Syllabus: Landscape

Digital Photography: Landscape

    This 8-week course will explore landscape photography with an emphasis on the city environment and cityscape. Students will be encouraged photograph on their own outside of class in addition to the pictures they will take during class time. 

    Slide presentations of notable landscape photographers will be used for reference and inspiration. Some historical and contemporary photographers that will be discussed include Sze Tsung Leon, Ansel Adams, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Michael Kenna, Henry Wessel, Jeff Brouws, and Chip Hooper. Optional museum and gallery visits will also be recommended to further inspire students.

    Students will photograph using digital cameras and will learn digital editing using Photoshop.  Students should be comfortable using computers and the Internet. Class is open to all levels of photography experience.

Week 1: Introduction to the Class 

.Class materials and expectations

.Overview of topics to be covered in the entire workshop

.Photography basics: the medium of photography & the camera

.Flash Options, Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

Week 2: Themes in Landscape Photography

.Review of last week's topics

.Slideshow on historical and contemporary landscape photography

.Computer Basics: creating folders, labeling & moving items

.Downloading Instructions

.Viewing photos on the computer

.Camera Technique: Wide Angle vs. Telephoto

Week 3: Digital Editing

.Review of last week's topics

.Downloading

.Viewing & Selecting Photos

.Basics of Photoshop: menus, tools, layers, saving images 

Week 4:

.Review of last week's topics

.Downloading

.Viewing & Selecting Photos

.Photoshop: lighting and color adjustments

Week 5:

.Review of last week's topics

.Downloading & Editing

.Photoshop: contrast, brightness, hue, saturation

Week 6:

.Review of last week's topics

.Photoshop: making selections

Week 7:

.Review of last week's topics

.Photoshop: Sizing images for print, email, or web

Week 8: Final Critique

.view students finished images

.group critique

.review of all topics covered