Schedule

Lecture Workshop/Technical Demonstrations Lab Time
Week 1
09-Jan
Introductory Lecture Familiarize yourself with the course through Canvas and the syllabus. Please install Photoshop and Top Hat.
Module 1:  Digital Workflow
OSX, workflow, formatting your drive, output & software, raster & vector Imaging. Quizzes due: January 21, end of day.
There will not be any labs this week.
Week 2  16-Jan Prep:  Quick Art History Video Prep
Required Top Hat questions due Jan. 14, Join: code: 625961.
Lecture: Photography and Concept
Workshops: January 16 & 19 (Melissa)
Module 2:  Digital Imaging Essentials
Digital imaging basics: bits and bytes, channels, resolution, histogram, workspace, Pointing the Camera, lighting your shot, visual design.
Quizzes due: January 28, end of day.
Introductions, syllabus review, and lab procedures.
Week 3  23-Jan Prep:  Photography & Conceptual Art
Top hat due: Jan 21
Lecture: Formula Photograph Assignment
*Add/drop deadline (at this point we can make groups)
Workshops: January 23 & 26 (Alex)
Module 2:  Imaging Essentials Continued
Photoshop tools, document set up and organization, non-destructive editing with adjustment layers, colour and density balance, levels, exporting from Photoshop. Layout & Composition.
Quizzes due: January 28, end of day
Formula practice
Week 4  30-Jan No prep video this week. Lecture:  Concept Critique Practice, Q&A Workshops: January 30 & February 2 (Sarv)
Troubleshooting & Bonus Video: Layout Workshop. *No quizzes due this week, please work on your projects due next week!
TA Consults – 5 minutes each. If you would like more discussion time, please visit office hours.
Week 5
6-Feb
Prep: Exploiting the Medium Top hat due: Feb 4. Lecture: Constructing Images Workshops: February 6 & 9 (Christine & Reggie)
Module 3: Advanced Photoshop
Tools, filters, selections, masks and manipulation techniques. Input. All module 3 quizzes due: February 11, end of day.
Formula photographs due & group critiques
Week 6 13-Feb Prep: Erasure
Top hat due: Feb 11 Lecture: Assign Erasure
No workshops, demonstrations or quizzes this week. Discuss Savedoff Text
20-Feb Reading Week
Week 7  27-Feb Lecture: Erasure Critique Workshops: Feb 27 & March 2 (Morgan)
Troubleshooting. These sessions offer extra help before due date.
TA Consults
Week 8  6-March Prep: Introduction to Appropriation Top hat due: March 4
Lecture: Appropriation
No workshops, demonstrations or quizzes this week. Erasure due
(1/2 class critiques)
Week 9 13-March Prep: Semiotics & Appropriation
Top hat due: March 11
Lecture: Semiotic Analysis
Workshops: March 13 & 16 (Francisco)
Module 4: Still to moving image in Photoshop GIF building, timing, transitions, movement, exporting. Chronology, Literacies All module 4 quizzes due: March 18, end of day
Erasure due
(1/2 class critiques)
Week 10  20-March Prep: Image Networks Top hat due: March 18
Lecture: Networks
No workshops, demonstrations or quizzes this week. Discuss Rubinstein & Sluis text, discuss appropriation.
Week 11  27-March Lecture: Networks Critique Workshops: March 27 & 30 (Ophelia)
Troubleshooting: These sessions offer extra help before due date.
TA consults
Week 12
3-April
Artist Lectures No workshops, videos or quizzes for the rest of the term.  

Networks due
(1/2 class critiques)
Feedback Session

Week 13  10-April No Lecture
Easter Monday
Networks due
(1/2 class critiques)
Feedback Session
*no Monday session

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