VM 265 - Intro to Photography - Emerson College

Syllabus

Readings

Arno Rafael Minkkinen: Mastering the Power of Three (mild nudity warning)

Extra readings

Henry Horenstein: Black & White Photography: A Basic Manual

William Henry Fox Talbot: Brief Historical Sketch of the Invention of the Art

John Berger: Understanding a Photograph

John Szarkowski: The Photographer's Eye

Martha Rosler: In Around and Afterthoughts (on Documentary Photography)

Mary Street Alinder: Group F.64 - Imogen Cunningham

Mary Street Alinder: Group F.64 - The Way of Stieglitz, A Tale of Two Galleries, & The Enemy Moretensen

Jay Maisel: Light, Gesture, and Color

Slide Presentations

Projects

Abstract / Still Life

Self Portraits (Vivian Maier & Lee Friedlander)

Extras Presentations

Origins of Photography

Portraits without Self

Exposure and Camera Basics

Composition and Timing

Light

The Photographer’s Eye - Lens Choices - Projects

Artist Statement Workshop // Writing Prompt

Experimental Printing