GWD-110 : Image Manipulation & Photography

Subject Area
Credits 3

In this course, students explore the principles of photography and the utilization of photography as a means of documenting design projects and portfolio pieces. This course covers the basic principles for lighting, setup and shooting with digital cameras. Students will photograph both two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects, then students will become acquainted with the concepts, hardware, and software, related to digital image acquisition, image editing, manipulation, color management basics, masking, layering, retouching, and output. At the conclusion of this course, students will produce a portfolio artifact that can be added to their developing capstone portfolio.