Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York

 

COLLEGE of IMAGING ARTS AND SCIENCES

Department of Imaging and Photographic Technology

 

NEW (or REVISED) COURSE:  2076-250

 

1.0        Title: Photo for Transfer                     Date: 02-09-08

               Credit Hours:                           9

               Prerequisite(s):                         none

Corequisite(s):                          Materials and Processes of-Photography

Course proposed by:             Andrew Davidhazy

 

2.0        Course information: 

 

 

Contact hours

Maximum students/section

Classroom 

   6

 12

Lab /Studio

 12

 

 

 

 

Other (specify _______)

 

 

 

Quarter(s) offered (check)

_____ Fall    _____ Winter     _____ Spring    ___X__ Summer

 

Students required to take this course:  (by program and year, as appropriate)

 

            This is a course designed specifically for BS TRANSFER students

 

Students who might elect to take the course:

 

Generally available to others with instructor permission

 

3.0        Goals  of the course (including rationale for the course, when appropriate):

 

To teach students transferring into the Bachelor of Science programs in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences the fundamentals of digital camera design, operation and control as well as introduce them to large format film cameras and their use.. Digital imaging and digital workflow management will be: covered as well. Further, the students will be solving a variety of assignments broadly classified as professional photography with particular emphasis on product, portrait and environmental photography especially suited for commercial applications.

 

4.0        Course description (as it will appear in the RIT Catalog, including pre- and co-requisites, quarters offered)

 

This is the summer transfer, course for students accepted for transfer into the 2nd year of the BS degree programs who have not had a comprehensive introduction to contemporary digital or large format photography. The course consists of a selection of material from the year-long freshman photography course. Students make up the credit hour differential between this course and the year-long course with photography, science or technology transfer credits.

 

5.0        Possible resources (texts, references, computer packages, etc.)

 

               5.1 Dennis Curtin - Digital Photography, an e-text available from the author

 

6.0        Topics (outline):

 

               6.1 Fundamentals of image formation, cameras, lenses sensors and data

                  storage devices

                              6.1.1 anatomy of any camera and special features of electronic cameras                           6.1.2  f#, sensor speed, shutter speed, proper exposure              

                              6.1.3 f#, Depth of Field, Hyperfocal distance, sensor design and  

                                       sensitivity, electronic noise, file storage and compression.

 

               6.2  Applications of digital cameras in the studio with tungsten and flash        

                   lighting                                

                        6.2.1 still life, lighting ratios and modulation                   

                              6.2.2 proper use of light  meters including on-board meters                   

                              6.2.3 exposure latitude of digital sensors. RAW format

                              6.2.4 the effect of focal length on dof and perspective

 

               6.3 Applications of cameras in an outdoor environment                                         

                        6.3.1 environmental portrait                        

                              6.3.2 architecture photography, perspective control                     

                              6.3.3 close-up photography in the field

 

               6.4 Introduction to medium format digital and large format film cameras                          

               6.5 Overview and introduction to large format film cameras                               

                        6.5.1 Perspective control   

                              6.5.2 the Scheimpflug condition for maximum DOF                    

                              6.5.3 shape control

 

               6.6 Image archiving for both film and digital workflows           

 

               6.7 Applications of light modulating filters                                        

                        6.7.1 light color correction filters

                              6.7.2 additive and subtractive        

                              6.7.3 filters for invisible radiation photography

 

               6.8 Imaging system profiling and preparation of image files for quality

                  printing  

                        6.8.1 density range of printing papers    

                              6.8.2 color space of cameras and printing papers                          

 

               6.9 Image file compression techniques. Lossy and lossless compression

              

               6.10 Exposure controls and use of histogram, white balance and other

                    controls

                        6.8.1 Color theory and the Bayer filter

              

               6.11 Scanning film and reflective. materials for quality reproduction              

 

               6.12 Introduction/overview of Photoshop and basic image management

                        6.12.1 image quality and compression schemes, JPEG, TIFF, RAW

                              6.12.2 1 adjustment of levels,          

                              6.12.3 resizing

 

7.0        Intended learning outcomes and associated assessment methods of those outcomes

 

 

LEARNING              CRITIQUES      EXAMS/QUIZZES      HOMEWORK/PROJECTS

OUTCOME                                 

Understand and

demonstrate skillful                                                                                   x

use of small and

medium format

digital camera equipment  

 

                             

Demonstrate proficiency

in solving visual and

photographic problems

 as. required by course

assignments                                                                                                        x

 

Demonstrate an

understanding and

mastery of digital imaging

principles.-                                                                         x                             x

Present finished work

of an acceptable quality

deemed suitable for

commercial applications.           x                                                                    x