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As­sign­ment to find field­work/study sit­u­a­tions of ap­prox­i­mately eight hours per week at an in­tern­ship site ap­proved by the De­part­ment In­tern­ship in­struc­tor such as an ad­ver­tis­ing agency, graphic de­sign firm, cor­po­rate de­sign of­fice, pub­li­ca­tions art de­part­ment, pho­tog­ra­phy or il­lus­tra­tion stu­dio, TV or mul­ti­me­dia pro­duc­tion com­pany. Stu­dents will be re­quired to keep a learn­ing jour­nal of their in­tern­ship in the form of a blog using Open­lab. A por­tion of the class will be de­voted to pre­sent­ing and shar­ing ex­pe­ri­ences with class­mates. Stu­dents will learn how to as­sess their tal­ents, up­date their re­sume, and pro­mote them­selves and their work through so­cial net­works. Stu­dents will be re­quired to setup and main­tain at least two so­cial media net­works such as: Face­book, LinkedIn, Twit­ter, In­sta­gram, and Pin­ter­est.

Assignment to find fieldwork/study situations of approximately eight hours per week at an internship site approved by the Department Internship instructor such as an advertising agency, graphic design firm, corporate design office, publications art department, photography or illustration studio, TV or multimedia production company. Students will be required to keep a learning journal of their internship in the form of a blog using Openlab. A portion of the class will be devoted to presenting and sharing experiences with classmates. Students will learn how to assess their talents, update their resume, and promote themselves and their work through social networks. Students will be required to setup and maintain at least two social media networks such as: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

In this ad­vanced class, the em­pha­sis will be on cre­ative prob­lem solv­ing with pho­tog­ra­phy for the Com­mu­ni­ca­tion De­sign field. The em­pha­sis will be on using style to trans­form sub­ject mat­ter in order to com­mu­ni­cate ideas. The first half of the se­mes­ter will use still life pho­tog­ra­phy to ex­plore pho­to­graphic style while the sec­ond half of the se­mes­ter will focus out­door work in­clud­ing street pho­tog­ra­phy, urban land­scape and on-lo­ca­tion work. Stu­dents will be ex­posed to a wide range of con­tem­po­rary pho­tog­ra­phers from a range of gen­res. Ad­vanced dig­i­tal dark­room, color cor­rec­tion, and color man­age­ment pro­ce­dures will be cov­ered in ad­di­tion to fa­cil­i­tate stu­dents’ pro­fes­sional-level port­fo­lio de­vel­op­ment.

In this advanced class, the emphasis will be on creative problem solving with photography for the Communication Design field. The emphasis will be on using style to transform subject matter in order to communicate ideas. The first half of the semester will use still life photography to explore photographic style while the second half of the semester will focus outdoor work including street photography, urban landscape and on-location work. Students will be exposed to a wide range of contemporary photographers from a range of genres. Advanced digital darkroom, color correction, and color management procedures will be covered in addition to facilitate students’ professional-level portfolio development.

This course will ex­plore the foun­da­tional con­cepts of light and ex­po­sure in pho­tog­ra­phy. Stu­dents will de­velop vi­sual lit­er­acy as well as fram­ing and com­po­si­tional skills. Stu­dents will be­come ac­quainted with a wide range of con­tem­po­rary pho­tog­ra­phers and gain an un­der­stand­ing of how pho­to­graphic style trans­forms sub­ject mat­ter into mean­ing. Using pro­fes­sional light­ing equip­ment and cam­eras, the stu­dent will gain hands-on ex­pe­ri­ence cap­tur­ing dig­i­tal im­ages in the stu­dio as well as on lo­ca­tion. Stu­dents will also learn pro­fes­sional meth­ods and soft­ware to man­age, process and print dig­i­tal im­ages.

This course will explore the foundational concepts of light and exposure in photography. Students will develop visual literacy as well as framing and compositional skills. Students will become acquainted with a wide range of contemporary photographers and gain an understanding of how photographic style transforms subject matter into meaning. Using professional lighting equipment and cameras, the student will gain hands-on experience capturing digital images in the studio as well as on location. Students will also learn professional methods and software to manage, process and print digital images.