Week 1
2/1: Course Introduction, Personal Introductions
Goals for the Class
Discussion of Community Health/What makes a community healthy?
Examples of Community Activism in the Bay Area
2/3: Getting to Know your Tools!
What is a camera?
What is a photograph?
Understanding Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, Resolution
WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT: SHOOT AT LEAST 40 IMAGES THAT DOCUMENT YOUR COMMUNITY'S STRENGTHS.
Week 2
2/8: Introduction to Visual Storytelling
Discussion of Week 1 Assignment
How does a picture tell a story?/Intro to Photographic Composition Techniques
Uploading & storing your images
2/10: Visual Storytelling 2
Using photography to show your vision and experience.
Making & Printing Contact Sheets in Photoshop
Editing and Adjusting images in Photoshop
WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT: SHOOT AT LEAST 40 IMAGES THAT DOCUMENT CONCERNS OR PROBLEMS THAT EFFECT YOUR COMMUNITY.
Week 3
2/15: Edit, Adjust and Print Your 3 Best Photos from Weeks 1&2
Discussion of Week 2 Assignment
Choose three photos that most accurately reflect your community's concerns and assets.
Edit, Adjust and Print those images so that we can discuss them with the writing students on Thursday.
Don Anderson: Guest Photographer!
2/17: Discussion & Collaboration with Writing Students
Contextualizing and storytelling: VOICE our work so far
(VOICE: Voicing Our Individual and Collective Experience)
What are the main issues and themes that have emerged from our work so far?
WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT: SHOOT AT LEAST 100 IMAGES THAT DOCUMENT THREE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES PRESENTLY EFFECTING BOTH YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY.
Week 4
2/22: NO CLASS: CONTINUE SHOOTING WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT.
2/24: Field trip 4-8PM: DETAILS TBA
WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT: CONTINUE SHOOTING WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT.
Week 5
3/1: Visual Storytelling 3: Editing a Series
Discussion of Weeks 3&4 Assignment and Field Trip
Print contact sheets of the images shot over the last 2 weeks
Do certain images fit together to tell a compelling story about an issue that effects both you and your community?
Start grouping your strongest images into small, thematic series
3/3: Edit, Adjust and Print your Best Photos from Weeks 3&4
Andre Hermann: Guest Photographer!
Full Class Photoshare and Discussion at 5pm
WEEK 5 ASSIGNMENT: FOCUS ON THE 2 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS THAT INTERESTS YOU MOST, AND SHOOT AT LEAST 40 IMAGES THAT DOCUMENT THE ISSUES FROM AS MANY VANTAGE POINTS AS POSSIBLE
Week 6
3/8: Photoshop Tutorial 1: Working with Layers
Discussion of Week 5 Assignment
The Keys to Understanding Layer Opacity, Blending Modes, Effects and Styles
3/10: Photoshop Tutorial 2: Working with Selections & Masks
Making, Adjusting, and moving Selections in your Images, and the Basics on using Masks
Gene X Hwang: Guest Photographer!
WEEK 6 ASSIGNMENT: CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE 2 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS THAT INTERESTS YOU MOST, AND SHOOT AT LEAST 40 IMAGES THAT DOCUMENT THE ISSUES FROM AS MANY VANTAGE POINTS AS POSSIBLE
Week 7
3/15: Edit, Adjust and Print Your 5 Best Photos from Weeks 4-6
Discussion of Week 6 Assignment
Choose three photos that most accurately reflect your community's concerns and assets.
Edit, Adjust and Print those images so that we can discuss them with the writing students on Thursday.
3/17: Discussion & Collaboration with Writing Students
WEEK 7 ASSIGNMENT: SHOOT AT LEAST 100 IMAGES THAT DOCUMENT THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUE THAT INTERESTS YOU MOST
Week 8
3/22: NO CLASS: CONTINUE WORKING ON WEEK 7 ASSIGNMENT.
3/24: Field Trip 4-8PM: DETAILS TBA
WEEK 8 ASSIGNMENT: CONTINUE WORKING ON WEEK 7 ASSIGNMENT.
Week 9
3/29: Final Project Work Session
Discussion of Weeks 7&8 Assignment and Field Trip
Discussion of Final Project Ideas
3/31: Final Project Work Session
SPOTLIGHT ON A LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER
Full Class Photoshare and Discussion at 5pm
WEEK 9 ASSIGNMENT: FINE-TUNE YOUR IDEAS AND SHOOT IMAGES THAT DOCUMENT YOUR FINAL PROJECT THEME
Week 10
4/5: No Class: Spring Break
4/7: No Class: Spring Break
CONTINUE WORKING ON WEEK 9 ASSIGNMENT
Week 11
4/12: Final Project Work Session
4/14: Final Project Work Session
Week 12
4/19: Final Project Work Session
4/21: Final Project Work Session
Week 13
4/26: Final Project Work Session
4/28: Final Project In-Class Showcase & Discussion with the Writing Students
