Photographic Vision Digital I

In this ten-week course, beginners are introduced to photography as a unique way to visualize and engage the world around them. Students learn to use the creative and technical possibilities of digital photography to make classic black and white images. Through lectures and demonstrations, students will learn the basics of operating Digital SLR cameras and processing images through Adobe Photoshop CS5.

This class runs simultaneously with the Photographic Vision I darkroom class, and covers the same curriculum from a digital perspective. Topics include camera operation, principles of exposure, composition, RAW file formats, white balance, and lighting.

Lectures on historical and contemporary photographers will explore different approaches to photography and assignments will develop photographic skills.

In addition to class sessions, students are strongly encouraged to attend optional shooting trips as well as museum and gallery visits.

Day Class:

Thursdays, 10am - 1pm

September 29 – December 8 (no class November 24)

Evening Class:

Tuesdays, 7 - 10pm

October 4 – December 6

• $525 + lab fee of $100

• Digital SLR camera
• Memory cards (4GB or more recommended)
• 8.5"x11" inkjet paper (Epson Premium Luster or Premium Glossy)
• 2.5" Hard drive (60GB or more of free space)

Rick Wright (Day) practices and teaches photography as a malleable and sculptural medium. Though initially trained as a painter at Princeton and Columbia Universities (BA and MFA), he later studied at ICP in NY with John Loengard, Susan Meiselas, Danny Lyon, and Nan Goldin.

Rick shows his work locally and nationally. He is collected in several permanent collections, most recently added to the University of Pennsylvania's Collection. Wright has kept a studio in Philadelphia for the past 7 years and teaches photography at various venues including: Fleisher Art Memorial, Project Basho, Panasonic's Digital Photo Academy, as well as his own online classes and seminars.

Brandon Jones (Evening) is an interdisciplinary artist and photographer originally from Atlanta, GA. Brandon received a dual BFA in Photography and Painting from the University of Georgia and an MFA in Photography from Tyler School of Art. He has studied in Rome and Tokyo and has shown in group exhibitions in Philadelphia; Atlanta; Pingyao, China; and Tokyo. His work is included in several permanent collections, including the Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection at Beinecke Library, Yale University. While his primary focus is photography, Brandon has also worked extensively with design, painting, collage, video, sound, music, and installation.