PH 2350 - Digital Black + White

Credits: 3

This sophomore-level course will explore the craft of contemporary digital black and white image making. Through a series of projects students will apply the digital Zone System of photographic tone control, file processing, color tinting, cross-toning, and black and white digital printing. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have investigated the visual language associated with black and white photography and its connection with objective truth and creative expression.

Prerequisites: PH 2100 - Digital Post Production

Course Learning Outcomes:

Create a portfolio of monochromatic images that applies visual communication and creative expression, and is visually cohesive.
Evaluate the values of a scene and make the appropriate technical decisions to create images that have a full range of tones.
Create a digital workflow that produces consistent, predictable results from capture to the final edited image.

PH 2350 Course Learning Outcome Rubric

Required Textbooks:
Black and White Photography: The Timeless Art of Monochrome in the Post-Digital Age, by M. Freeman, ISBN: 1781573360
Required Course Materials:

Entry-level DSLR or MILC Camera with appropriate memory cards & batteries
Camera Bag
Tripod
External Hard Drive (1TB or Larger)
Neutral Density Filter (for camera lens)