Summer Intensive
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VCUarts Summer Intensive for High School Students
July 11 - 30, 2010

PROGRAMS AND OFFERINGS

Areas of Study Art Adventure Weekends
2D/3D Fine Arts Portfolio Development
2D Portfolio Development
Animation
Digital Filmmaking
Digital Photography
Fashion Design + Merchandising
Graphic Design
Theatre

 

Digital Photography

This course presents the concepts, techniques, and processes of digital photography, including visualizing, capturing, scanning, computer manipulation, and printing. Emphasis is placed on creative picture making. Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator software will be used in a Macintosh OSX operating system. No prior experience with this software is required. Knowledge of the operation of your camera is required.

Digital photography students should bring the following items to class on the first day:
• Digital camera (Point & Shoot or Manual) with minimum 750MB capacity of combined memory storage
• Cable for connecting your camera to a computer
• 10 CD-R discs and/or 1GB jump drive
• Pen and paper
• Tripod (preferred but not required)

Additional expenses:
• Textbook (approximately $35 – title to be announced)
• Printing costs (approximately $100)

Instructor Bio: Paul Thulin
Paul Thulin is a nationally recognized photo artist. He earned a BA degree in Philosophy and an MFA degree in Photography. As an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Photography and Film he teaches both undergraduate and graduate level courses in analog and digital photography and contemporary theory and criticism.

 

2010 Applications Availavle in Fall 2009.