110 GENRE 1: LANDSCAPE + ARCHITECTURE

In this subject, students are introduced to the major knowledge and core competency skills necessary for creating original fine art expressions through a photographic medium. Students will be introduced to the knowledge and skills of camera and lens selection, camera movements, subject composition, medium-format film and darkroom processing. This module provides an introduction to the production of visual art—and to the basic elements of photography. 

In Landscape and Architecture, students will work in the field, addressing practical issues such as: selecting and composing architectural sites, shapes, and forms; lens choice; problem solving with natural and artificial light; the selection and use of film and filters; and gaining site permission and access. Students will enhance their attention to the shaping of light and consider: subject size and composition; texture, form and pattern; foreground- background relationships; selective focus; point-of-view, perspective, and the cameraʼs relationship to its subject.

Emphasis will be placed on presenting oneʼs own work in visual form (supported by oral and written expressions). Students will produce and present a series of landscape and architectural silver gelatin prints. The module concludes with a group critique of the studentʼs work.

Learning Component:
Classroom lecture
Student independent research
Student seminar, instructor guided
Instructor supervised lab (studio and darkroom)
Non-instructor supervised lab (studio and darkroom)

Student Evaluation Elements: 
History and Theory of Photography Component 10%
Film Development and Printmaking Techniques Component 10%
Studio & Lighting Component 15%
Digital Post Production Component 10%
Quiz 5%
Project, Research, and Critical Assessment Component 50%
Total 100%