Towers of Light
Julian LaVerdiere and Paul Myoda
printed on the cover of the New York Times Magazine, September 23,
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Week
1 :: Tuesday (1/21)
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Lecture
/ Discussion:
- Meet classmates
and instructor.
- hand out
syllabus (also downloadable); discuss
trajectory of course.
- Ideas:
Introduction to Photoshop: "The Big Filter." Cameraless
Photography.
- Tech:
What are pixels? Scanning bitmapped images, resolution, file size,
saving.
- Work:
Start scanning (time permitting).
Readings
(for 1/23):
- Galer, M.
& Horvat, L. Digital Imaging.
pps. 2-14. (photocopied)
- Marien, M.
W. Photography: A Cultural History. pps. 17-23. (photocopied)
- Schewe, J.
Ten Years of Photoshop.
pps. 1-4 (photocopied)
Assignment
(for 1/28):
- Two scans,
8 inches x 10 inches at 300 ppi (pixels per inch) each:
- An Object
(anything). try experimenting with motion, lighting, depth-of
field or with backdrops. examples.
- A Textured
Material (tin foil, felt, tape, etc. be creative! but
nothing messy--keep our scanners clean).
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