ART 235: Introduction to Photography

Students learn camera operation, experimenting with the ways different shutter speeds and apertures change a photograph; and how to develop film and print their own photographs in a chemical darkroom, while exploring the aesthetic results of their choices. Introduces the history of photography and fundamentals of art criticism. Explores the creative use of photography as a means of personal expression through a variety of projects. This is not a digital photography class, but everything in the course will make you a better digital photographer. Many opportunities to address the class about students' own photographs and to participate in lively group discussions on the work of others.