Calendar
Wk.
Topic
Reading
Date
Due
1
studio policies; resolution
digital workflow; camera controls
course handouts; eismann chapter 2
eismann chapter 3
aug 24
aug 26
 
2
exposure; raw conversion
practice shoot; managing files
eismann chapter 7 aug 31
sep 2
 
3
- No Class: Labor Day -
basic settings explained
 
eismann chapter 6
sep 7
sep 9
 
contact sheet 1
4
the printers; feedback
print workflow
barrett chapter 2
sep 14
sep 16
 
print 1
5
lighting basics
discussion on barrett ch 2-3
barrett chapter 3 sep 21
sep 23
 
6
contrast; color; sharpening
localized image adjustments
eismann chapter 10
sep 28
sep 30
 

7
advanced adjustment layers
bw conversion
 
eismann chapter 11
oct 5
oct 7
contact sheet 2
print 2;  exam 1
8
guest speaker
a digital zone system
bill jay essay oct 12
oct 14

9
tone and contrast revisited
types of photographs
barrett chapter 4 
oct 19
oct 21
 
journal
10
improving your prints
curve refinements
 
barrett chapter 5
oct 26
oct 28
contact sheet 3
11
critiques
writing about your work
 
barrett chapter 6
nov 2
nov 4
print 3
12
on creativity
Veteran's Day (no class)
  nov 9
nov 11

13
work on journal, portfolio
custom print profiles
tharp (on research)
barrett chapter 7
nov 16
nov 18
contact 4; print 4 
exam 2
14
Thanksgiving Break   nov 23
nov 25
 
15
work on journal, portfolio
lenses, tripods, and gear
eismann chapters 13-14 nov 30
dec 2
 
journal
16
view final portfolios tharp (on skills) dec 7
dec 9
portfolio

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