lecturer: Lara Baladi ta: Jorge Silen View from the Window at Le Gras, France, 1827, Photo Credit: Nicéphore Niépce Fall 2017 T: 2-5p; R:2-5p E15-054 U: HASS-E Arts, G: G-Level First Day of Classes: R 09/07 for more information: [email protected] MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building E15-212 Cambridge, MA 02139 [email protected] 617—253—5229 act.mit.edu Introduction to Photography & Related Media 4.341 / 4.342 4.341 / 4.342 Introduction to Photography and Related Media Through readings, projects, lectures, artist visits, group discussions and field trips, this course intro- duces students to the history of photography and the use of images in contemporary art practices. It fosters, both theoretically and practically, visual literacy and understanding of photography—from analogue to digital imaging. The course provides practical instructions in the fundamentals of various camera formats, film exposure and development, black and white dark- room printing, and digital imaging. Readings, film screenings and assignments addressing specified topics allow students to explore a range of tradition- al, contemporary and experimental techniques, to develop technical skills and personal exploration of photography and related media, as well as develop critical awareness of the cultural and technological production of images. Assignments are continuously presented and discussed in a critical forum. Students are required to produce a final project at the end of the semester. Students from various disciplines are encouraged to enroll. 35mm and digital SLRs cameras are available for checkout. Limited Enrollment.
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lecturer: Lara Baladita: Jorge Silen
View from the Window at Le Gras, France, 1827,Photo Credit: Nicéphore Niépce
image: taz
Fall 2017T: 2-5p; R:2-5pE15-054U: HASS-E Arts, G: G-LevelFirst Day of Classes: R 09/07
for more information:[email protected]
MIT Program in Art, Cultureand Technology
77 Massachusetts AvenueBuilding E15-212Cambridge, MA 02139
[email protected]—253—5229act.mit.edu
Introduction to Photography & RelatedMedia4.341 / 4.342
4.341 / 4.342 Introduction to Photographyand Related Media
Through readings, projects, lectures, artist visits, group discussions and field trips, this course intro-duces students to the history of photography and the use of images in contemporary art practices. It fosters, both theoretically and practically, visual literacy and understanding of photography—from analogue to digital imaging.
The course provides practical instructions in the fundamentals of various camera formats, film exposure and development, black and white dark-room printing, and digital imaging. Readings, film screenings and assignments addressing specified topics allow students to explore a range of tradition-al, contemporary and experimental techniques, to develop technical skills and personal exploration of photography and related media, as well as develop critical awareness of the cultural and technological production of images.
Assignments are continuously presented and discussed in a critical forum. Students are required to produce a final project at the end of the semester.
Students from various disciplines are encouraged to enroll. 35mm and digital SLRs cameras are available for checkout. Limited Enrollment.
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