4.343
Photography and Related Media
Instructor: Andrea Frank
Office: N51-344
Phone: 617-253-5862
afrank@mit.edu
Units: 3-1-5
Level: G
Prerequisites:
This course is centered around a student-initiated term project, which is developed conceptually and technically throughout the semester. Explore the photographic process as a medium for artistic expression. Final projects are presented in an exhibition format.
Practical instruction in fundamentals of analog and digital SLR and medium/large format camera operation, film exposure and development, black and white darkroom techniques, digital imaging, and studio lighting.
Work-in-progress is presented and discussed continuously in a critical forum. Lectures, readings, visiting professionals, group discussions, and a field trip to New York encourage aesthetic appreciation of the medium, and a critical awareness of how images in our culture are produced and constructed. Production time outside class essential. Beginning and advanced students welcome.
Limited enrollment. Lab Fee $110.
