Digital Photography Primer

(ART 180)

This course is intended as a survey of the necessary tools and techniques required to thrive in the new digital photography realm. We will explore the best ways of using our cameras, when and how the computer should be applied, and what is necessary for establishing a good digital workflow. The taking, processing, manipulating, displaying, printing, and storing of digital images will be demonstrated and discussed.

This course is intended for those with some familiarity with photography and computer use. Students should have a digital camera capable of manual control. This course includes one field photography session.

PLEASE NOTE: The schedule of this course has been updated online and differs from what is printed in the catalogue. Please refer to the course schedule printed on this website.

Thom Sempere, Executive Director, PhotoAlliance

Thom Sempere has been actively involved with the photography community in the Bay Area since 1977. He received an MFA from the University of Washington, and is currently the Executive Director of PhotoAlliance, an organization dedicated to supporting contemporary photography. He teaches history of photography and digital photography at the San Francisco Art Institute and has been a visiting faculty member in the Department of Art & Art History.