{"id":7,"date":"2017-01-20T14:29:49","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T19:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2017-01-26T14:16:50","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T19:16:50","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-2402-spring-2017\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A continuation of principles encountered in Visual Arts 1401, with an added emphasis on the expressive potential of color. Cameras of various formats, from the 35mm to the 4&#215;5, are used to complete assignments. Approaches to color film exposure and digital capture, manipulation, and printing are practiced and the affect of color is examined. Through reading assignments, slide presentations, and discussions, students explore historical and cultural implications of color photography. Weekly assignments and group critiques structure class discussion.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Professor Erin Johnson<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:ejohnso2@bowdoin.edu\">ejohnso2@bowdoin.edu<\/a><br \/>\n207-798-4184<br \/>\nEdwards Center for Art &amp; Dance &#8211; 232<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong> WordPress Support <\/strong><br \/>\nHave questions about how to use WordPress?<br \/>\nEmail, call or drop in on David Israel (Academic Technology) at <a href=\"mailto:disrael@bowdoin.edu\">disrael@bowdoin.edu<\/a> &#8211; 725-3139 &#8211; 307 H&amp;L Library<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong> BLOG THEMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BT 1: color as subject I (due 26 Jan)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 post 10 images depicting complementary (5) and adjacent (5) colors you encounter as you move<br \/>\nthrough your daily routine.<br \/>\n\u2022 Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canopycanopycanopy.com\/contents\/color-goes-electric\/#title-page\">https:\/\/www.canopycanopycanopy.com\/contents\/color-goes-electric\/#title-page<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/writing.upenn.edu\/library\/Sontag-Susan-Photography.pdf\">http:\/\/writing.upenn.edu\/library\/Sontag-Susan-Photography.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BT 2: color as subject II (due 31 Jan)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 post 10 images that frame encounters with monochromatic color (5) and a mixture of 2-3 color<br \/>\ncasts caused by different light sources existing in the same scene (5), all achieved or inspired by<br \/>\nlooking around during your daily routine.<br \/>\n\u2022 Read Copy, Archive, Signature:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/photopoliticsplace.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/jacques-derrida-copy-archive-signature-a-conversation-on-photography-1.pdf\">https:\/\/photopoliticsplace.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/jacques-derrida-copy-archive-signature-a-conversation-on-photography-1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BT 3: too true (due 14 Feb)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 post 10 images made by 10 other photographers that test plausibility, inviting you to believe them to\u00a0be true, while causing you to suspect a stretching or playing with the truth. Include with each image\u00a0the photographer\u2019s name, date taken, and a short explanation of why you suspect it to be an\u00a0\u201cuntruth.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022 Read: <a href=\"http:\/\/aperture.org\/blog\/vision-justice-around-kitchen-table\/\">http:\/\/aperture.org\/blog\/vision-justice-around-kitchen-table\/<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Read: <a href=\"http:\/\/shifter-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sontag-Against-Interpretation.pdf\">http:\/\/shifter-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Sontag-Against-Interpretation.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BT 4: about time (due 23 Feb)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 post 10 exceptional images made by 10 other photographers that take as their primary subject the\u00a0perception of time\u2019s passage. Include with each image the photographer\u2019s name, date taken, and a\u00a0short explanation of why it stood out for you.<br \/>\n\u2022 Read: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imageandnarrative.be\/inarchive\/Images_de_l_invisible\/Wittmann.htm\">http:\/\/www.imageandnarrative.be\/inarchive\/Images_de_l_invisible\/Wittmann.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BT 5: Spring Break Daily (28 Mar)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 photographs taken every day over break &#8211; post total of 16 and title by date.<br \/>\n\u2022 READ: <a href=\"http:\/\/bombmagazine.org\/article\/4974113\/anthony-hernandez\">http:\/\/bombmagazine.org\/article\/4974113\/anthony-hernandez<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BT 6: image collage (due 11 Apr)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 create at least six images, each of which is a composite of at least six other images.<br \/>\n\u2022 READ: <a href=\"http:\/\/bombmagazine.org\/article\/7323329\/portfolio\">http:\/\/bombmagazine.org\/article\/7323329\/portfolio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BT 7: anything but photo (due 20 Apr)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 post and describe at least 8 tangible references to non-photographic influences that possibly inform\u00a0or inspire your Self-Designed proposal.<br \/>\n\u2022 READ: <a href=\"http:\/\/bombmagazine.org\/article\/28421214\/roe-ethridge\">http:\/\/bombmagazine.org\/article\/28421214\/roe-ethridge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BT 8: SD inspiration (due 25 Apr)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 post 5 images of photographic sources influencing your approach to SD and 5 images of your own\u00a0comprising progress to date on SD project<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Workflow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Download RAW images from your SD card to your computer, or upload them to icebox.bowdoin.edu<\/p>\n<p>Resize images for web 600 pixels tall at 72dpi<\/p>\n<p>Rename the images something &#8220;logical&#8221; \u00a0(i.e. &#8220;adjacent-color-wheel.jpg, not IMG_23233.JPG<\/p>\n<p><strong>In WordPress:<\/strong><br \/>\nNew &#8212;&gt; Post<br \/>\nFill in &#8220;Title&#8221;<br \/>\nCheck the &#8220;Category&#8221; box on the right side for the current assignment.<br \/>\n&#8220;Add Media&#8221; and upload your photos<br \/>\nIf you want a &#8220;gallery&#8221; you should select that in the top lefthand side of the screen<br \/>\nChoose how many columns, and how large you want the thumbnails to be on the page<br \/>\n&#8220;Gallery Settings&#8221; (top right) choose &#8220;Media File&#8221;<br \/>\nSelect &#8220;Create New Gallery&#8221; (blue button lower right)<br \/>\n&#8220;Preview&#8221; the page, and hit &#8220;Publish&#8221; when you are ready to go<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A continuation of principles encountered in Visual Arts 1401, with an added emphasis on the expressive potential of color. 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