Digital Photography I

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Navigate and understand the mechanics of a digital SLR to make photographic Images
• Capture images with an informed output orientation.
• Organize and output images within the Adobe Creative Suite workflow.
• Move images from camera, to Bridge, to Camera Raw, and into Photoshop in an informed creative workflow.
• Understand the image correction tools of Photoshop and Camera Raw and make basic selections and masks in Photoshop.
• Understand color management and color profiles.
• Advance creative and critical skills toward a personal direction and portfolio.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
See grading scale below	Not specified.

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
100 – 95 points	A
94 – 90 points	A
89 – 87 points	B+
86 – 83 points	B
82 – 80 points	B
79 – 77 points	C+
76 – 73 points	C
72 – 70 points	C
69 – 67 points	D+
66 – 60 points	D
59 – and below	F

Attendance/Participation:

Participation

Class participation is a vital aspect of your success in this course. It is also integral in creating an environment in which we all, collectively, help one another move forward with their work through a process of constructive criticism and support. Participation extends to all facets of the class, including:

Offering thoughtful contributions during virtual Google Slides critiques in the form of thoughtful comments

Contributing to the canvas discussions on a weekly basis.

Taking notes during lectures, demonstrations and video screenings which will be kept in your student work folder in a Notes folder.

Your participation in these areas will be noted and will comprise a portion of your final grade.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• DSLR
• Memory card with a minimum of 16GB of storage capacity
• External hard drive or flash drive (formatted for Mac computers)
• Adobe Photoshop and Bridge. Lightroom Optional.