Objectives:
To gain foundational knowledge and skills pertaining to the processes and techniques of color photography.  Assignments will be given to cover various technical, aesthetic and conceptual issues associated with color and digital photography.  You will be expected to develop both a visual and verbal vocabulary around the theories and concerns surrounding color/digital photography. You will also be expected to complete a final project utilizing your newly acquired knowledge and skills to solve technical, aesthetic and conceptual problems.

Assignments:
The course assignments are designed to allow you the opportunity to gain a working knowledge of the aspects of color photography. You are encouraged to fulfill the assignments in the most creative and exciting way you possible can. The prints you hand in are expected to be of the highest quality- work prints are not acceptable.  You need to bring your contact sheets, or equivalent, to class each week and they will be handed in with every assignment.  You are responsible for all assignments missed due to absences.  Late assignments will not be accepted for full credit.

Attendance:
Attendance is very important to you success in this class; therefore, you are allowed 1 absence and 2 latenesses. Your final grade will be dropped a ½ grade per absence above the allotted 1. A lateness is treated like half an absence. Four absences will result in the grade of E/F. It is the responsibility of anyone who misses a class to find out what was covered, whether or not he or she has a legitimate reason/excuse to be absent.

Absences due to religious observances are justified; please notify me of this occurrence. Anyone with special requirements for successful course completion should notify me as soon as possible so accommodations may be made.

Criteria For Evaluation:
You will be evaluated on the following:

– Prompt completion of project assignments.
– Depth, clarity, creativity and thoroughness of exploration for project possibilities.
– Technical competency.
– Participation in class discussions, lectures, demonstrations, lab sessions and critiques.
– Evidence of rigorous studio practice

Textbook:
Photography, 9th or 10th Edition (MyPhotographyKit is optional)
By Barbara London, Jim Stone, John Upton
ISBN-10: 0-13-175201-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-175201-6
Published by Prentice Hall

Materials & Supplies:
Camera– Professional quality cameras (Digital SLR or Film 35mm SLR or larger format) must be used for this course. The Photography Area does have some cameras available for you to check out to use, but you should not rely solely on this because availability is never guaranteed.

Film– You have a least one assignment using film. For all assignments you choose to use film on you will be expected to use professional quality color films types.

Printing Paper– Professional quality inkjet papers are required for this course.

Storage Devices– You will need Mac compatible digital storage devices for this course (portable hard drive, flash drive, iPod, CD-Rs, DVD-Rs).

Other– Negative sleeves, Dust free storage boxes- binders or folders, White cotton or synthetic photographic gloves, Scissors, Towel, Negative Brush for removing dust, Anti-Static cloth, Canned Air, Notebook, Gray Card

The lab fee charged for this course will be used to supplement the Photography Area supply budget to purchase printing inks and maintain the equipment that you use

Other:
Any student requiring accommodations or services due to a disability must contact Services for Students of Disabilities (SSD) in room 181 of the Student Service Center. SSD can also arrange to provide course materials (including this syllabus) in alternative formats if necessary.

There is a chance that H1N1 could hit us hard; given the seriousness of this infection, classes may have to be canceled and alternatives found.

In the event of an extended campus closure I will continue to provide instruction and interaction via email. My email address is joshuawinegar [at] weber.edu; you can expect an email message from me on Monday and Wednesday of each week during the closure. The message may contain a file attachment that will provide a lecture substitute, directions for any assignments and readings, and any other relevant information. You are to complete the assignment by the given due date and submit it as an attachment to an email message back to me. Class critiques will most likely be postponed until students are able to return to campus.

It is imperative that you provide an email address linked to an email account that you plan to access on a regular basis and which has adequate storage capacity for transmitting documents. I will collect your email address and verify its availability during the first week of class. Please let me know by the end of the first week of the semester if you do not have access to a computer and/or the Internet from your home.