Photography and Imaging Classes for Spring 2021

All four of these photography classes will be fully digital and taught online for the Spring 2021 semester.

ART 107 – Introduction to Photography. This ART GER course covers the fundamental aesthetics & digital photography using manual cameras; focus on camera operation, image exposure, to produce black & white compositions. For more information about ART 107 – contact Allen Morris [morrsisab@uwm.edu] / Joseph Mougel [mougel@uwm.edu] with any questions. Prerequisite: Open to Non-Art Majors

 .207 – T/R 8-10:30AM

.206 – M/W 12:30-3PM

.208 – T/R 2-4:30PM

ART 253 – Introduction to Photography. This course covers the fundamental aesthetics & digital photography using manual cameras; focus on camera operation, image exposure, to produce black & white compositions. For more information about ART 253 – contact Allen Morris [morrsisab@uwm.edu] / Joseph Mougel [mougel@uwm.edu] with any questions. Prerequisite: ART 108 or 118 or 152 or FILM 117

 .201– T/R 8-10:30AM

.202 – M/W 12:30-3PM

.203 – T/R 2-4:30PM

ART 350 – Visualizing Ideas in Photography. This course which covers more digital aspects of the photographic medium. This hybrid (online and face to face) class informs students with the use of Adobe Lightroom Classic CC, Display Calibration and Color Management for screen-based imaging and printed output, Printing Surfaces, and Paper Types, Conceptual Development, and Artist Statement Composition. As a fully digital offering, this course can easily go online. Students interested in ART 350 should have access to a Manual Digital Camera, capable of capturing RAW format files, along with full-time access to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Version (at a minimum), and a laptop computer. For more information about ART 350 – contact Allen Morris (morrisab@uwm.edu) with any questions. Prerequisites: ART 108, 118 or FILM 117; & ART 253, 212, 221 or 291

 T/R 11AM-1:30PM

ART 454 – Narrative Photography. This course provides the opportunity to explore the narrative possibilities of the medium. Investigating Documentary Photography, Tableau style images, with an emphasis on editing and sequencing photographs. This course looks into the reciprocal influences of still photography and cinema, along with shared tactics of visual capture. Projects are open to include short films, performances, and installation, in addition to still imagery. Students interested in ART 454 should have access to a variety of image capture devices (both digital and analog) and image editing software. This course can easily go online. For more information about ART 454 – contact Grant Gill (gillgm@uwm.edu) with any questions. Prerequisite: ART 350, ART 357, or ART 358

 T/R 2-4:30PM

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