ARTA 135 — Documentary Photography
From the faded black and white photographs of the Civil War battlefield to the digital images on online newspapers and magazines, the stillness of a photograph remains a powerful influence on how we view the world. In this course students will focus on documentary photography, examining the works of photographers who have mastered this fine art of visual storytelling. Through readings, films, slide shows, and fieldwork, students will gain a better understanding of the medium. The class will expl ore and emulate different areas of social documentary, photo essays, photojournalism, and visual narrative. This course also invites students to question the context, purpose, and point of view of photographs. In addition, this is a hands -on photography class open to students of varying skills. Photographic processes both film and digital will be discussed, but shooting assignments will require a digital camera. Students will learn digital image editing and work on a semester - long photo documentary project: A photo essay of a chosen subject in the community. Prerequisite(s): none Corequisite(s): none