I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Color Photo I
2. Course Prefix & Number:
ARTS 1403
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
Students will be introduced to the principles of color photography, including the basic techniques of composition and exposure. Metering, lighting, and lens usage will be covered through classroom lecture and field experience. If scheduling permits, films and guest speakers will provide the students with a look at photography as a career. MnTC Goal 6
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
Next Gen Reading |
Score: |
237 |
6. Prerequisite Courses:
ARTS 1403 - Color Photo I
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
ARTS 1403 - Color Photo I
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
MN State University, Moorhead, MC 230 Photography, 3 credits
St. Cloud State University, ART 385 Photo I, 3 credits
3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:
- Military Experience
- Specialty Schools
- Portfolio
III. Course Purpose
2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
Goal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Students will utilize the camera controls to create photographic art. |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Students will capture the essence of a scene employing compositional principals. |
| Utilize appropriate technology |
Students will utilize software to edit and create images after capture. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
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Expected Outcome
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MnTC
Goal Area
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Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
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6
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Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance.
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6
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Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.
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6
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V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
1. Use of the digital camera
a. Learning to conceptualize the image.
b. Using focus to isolate the image.
c. Visualize the image before capture.
d. Using the Zone system in color capture.
e. Capturing the essence of the image.
2. Using your lens to establish perspective.
a. Seeing with the lens
b. Use of wide, macro, and telephoto lenses to portray your vision of the image
c. Explore compositional principals of selective focus, positioning of compositional elements and atmosphere of the scene.
3. Light and Exposure
a. Use of contrast to emphasize your subject
b. Showing depth in an image with the use of light
c. Tonality as emotion
d. Exploring how photographers use tonality to create feeling
e. Writing with light
4. Digital Darkroom
a. Creating a feeling with the image after capture
b. Cropping to produce impact
c. Create a system to recover images
5. Image Editing
a. How do ethics in photography affect your priorities as a person?
6. Reflection on the finished image as your personal vision
a. Does the image convey your feeling on the subject?
7. Critique
a. Class participation in critique of work.
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
Students will travel to different venues to expose them to several types of lighting situations. The variety of locations would include an old opera house and historic mansions for low light shooting, a conservatory for plant photography and Minnesota State parks for landscape photography. In the field students will put into practice these various aspects to image creation.
a. Exploring compositional elements in the field to create your personal vision of the subject.
b. Using Zone V to capture the atmosphere of the image.
c. Using lines and forms to convey your message.
d. Capturing the sense of place.
e. Creating depth in an image with the use of tone and contrast.