Below are some excerpts from the course syllabus.
Images of the full syllabus can be clicked on and viewed below.
Course Description:
This course is an exploration of color as it applies to photography. The use of electronic flash, tungsten light, and daylight as primary light sources are utilized in the exploration of how film records color and light. Additive and subtractive color mixing, color harmony, lighting for color, color temperature control, color correction, creative color interpretation, and film and digital color reproduction techniques will be covered.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
- Understand the technical fundamentals behind
color in traditional and digital photography
- Comprehend the basics of color theory
- Utilize light and color as design elements to
add depth and feeling to an image
- Control and manipulate color through filtration,
lighting, exposure, and processing
- Demonstrate professional skills in the approach,
handling, and presentation of color imagery
- Identify the characteristics of an assortment of
color films and control how film and digital cameras record light and
color
- Manage color corrections in camera and in Photoshop
to achieve accurate colors
Evaluation Criteria:
10% Class Attendance, Participation, and Professionalism
10% Journal
20% Quizzes and Final Exam
45% Assignments
15% Final Project
Textbook: Photography; Tenth Edition; by Barbara London, Jim Stone, and John Upton, Pearson Prentice Hall, February 27 2010, ISBN# 978-0205711499
Supplies: Journal, Flash Drive or preferably a portable Hard Drive, Rosco Gel pack or Rosco Strobist Collection Pack (purchase gel pack online using the links, or at Adorama, Set Shop, etc. - refer to the resource list contained within the syllabus pages below)
