Smartphone Photography

3 Credits.

This course will explore creative approaches for making visually compelling photographs using smartphone technology. Through photography assignments, demonstrations, and field trips, we will experiment with many photography apps that can be used for manual camera exposure, image adjustments, digital collaging, making artist zines, creating AI-generated images, and other creative techniques. Conceptual-based projects will offer students the opportunity to think beyond the smartphone cameras as just an apparatus for documenting everyday life. We will also utilize Fuji and Canon smartphone printers to make inkjet and Polaroid prints of our project images. Classroom discussions and readings will cover topics like the ethical responsibilities of using smartphones in public spaces and how the history of technology has shaped our understanding of art, culture, and everyday life. Attendance in first class is mandatory. Course approval will be evaluated following registration in SIS.