I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Black and White Photo I

2. Course Prefix & Number:
ARTS 1401

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 2

Lab Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

Students will learn basic shooting and compositional techniques with the use of digital cameras. Information regarding current and cutting edge technology will be employed in the field and classroom. Students will photograph subjects on field trips, images will be converted to black and white using Adobe software and exported on printers. Critique sessions will follow in the classroom after students produce finished images. This course provides the basic framework for other photography courses. MnTC Goal 6

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

Next Gen Reading

Score:

237

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

7. Other Prerequisites

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MC 230 Photography, 3 credits
St. Cloud State University, ART 385 Photo I, 3 credits
Southwest State University, ART 323 Bsic Black and White Photography, 3 credits

2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:

3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:

• Military Experience
• Specialty Schools
• Portfolio

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

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	Learn the functions of a camera to produce images.
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations	Identify interesting and pleasing compositions from random scenes.
Utilize appropriate technology	Identify interesting and pleasing compositions from random scenes.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities (MnTC Goal 6);
• Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance (MnTC Goal 6);
• Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities (MnTC Goal 6).

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Use of the digital camera-
• Focus
• Exposure
• White balance
• ISO range
• Camera controls
2. Use of various lenses
• How they affect the scene
• The use of wide, macro, and telephoto lenses
3. Light and Exposure
• Advanced use of white balance
• Gray card
• Histograms
• Management of light and dark scenes
4. Digital Darkroom
• importing images, channels, and organization
5. Image Editing
• Adjusting images in Photoshop and Lightroom
• Ethics
• Output
6. Printing
• Choices for output, size and surface texture.
7. Critique
• Class participation in critique of work.
8. Lighting
• The use of different types of light to convey a message.
9. The Picture Story
• The use of different images to tell a story or convey a message.
10. Seeing images
• Does the image demonstrate the use of compositional principals, lighting, white balance, and exposure?

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

1. Students will be exposed to real time in the field learning of the principals of photography. Field trips are scheduled for several venues which compliment the learning goals. Students visit an old Opera House to learn low light shooting, an abandoned farm for picture story skills and the Cuyuna Range Recreational Area to learn basic landscape shooting skills.
2. At these different venues students will used their cameras to put into practice these different aspects of photography.
• Working in the field students will learn how to isolate compositional elements to create an image.
• Students will work with the gray card to calculate exposure.
• After exposure has been metered, selection of the subject and placing it in the proper shade of gray.
• File size and format are selected before the image capture.
• Conversion to black and white in the camera for preview purposes.