ARS 253 Introduction to Smartphone Photography
This course provides an introduction to the art, history, and theory of photographic practices as well as digital photographic production processes through the use of smartphone cameras. Students will explore the expressive power of light and a spectrum of aesthetic and conceptual possibilities. Technical demonstrations will be combined with presentations of the work of photographic artists, short fieldtrips, and group critiques of photographic assignments. Technical skills will include capture from smartphone cameras, use of software for managing, editing, and processing files, and output for the screen and for digital printing systems.