Course+Outline+and+Syllabus

//Photography is a visual language used for fine art and commercial purposes. On either platform it is a means of communication to execute a concept and create a narrative. Photography is a powerful medium, it allows the artist to have the ability to interpret truth and manipulate perception. The mantra of the class becomes, **"It is not what you shoot, but rather how you shoot it".**//
 * __Syllabus__**
 * In this class you will:**
 * Learn to operate a camera
 * Learn the grayscale
 * Learn how to manually meter for light and shadow
 * Learn to edit your photos in Adobe Photoshop
 * Learn about Digital formatting
 * Learn how to use studio lighting
 * Learn the compositional tools and principles needed to create a successful photograph
 * Examine the ethical questions facing a photographer
 * Demonstrate critical thinking about the content of photographs and why we perceive images the way in which we do
 * Examine stereotyping and constructing
 * Learn to apply your own voice and develop your own style in image making.
 * Grading:**
 * Projects/Photo Journals/Reflections 90%
 * Studio Grade (activities for learning) 10%
 * Rules:**
 * Be on time
 * **Always** be working
 * Work not completed on date due will result in student being assigned a classwork detention the next school day.
 * No use of websites that have not been approved for the class
 * Don’t talk when I am talking
 * Be open minded, sincere and respectful of yourself and others
 * Be appropriate and respectful of our equipment.
 * Cell phones: Phones are not prohibited in class unless directed by teacher. Phones must be checked in phone slots or out of sight. Failure to do so will result in confiscation of phone.
 * Format:**
 * Wikispaces.com
 * You must have a photography folder set up in your documents folder and a folder for each assignment within that folder.