Course Description

Course Number:

ART 31 (equivalent to DDP 31)

Course Name:

Digital Photography

Instructor:

Jacalyn Lopez Garcia

Email Address:

jlopezgarcia@collegeofthedesert.edu

Class Password:

Request Username & Password
Note: Usernames and passwords are generally not available until one week before the start of the semester.

Class Website:

http://desertonline.net/classes/art31/jlopezgarcia/
Note: Classes are generally not available for login until the first day of the semester.

Course Description:

This course provides an introduction to the tools, materials and techniques of digital photography. Students learn to capture images using a digital camera.  Topics include the use of digital interfaces, printers and file formats as well as the preparation of images for web use.  A digital camera is required. (Also listed as, and equivalent to, DDP 31.)

Prerequisite(s):

None

Textbooks & Other Required Materials:

Required: A Short Course in Using your Digital Camera, Dennis P. Curtin, 4th edition, ISBN 1928873677, Publisher: Shortcourses (can be purchased on the Internet - http://www.shortcourses.com/store/using2.html

Recommended: The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers, Scott Kelby, 1st edition, IBSN 978-0-321-50191-2, Publisher: New Riders

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Other:

Required equipment/software:

Adobe Photoshop (CS3 recommended) or Adobe Photoshop Elements. A digital camera with both automatic and manual functions is required (a 5-megapixel camera with automatic and manual functions is highly recommended).

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