Photo Communication 255
  Calendar - Spring 2000

* This is a tentative schedule and may be subject to change. Please first check the assignment sheet, then  contact the instructor if you have specific questions regarding the calendar.

Week 1 (1/ 6 - 9)
             Class                                                     Lab                                                               Assignments

W    Intro to Course
         Nature and applications of 
                Photography		    Intro to Lab   Read and Report: Gordon Parks
F      Intro to Camera    Practice loading reels   Read Chapter 1: Getting Started
   Seeing and shooting   Read & Study Guide: 
 Chapter 2: Camera

Week 2 (1/10 - 16)
             Class                                                     Lab                                                               Assignments

M   Continue: Cameras Begin Assignment #1 
W    Review: Cameras Read/Study Guide: Ch. 3 Lens
F    Equivalencies
       Developing the Negative 		  Develop 1st Roll Due: Parks Report

Week 3 (1/ 17- 23)

             Class                                                     Lab                                                               Assignments

M      MLK Day: No Classes
W     Intro to Light Continue Assn. #1
F      Light cont.

Week 4 (1/24 - 30)
             Class                                                      Lab                                                               Assignments

M    Light cont.   Due: 1st Roll in Negative Sleeve
W     Read & Study Guide: Ch 4
  "Light and Film"
F       Intro to Contact Printing    Print Contact

Week 5 (1/31 - 2/6)
             Class                                                      Lab                                                               Assignments

M     Intro to Lenses   Critique 1st Contact Print   Due: 1st contact print
W     Lenses cont.   Read & Study Guide Ch 7:
  " Printing the Positive"
F      Intro to Exposure
        Intro to Printing Positive		    Enlarging Demo   Due: Negs Assn. # 1
  Try printing positives
  Read & Study Guide: Ch. 5
  "Exposure."
  Begin Assn #2

Week 6 (2/7 - 13)
             Class                                                      Lab                                                               Assignments

M    Exposure cont.  Develop Negatives - Assn #2
W    TEST #1, Cameras, 
Equivalencies, Developing    negatives, Light,  Lenses, Contact Prints, &  Assessing a Photograph		   Due: Contact - Assn #2
F      Film: 150 Years of  Photography

Week 7 (2/14 - 20)
                                   Class                                                      Lab                                                               Assignments

M  Intro to Photojournalism   Begin Assn #3  (fast film & pushing film)
  Due: Assn #1
W Composition Begin Assignment # 6 (color film)
during Midterm Break
F  Videos @ Photo Journalism   Due Negs pt 1 Assn #2

 

************************MIDTERM BREAK     Feb 19 - 27 ***************************
 

Week 8 (2/28 - 3/5)
                                Class                                                      Lab                                                               Assignments

M  Intro to Film and Filters
W  Intro to Fine Art Potography
F      Test #2 Exposure, Film and Filters, Printing the Positive

 

Week 9 (3/ 6 - 12)
                                Class                                                      Lab                                                               Assignments

M  Intro to Found Light   Due: Assn #2

Read & Study Guide: CH 11 "Lighting"

 
W
F  Class Optional (Lab time) Work on Assn #3

Week 10 (3/13 - 19)
                                Class                                                      Lab                                                               Assignments

M  Critique Assn #3
      Intro to Found Light		 Due: Assn #3 (fast film  & pushing film)
Begin Assn# 4 "Found Light"
Due: Assn 6 
Color Slides or Negs
T  CHICAGO FIELD TRIP
     8:30 AM - 8:30 PM
W  NO CLASS
F  Dodging and Burning
    Use of Contrast Filters		 Use of filters Read Ch. 7, 
pp. 150- 153

Week 11 (3/20 - 26)
                                Class                                                      Lab                                                               Assignments
 

M  Chemistry of Developing Read CH 6 pp 108-110
CH 7  pp 157-159
W  Intro Controlled Light
F  Film: David Hockney Due: Assn #4 (Found Light)

Week 12 (3/27 -4/2)
                                Class                                                      Lab                                                               Assignments

M Introduction to Controlled Lighting Read Ch 12  Digital Imaging
Begin Assn #6 Digital Photos
W  Controlled Lighting continued Read Ch 8  Finishing and Mounting
F Controlled Lighting continued
   Charlie Rose Video: "100 Years of  NY Times Photos"

Week 13 (4/3 - 9)
                                Class                                                      Lab                                                               Assignments

M  Introduction to 
The Digital  Photograph
W Guest: Matthew Mirchel: South Ben Tribune Photojournalist 
F Composition and
     Print Spotting Demo		   Due: Assn #5
  (Controlled Lighting)

Week 14 (4/10 -16)
                                Class                                                      Lab                                                               Assignments

M Mounting Techniques
W Test # 3 
Lighting, Composition, Fine Art Photography, Lighting, Chemistry of Developing, Dodging & Burning, & History of Photography
F

Week 15 (4/17 - 23)
                                Class                                                      Lab                                                               Assignments

M  1 PM  Final 
-Critique Assn #6 and 4 Portfolio prints
 		 Due: 
Assn # 6 (Photo Shop)
4 - 8" X 10" Prints 
W
F