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Visual Arts Specialization (6-8): Art of Discovering Photography

Course Code: 55092Y0

Course Level: Academic

Course Offering: Block for 1 credit with a 60% or higher final grade

Prerequisites

None

Course Description

Discover the art of photography! This course will introduce you to the basics of digital photography, including camera functions and photo composition. Through weekly photography projects combined with critiques and class discussions, you will examine the technical aspects of your work and discuss your photographs in personal and meaningful ways. Course topics will include, creative expression, the elements of art and principles of design, and art history. This course has been created in collaboration with the North Carolina Museum of Art, with funding provided by a Wells Fargo Grant.

Course Materials

Computer with Internet access
Storage medium (16g or larger memory card, external hard drive, and/or sufficient space on computer hard drive/school server)
Digital camera
Access to Microsoft Office Word and PowerPoint or free, open-source Open Office http://www.openoffice.org/
A cable (or other delivery system) for transferring the images from the camera to the computer you'll be using to access the course

*You MUST be familiar with the help features of the software you choose to use in this course and have access to a manual for the camera you use.

A flash or jump drive on which you can save your images, OR a CD-RW drive that will allow you to save images to a CD, OR space in a file on your school's server

Digital photo-editing software suggestions:

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop Elements
www.gimp.org - free
http://www.photopos.com/ - free
http://www.lunapic.com/editor/ - free
http://mugtug.com/ - free
https://www.photoshop.com/ - photo storage with photo editing Paintshop Pro - free
Trail Photoshop Elements 7 - free trial
Canvas 11 - free trail http://photobucket.com/ - free digital photo storage and editing software
http://photobucket.com/ - free

*Please note that no matter what software you choose, you should get to know the help features with the software to search for and find answers to photo-editing questions. This should be one of the first goals you achieve in the course.

Course Work Grade Determination

Assignments: 80%

Final Exam or Project: 20%

Imagine Assignments (extra credit): 0%

Course Alignment

Course Alignment Chart

Course at A Glance

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