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JTC 335 - Photography

  • 3 credits
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Creative digital photography theory and practice using digital cameras and image processing technology. Includes journalistic, aesthetic, artistic, ethical, and legal considerations for photographers.

In a 16-week semester, you should expect to spend about 6-9 hours each week on schoolwork. Meanwhile, in an 8-week semester, you should expect to spend about 12-18 hours per week on course content.

Prerequisite

JTC 211 (Computer-Mediated Visual Communication)

Important Information

Course requirements:
1. Access to either a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) or a digital mirrorless camera with a zoom lens or interchangeable lenses for close-up, normal, and telephoto photography;
2. A camera card;
3. A sturdy tripod;
4. Access to photography editing software (Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Lightroom Classic recommended).

Textbooks and Materials

Section 801

Required

  • Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera, 4th Ed. (2016)
    Peterson, Bryan
  • Photojournalism: The Professionals’ Approach, 7th Ed.
    Kenneth Kobré

Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.

Instructors

John Eisele

9704309527 | john.eisele@colostate.edu

I am one of the commercial photographers on staff as part of Marketing and Communications here at Colorado State University. As university photographers, we are the last of the true generalists, expected to cover any assignment that comes our way from Athletics to Zoology. (I had a day photographing frogs in the afternoon, the Marching Band getting ready for the Parade of Lights in the evening and a basketball game that night—not atypical…) Prior to my arrival at CSU in 2000, I was a news photographer doing mostly magazine photography.

I’ve been teaching JTC335 for about 10 years and online since 2020.

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