ART 3820 - Time-Based Photography

This 3-hour course in still photography, utilizing film and/or digital cameras, along with computer software, will examine time-lapse gear from basic to advanced. Students will explore balancing time-lapse image settings, shooting time-lapse with regards to composition, narrative and exposure. Students will be introduced to the Cinemagraph, a combination of still photography to create movement within digital file. Problem-solving will be addressed, such as astrophotography time-lapse, flicker-free day to night transitions, High Dynamic Range time-lapse and time-lapse motion control devices. Subject matter will vary from human activity, nature, to inanimate objects. The medium will also be explored from its historical significance from the 19th century to the 21st century.

Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: ART 3810 or permission of Head of the Department of Visual Arts

Hours:
3