PHT 101: Photography I, is an introduction to the fundamentals of digital and traditional camera operation.  A digital or conventional camera can be used. Students with conventional cameras will use slide film. Exposure techniques and creative approaches will be discussed.  Online lectures and slide presentations will expose students to photographic ideas and images.  Emphasis is on the technical and aesthetic aspects of creating photographs.

If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

• Manually operate conventional and digital cameras.
• Competently expose digital or film images in varying lighting conditions.
• Use photography as a creative medium for artistic expression.
• Gain an appreciation for the history of photography and a knowledge of historic and contemporary photographers.

Possible Assignments Include: (Subject to change each semester. The actual assignments are available in the Syllabus in the Blackboard course site on the first day of classes.)

Your final grade may be based on the following scale. Please note that you must also pass at least several exams in order to pass the course, regardless of your scores on the other assignments.

There are 2 exams in this course.

Last Updated: September 13, 2011