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Course Info for STAR - 133 - 01, Spring 2023
Class number: 3257 Title: Phone-tography: Picturing Life Department: Fine Arts
Career: Undergraduate Component: Studio Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: Yes Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 12 Current enrollment: 6 Available seats: 6
Start date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 End date: Friday, May 12, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: R: 1:30PM-4:30PM, CCAN - 106 Instructor(s): Delano, Pablo
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Arts Requirement
Note: Registered students who do not attend the first class will be dropped. Wait listed students who do not attend the first class will not be admitted.
Course Description:
Smartphones have essentially replaced cameras as the tool of choice for creating family and personal pictures, while only 7% of photographs taken worldwide are now made with cameras. Seemingly, phones make photography easy. However, for numerous reasons, dedicated photographers with access to the most sophisticated equipment sometimes choose the challenge of carrying out professional projects with their phones. In this class, we will learn to use our phones as serious instruments for personal expression through a series of weekly photographic assignments. Our work will be informed by studying the way photographic artists have made unique use of this remarkable device during its brief history.