt to your professor.
* Assignment #1 due by 11:59 PM.
WEEK #5 - In Person
February 4th
- From analog to digital.
- Flatbed and Imacon scanning.
WEEK #6 - In Person (EV 5.709)
February 11th
8:30 - 10:30AM
- Recapping image editing workflow.
- Advanced black and white techniques.
- Working with scanned images.
- Workflows for consistency across a series of images.
- Sharpening and preparing files for small to medium format printing.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Free studio time.
WEEK #7 - In Person (EV 4.709)
February 18th
- 8:30 AM: Printer Demo - Group A
- 10:30 AM: Printer Demo - Group B
- Free studio time when not in a Printer Demo.
* Assignment #2 due by midnight.
WEEK #8 - In Person (EV 5.709)
February 25th
8:30 - 10:30 AM
- Recap assignment #2.
- Advanced Photoshop workflows: removing, stitching, and composites.
- Free studio time.
Sign-up for individual meetings.
MID-TERM BREAK - NO CLASS
March 4th
- No class.
WEEK #9 - In Person (EV 5.709)
March 11th
8:30 - 10:30 AM
- Extending Photoshop: actions, plugins, etc.
- Preparing files for various outputs; web, projectors, etc.
- Digital asset management.
- Class discussion on reading #2:
– In Defense of the Poor Image by Hito Styerl.
- Sign-up for final presentations and critiques.
- Course evaluations.
- Free studio time.
WEEK #10 - In Person (EV 3.635)
March 18th
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Individual meetings
- Free studio time (EV 4.709 or 5.709.)
* Assignment #3 due during your individual meeting.
WEEK #11 - In Person (EV 3.635)
March 25th
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Individual meetings.
- Free studio time (EV 4.709 or 5.709.)
* Assignment #3 due during your individual meeting.
WEEK #12 - In Person (EV 3.635)
April 1st
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Final presentations and critiques: Group A.
WEEK #13 - In Person (EV 3.635)
April 8th
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Final presentations and critiques: Group B.
OTHER IMPORTANT DATES
- January 19
Deadline for withdrawal with tuition refund (DNE) from fall-term and two-term courses. - April 18
Deadline for academic withdrawal (DISC) from winter term courses.