PHOT 359 The Photographer’s Eye

College of Art, Media & Design

3 credits 90.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course

Photographers have both physical and visual tools at their disposal, this course deals with the visual tools; like the ‘Frame within a Frame’, ‘Altering the Subject’, and the ‘The Hail Mary’. These tools include visual strategies that allow the photographer to organize the camera’s frame. By using a variety of guidelines, students become more at ease with challenging situations and begin to master the frame and develop a style of is his or her own. Students will be introduced to copious examples culled from the history of photography as well as contemporary work.

Prerequisites PHOT*201 and PHOT*210

Priority enrollment for Photography majors; Photo + Film majors; Photography and Studio Photography minors; IFA majors with a concentration in Photography.
This course is not repeatable for credit.