ART 340A - Creative Photography I

Units: 3
Photography as fine art and the creative use of photography. Merging images and ideas, students will explore and produce expressive and creative fine art imagery.

Prerequisites: ART 240.
Equivalent Quarter Course: ART 4645.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Understand contemporary trends in fine art photography;
Engage in creative and systematic investigation of formal and conceptual issues;
Apply technical skills and visual elements in fine art production;
Emphasize making photographic art as an ongoing process that involves the student in informed and critical decision making;
Develop technical skills and become familiar with the functions of experiment with traditional darkroom techniques to achieve fine art goals;
Become independent thinkers who will contribute inventively and critically to culture through the making of art photography;
Use photography in both historical and contemporary forms to address issues of social justice,
Create a portfolio of fine art images.