Introduction to Photography
AFVS 40E
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Course Information
Description
This studio course will introduce you to the conceptual, artistic potential of photography. Your understanding and use of the medium will be contextualized within contemporary and historic photographic art practices. Your own art practice will be developed alongside technical skills. We will discuss topics such as the ethics of photographing people, how to make meaningful images amid the proliferation of digital images, and traits that are unique to photography. This class is organized around presentations on artists’ work, presentations on photographic concepts, studio making assignments, individual meetings with the instructor and breakout meetings with peers to develop your practice, technical skill workshops, readings, reading discussions, group critiques, and visiting artist presentations.
Class Notes
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The instructor of this course is Eduardo Rivera.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
