Photography Courses
Teacher: Sil Azevedo
Computer
lab: 2152 – Darkroom: 2266
972-239-8011
x2381 – sazevedo@parishepiscopal.org
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of digital
imaging from a fine arts standpoint. The goal is to equip students with solid
shooting and editing skills in order to express themselves through images in a
variety of media. Themes will include an introduction to the power of images
and what is behind them. Themes covered will include essential digital
photographic capturing skills (composition, exposure, motion, depth of field)
and foundational image editing skills in Photoshop. The course will culminate
with a final critique and exhibition. Prints with museum archival output on
Piezzo printer with fine arts paper.
As a sequel to Digital Photography I, this course will build upon the
skills learned in the first course. The students will learn to produce
monographs that illustrate a given theme. These assignments will be used as an
opportunity to solidify their understanding of the essential techniques of
digital capture. They will also learn intermediate digital image editing skills
such as layers and masks and their use in order to produce images of high
technical quality. Collective viewing and critiques will allow the students to
receive constructive criticism and share ideas. Final output will be on Piezzo
printer for exhibit.
This course is
designed to allow students to consolidate their digital image portfolio. Each
student will select a theme and will develop a collection of images to
illustrate it. Emphasis will be given to the process of developing a theme with
content and clearly expressing an idea through images. Advanced Photoshop
techniques will be used. Creative expressions such as multi image montages and
mixed media will be introduced as possible output venues. Images will printed
and matted for group exhibit. This course will also prepare the student for AP
photography and/or studio art that utilizes mixed media.
This is an
introduction to traditional black and white film photography. Students will
learn essential exposure terminology and applications, as well as darkroom
development and printing techniques. Special attention will be given to proper
exposure, film development and proofing. A brief history of traditional
photography will be covered, with emphasis on the masters of black and white
photography, their themes, techniques and styles.
Having learned the fundaments of proper exposure and darkroom techniques
in Traditional Photography I, students will be challenged to use the learned
techniques to produce creative work of the finest quality. Emphasis will be
given to fine darkroom printing techniques in order to produce fine art prints
on RC and fiber paper. Work will be matted and submitted for exhibit.
Traditional Photography III
In this course,
students will be introduced to creative possibilities in the darkroom, such as
alternative processes and presentation. The goal is to produce a body of work
that reflects the learned techniques and that expresses the student’s personal
style and interests. A final collection of matted pieces will be produced for
exhibit and for the student’s personal portfolio. This course will also prepare
the student for AP photography and/or studio art that utilizes mixed media.
Yearbook Photojournalism
This is a hands on course in which we actually will produce the images
and design the layout for the upper school portion of the yearbook. The
editor’s room atmosphere will give the student a feel for what the editorial
world is like. Foundational techniques and photojournalistic skills will be
taught. Students will have as their responsibility to photograph high school
events and to produce images to illustrate yearbook themes. We will also learn
to design page layouts and to produce copy from a journalistic standpoint.