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Instructor: Bruce Hemingway --photos here and here.
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 2:30 to 4pm, and by appointment. Office CSE464, Allen Center.
Teaching Assistants:Yuxiang (Bill) Chen, Wes Wolanski, Lixiang (Bryant) Zhu, Korn Toongtong, Sijia (Scarlett) Hao and Ben Sukys.
Digital Photography is a unique technological activity that is totally dependent on its roots in digital sensing and computational imaging. It has many functions—scientific, artistic, documentary and social—and its historical development is a fascinating study in scientific innovation. This course will give students the tools and technological understanding to make better pictures. We will concentrate on four areas: the history and development of photography; the science of optics and digital imaging; the elements of photographic composition and design; and the future of internet-enabled photography.
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Questions? Email the teaching staff here.
We encourage all participants to look at each other's photos on Google+, and to leave (constructive) comments on them as well.
Flash applets on some technical aspects of photography
Slideshow of Student Work from last year, selected by the course staff
Final Project information here. Deadline: Wednesday June 11, by 11:59 p.m., via email
Course Schedule (subject to constant revision, and posted shortly before starting date):
Lecture and Demo topics, by week |
Section topics and assignments |
Week 1 March 31-April 4-Choosing a camera |
Join Google Plus; get acquainted in sections Applet: Variables that affect exposure |
Week 2 April 7-11- Optics I |
Photo Assignment 1: Push your camera toward the edge Due:11:59PM, Sunday, April 13, 2014 Applets: Thin Lens; Gaussian Lens Formula |
Week 3 April 14-18: Image Composition |
Photo Assignment 2: Photos as Memories Due:11:59PM, Sunday, April 20, 2014 |
Week 4:April 21-25 |
Photo Assignment 3: Macro Photographs Due:11:59PM, Sunday, April 27, 2014 Section Walkabout, Tuesday/Thursday |
Week 5: April 28- May 3 |
Photo Assignment 4: Action Photographs Due:11:59PM, Sunday, May 4, 2014
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Week 6: May 5- 9 |
Photo Assignment 5: Architecture and Interiors Due: 11:59PM, Sunday, May 11, 2014 |
Week 7: May 12-16 |
Photo Assignment 6: Nature Photographs Due: 11:59PM, Sunday, May 18, 2014 |
Week 8: May 19-23 |
Photo Assignment 7: Night and Color Photographs Due: 11:59PM, Sunday, May 25, 2014 Optional Evening Walkabout: Thursday May 22, 8:30 pm |
Week 9: May 26-30, Memorial Day May 26 Reading: Horenstein Ch. 5 |
Photo Assignment 8: Portraits and Light Due: 11:59PM, Wednesday, June 4, 2014 |
Week 10: June 2-6 |
Work on Final Project; add revision photos to assignments |
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