Constructed Realities
Photo 385
Do you live in your own world? Standing in a room filled with neon cats, sewing the sky back together, and floating in a lotus among stalactites is possible, if you construct your own realities. Using Photoshop as well as performance and staging techniques, students will create environments and constructed situations for the camera and computer. Emphasis will be placed on conceptual development and effective use of digital tools to supplement ideas. Class discussions and critiques are an essential part of the course and contribute to an overall understanding of digital technologies. Students will keep a sketchbook to develop ideas and scenes. Experimentation is highly encouraged. We will use the text, Constructed Realities: The Art of Staged Photography edited by Michael Kohler published by Edition Stemmle.
Prerequisite: Photo 106: Digital Imaging.
