Photography Can Be Fun

Course Number: 62143

This studio course utilizes the universality of photography to explore humor, frivolity, curiosity and playfulness in images. Students will use digital and analog techniques across a series of conceptual, technical and exploratory assignments to delve into these themes. You will learn about the roles that lighting, color and form have in evoking intangible qualities in photographs. Through explorations of printing and presentation, you will gain an understanding of the ways design, context and sequencing add clarity to your creative intentions. Regular lectures, readings, videos, demonstrations, guest artists and gallery visits will support class assignments.

Semester: Spring 2025
Units: 10
Prerequisites: None