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Photographic Techniques

Course Details
  • Course Number PHD-2010-A
  • Day(s) M,W
  • Dates May 29 - Jul 08
  • Hours 03:00PM - 06:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Canceled
  • Location To Be Announced

Description

A course in the optics, mechanics and chemistry of photography intended to teach students the basic principles of how the photographic process works. The working of the lens, camera, meter, film and developers will be examined.

Instructor

Algis Balsys

Photographer, painter, Web design consultant

Education:

BFA, with honors, School of Visual Arts

Group exhibitions include:

Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires; Louis K. Meisel Gallery; Susan Caldwell Gallery

Collections include:

Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Archdiocese of New York

Clients include:

American Express, Ogilvy & Mather, Time-Life, Fortune, Minolta, CBS, Doubleday, Group W, McGraw-Hill, American Stock Exchange, The Seventh Art

Publications include:

Modern Photography; Popular Photography; Camera Arts; Morgan and Morgan Darkroom Book; Portraiture; contributing editor, ICP Encyclopedia of Photography

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Studio Photography I

Course Details
  • Course Number PHD-2040-A
  • Day(s) T,TH
  • Dates May 28 - Jul 02
  • Hours 06:00PM - 09:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 214 East 21st Street

Description

This introductory course in studio photography is for those interested in discovering the versatility of the large-format camera and the abilities of controlled studio lighting to enhance form and texture. Electronic flash and tungsten lighting, and all formats from 35mm to 4x5" cameras will be used to photograph still lifes, portraits, fashion/beauty and nudes in class. This is a hands-on studio course, with special emphasis on the large-format camera, which incorporates lectures, demonstrations and a series of assignments. NOTE: Cameras (4x5"), lighting equipment, meters and seamless paper backgrounds will be provided during class hours. Students must supply their own cameras (small or medium format) and film, and have access to a darkroom or use a commercial lab.

Instructor

Ken Shung

Photographer

Education:

SUNY Fredonia, Fashion Institute of Technology. Formerly, studio assistant to Irving Penn, Annie Leibovitz, Bill King

Clients include:

The New York Times Magazine, Modern Bride, New York magazine, Vanity Fair, Gourmet, Chanel, Unilever, Elle Decor, HarperCollins Australia, Kunduru Music, Wacoal Lingerie, Procter & Gamble, Smart Money, Workman Press, Marina Maher Communications

Book:

Be My Baby, Parents and Children Talk About Adoption

Exhibitions include:

New York Public Library; Art Institute of Boston; Barrett House, Poughkeepsie, NY; Artnot Museum, Elmira, NY; Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY; Art Chicago; SCOPE Basel, Switzerland

Awards include:

Print; Art Directors Club; Advertising Photographers of America Award; AIGA; Photo of the Day, Photo District News; Nikon Awards

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Studio Photography II

Course Details
  • Course Number PHD-2045-A
  • Day(s) T,TH
  • Dates Jul 09 - Aug 13
  • Hours 06:00PM - 09:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 214 East 21st Street

Description

Using all camera formats from 35mm to 4x5" and controlled studio lighting, students will complete a series of assignments, including still life, portrait, fashion/beauty and nudes. Students will be encouraged to go beyond the technical and explore the aesthetic aspects of their subjects. This is a hands-on workshop incorporating lectures, demonstrations and assignments. PREREQUISITE: PHD-2040, Studio Photography I, or equivalent. NOTE: Please bring a notebook and samples of your work to the first session. Cameras (4x5"), lighting equipment, meters and seamless paper backgrounds will be provided during class hours. Students must supply their own cameras (small or medium format) and film, and have access to a darkroom or use a commercial lab.

Instructor

Joseph Pluchino

Photographer

Education:

BFA, School of Visual Arts

Publications include:

The New York Times, W, Details, Entertainment Weekly

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Photography on Assignment

Course Details
  • Course Number PHD-2050-A
  • Day(s) M,W
  • Dates May 29 - Jul 08
  • Hours 10:00AM - 01:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 214 East 21st Street

Description

This intermediate course in photographic nuts and bolts will include technical demonstrations and assignments concerning the use of meters, filters, lighting, flash and color film, among other topics. The course will also include discussions on how to get started in the photographic marketplace, with special emphasis on meeting the visual needs of clients who require promotional photographs (actors, musicians). Student work will be critiqued individually.

Instructor

Sardi Klein

Photographer

Education:

School of Visual Arts

Exhibitions include:

New York Public Library; Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz; New-York Historical Society; AC Institute

Publications include:

Women See Women, The Village Voice, New York magazine, Women Photograph Men, Forbes, The Family of Women, People, Woman's Day, Object (Australia)

Accounts include:

Dutton Publishing; Penguin Books; International Sculpture Center; Georgetown Publishing; Princeton Review; Simon & Schuster, Inc.; Rio Doce America; Urbahn Associates; Sperry-Mitchell; Thomas Collective; Kobalt Music; Balloon Saloon; Guy Carsone Couture Millinery; Martin Guitar Company; New York City Regional Center

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Photo Critique I

Course Details
  • Course Number PHD-2060-A
  • Day(s) M,W
  • Dates May 13 - Jun 24
  • Hours 06:00PM - 09:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 214 East 21st Street

Description


Verbalizing an idea is not the same as making it visible. In this course, we will analyze your images and discuss your progress, as you work on a thematic project. It is important that we are clear about our intentions and be able to articulate them photographically. By the end of the semester, you will have forged a cohesive body of work and a vocabulary with which to discuss it. Please bring representative examples to the first session, as well as any concepts you may have for an extended project.

Instructor

Seth P. Greenwald

Photographer, creative consultant

Education:

BFA, Parsons School of Design; MA, New School University

professional experience includes:

Director of photography, Photonica

One-person exhibitions include:

Middle Collegiate Church, Mezzina/Brown Advertising, Synchronicity Space

Group exhibitions include:

Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD; Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA; Danforth Gallery, Livingston, MT

Collections include:

New York Historical Society

Publications include:

Metropolis, Glamour

Awards include:

Photo District News

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Photo Critique II

Course Details
  • Course Number PHD-2065-A
  • Day(s) M,W
  • Dates Jun 26 - Aug 05
  • Hours 06:00PM - 09:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 214 East 21st Street

Description


Verbalizing an idea is not the same as making it visible. In this course, we will analyze your images and discuss your progress, as you work on a thematic project. It is important that we are clear about our intentions and be able to articulate them photographically. By the end of the semester, you will have forged a cohesive body of work and a vocabulary with which to discuss it. Please bring representative examples to the first session, as well as any concepts you may have for an extended project.

Instructor

Seth P. Greenwald

Photographer, creative consultant

Education:

BFA, Parsons School of Design; MA, New School University

professional experience includes:

Director of photography, Photonica

One-person exhibitions include:

Middle Collegiate Church, Mezzina/Brown Advertising, Synchronicity Space

Group exhibitions include:

Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD; Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA; Danforth Gallery, Livingston, MT

Collections include:

New York Historical Society

Publications include:

Metropolis, Glamour

Awards include:

Photo District News

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Intermediate Digital Photography

Course Details
  • Course Number PHD-2080-A
  • Day(s) M,W
  • Dates Jun 03 - Jul 22
  • Hours 03:00PM - 05:00PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 214 East 21st Street

Description


Students will further their knowledge of image construction, manipulation, retouching and collage techniques, using the Adobe Photoshop program and soft-ware extensions. Emphasis will be placed on an exploration of the full potential of all aspects of the application. In addition to exploring various advanced digital imaging techniques, students will be encouraged to apply these techniques to their work, and to critically examine the profound effects that new imaging technologies are having on the ways we see and make art. A variety of topics will be covered, including advanced selection techniques, channels, paths, shape-and-text tools, blending modes, filter effects, service bureaus, color management, monitor calibration and digital cameras.

Instructor

Sean Perry

Photographer

One-person exhibitions include:

Stephen L. Clark Gallery, Austin; Flatbed Press, Austin; Galveston Arts Center, TX

Group exhibitions include:

San Diego Art Institute; New Jersey Center for Visual Arts; Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, CO; Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas; Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts, NY

Collections include:

Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin; Lamar Dodd Museum; Wittliff Collection of Southwestern and Mexican Photography; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Hubbard Museum of the American West

Publications include:

Graphis; Teaching Photography: Tools for the Imaging Educator; The New York Times Sunday Magazine; Transitory: The Abstract; Camera Arts; The Photo Review; New York; Publish Your Photography Book; Photo-Eye

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Digital Studio: Your Camera, Your Computer and Your Work

Course Details
  • Course Number PHD-3051-A
  • Day(s) M,W
  • Dates May 29 - Jul 08
  • Hours 10:00AM - 01:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 214 East 21st Street

Description

The fundamentals of working in a studio that is fully integrated with digital technology will be covered in this course. Students will be working with medium format Leaf digital backs tethered to a computer and Adobe Lightroom, and will progress to an understanding of digital workflow. Processing images from creation to finished print is increasingly the responsibility of the photographer, and this course will help to streamline that process.
NOTE: Students must supply their own portable firewire hard drives and CF cards.

Instructor

Ken Shung

Photographer

Education:

SUNY Fredonia, Fashion Institute of Technology. Formerly, studio assistant to Irving Penn, Annie Leibovitz, Bill King

Clients include:

The New York Times Magazine, Modern Bride, New York magazine, Vanity Fair, Gourmet, Chanel, Unilever, Elle Decor, HarperCollins Australia, Kunduru Music, Wacoal Lingerie, Procter & Gamble, Smart Money, Workman Press, Marina Maher Communications

Book:

Be My Baby, Parents and Children Talk About Adoption

Exhibitions include:

New York Public Library; Art Institute of Boston; Barrett House, Poughkeepsie, NY; Artnot Museum, Elmira, NY; Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY; Art Chicago; SCOPE Basel, Switzerland

Awards include:

Print; Art Directors Club; Advertising Photographers of America Award; AIGA; Photo of the Day, Photo District News; Nikon Awards

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Digital Studio: Advanced Lighting Techniques

Course Details
  • Course Number PHD-3066-A
  • Day(s) T,TH
  • Dates May 28 - Jul 02
  • Hours 02:00PM - 05:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 214 East 21st Street

Description

This course will explore the mastery and control of light as well as lighting concepts used for professional editorial and advertising photography. Through visual presentations of printed matter, students will review examples of the direction and quality of light and understand its function in the photograph. Students will acquire a repertoire of lighting techniques to heighten the expressive capacity of their work. Students will shoot tethered with the latest available digital cameras and software in a full digital studio environment.
PREREQUISITE: PHD-2045, Studio Photography II.
NOTE: Open to juniors and seniors only. Please bring an external hard drive and a portfolio to the first session.

Instructor

Janusz Kawa

Photographer

Education:

BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Clients include:

Cosmopolitan, The New York Times, Vogue (Britain, Australia), Vogue Hommes, Rolling Stone, Interview, Sony Music

One-person exhibitions include:

Galerie Art d'Ailleurs d'Aujourd'hui, Paris; Los Desiertos Des Leones, Mexico City; E3 Gallery; Ex Convento Del Carmen, Guadalajara; Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, Atlanta

Group exhibitions include:

The Cooper Union; Soho Photo Gallery; Chelsea Art Museum; International Center of Photography; Visual Arts Gallery; Les Elysées de l'Art, Paris; Westchester Center for the Arts, CT; Zieher Smith Gallery

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Location Photography

Course Details
  • Course Number PHD-3207-A
  • Day(s) TH
  • Dates May 30 - Jul 25
  • Hours 12:00PM - 06:00PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 214 East 21st Street

Description

Providing the technical background necessary for versatility and competence in location photography is the aim of this course. The objective is to develop each student's imagination in order to find visually compelling locations, to study the space and available light, and to determine what additional light to bring to the "set." This course will be supplemented with individual portfolio projects, both exterior and interior locations, and students will explore areas of their own special interests.
PREREQUISITE: Students should have completed at least one studio lighting course and have working knowledge of basic lighting principles and manual camera operations.

Instructor

Clay Patrick McBride

Photographer

Education:

BFA, School of Visual Arts

Clients include:

Nike, Blue Note Records, Warner Brothers, Universal Records, Sony

Publications include:

Time, People, Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone

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Advanced Fashion Studio

Course Details
  • Course Number PHD-3233-A
  • Day(s) M,W
  • Dates May 29 - Jul 03
  • Hours 02:00PM - 05:50PM
  • Credits 3.00
  • Cost 2400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 214 East 21st Street

Description

This course is designed for students who are seriously interested in fashion. We will cover all aspects of the field: editorial, advertising, beauty and portrait. Both studio, with artificial lighting (tungsten and strobe), and location, with available light augmented by strobe, will be taught. Various camera formats, from 35mm to 4x5", will be used. Emphasis will be on the anatomy of a fashion shoot: working with models, hair and makeup people, editors, art directors, etc. Personal style will be stressed. Prerequisite: PHD-2040, Studio Photography I.

Instructor

Janusz Kawa

Photographer

Education:

BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Clients include:

Cosmopolitan, The New York Times, Vogue (Britain, Australia), Vogue Hommes, Rolling Stone, Interview, Sony Music

One-person exhibitions include:

Galerie Art d'Ailleurs d'Aujourd'hui, Paris; Los Desiertos Des Leones, Mexico City; E3 Gallery; Ex Convento Del Carmen, Guadalajara; Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, Atlanta

Group exhibitions include:

The Cooper Union; Soho Photo Gallery; Chelsea Art Museum; International Center of Photography; Visual Arts Gallery; Les Elysées de l'Art, Paris; Westchester Center for the Arts, CT; Zieher Smith Gallery

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