Welcome to the official course blog for MPPH301/511/NC301: Intro to Digital Photography. This site has been created as a learning resource and central location for our course materials, as the college continues with a virtual learning model for the Summer 2021 semester. You can view the SYLLABUS here.
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Important Technical Overview Info can be found here.
In this course, students are introduced to the creative and technical possibilities of digital photography while exploring photographic history and current practices. You will learn how to use a digital camera and Adobe imaging software to create photographs using RAW file formats. Topics covered include camera operations (aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focal length) as well as photographic concerns such as lighting and composition. Assignments target the weekly lesson and aim to push students’ creativity by applying the tools learned. Our goal is to discover new ways of looking at the world by heightening our awareness of the subtleties of light and color, as well as the formal, and narrative, potential of photographs to tell stories and evoke emotion.
Intro to Digital Photo aims to give you an extensive technical foundation in digital photography, while honing a lens-based way of seeing and developing your critical language for assessing and discussing photographic images. Please contact your instructor, Rebecca Morrison, at any time via email at ramorrison@massart.edu.