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Course Description

With New York City as inspiration, this course introduces students to the art and craft of visual storytelling through digital photography and video to express their creative visions and unique points of view. Students learn the fundamentals of primary and secondary design research, image archiving and observational writing, and art and design principles in photography and time-based mediums. Students explore documentary and fine art photography, creative and technical image editing and manipulation, and curation and presentation of images to convey original visual narratives. Digital tools, including the Adobe Creative Cloud, are introduced. The learning experience includes lectures, critiques, fieldwork, field trips, and industry guest speakers. Students must have a DSLR or mirrorless digital camera.

NOTE: This course requires students to bring a modern computer laptop to class to complete course assignments outside of scheduled computer lab times. The New School provides all degree and credit-seeking students (enrolled in the current term) with subscriptions for the full Adobe Creative Cloud suite of applications.

Learner Outcomes

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the design studio environment and practice by participating in activities including lectures, demos, and discussions; individual and collaborative exercises and projects; and self and peer critiques
  • Gain a deeper understanding of the practice and application of primary and secondary research and its impact on creative and technical processes, including themes derived from observing and interpreting world events, social issues, and personal experiences
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the iterative creative process by maintaining analog and/or digital creative process journals/sketchbooks documenting research, ideation studies, resolved design, commentary, and self-reflection
  • Gain proficiency using DSLR digital cameras and digital editing tools to creatively capture, digitally edit/manipulate, and process still images and video
  • Gain a deeper understanding of the principles of art and design as they pertain to the fundamentals of photography and video through exploration of composition, perspective, line, value, color, scale, light, and time
  • Demonstrate through research, experimentation, and practice an understanding of the interrelationship and balance of creative and technical aspects of digital photography and video to visually communicate an artistic vision
  • Acquire the skills to create and curate a cohesive body of design work that supports a visual narrative expressive of an individual and evolving design identity

Additional Information

This course is one offering from our Parsons Summer Intensive Studies program. For more information on schedule, registration, and refund policies, see program details.

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