Photography
Photography In t he D ivis ion of t he Art s a t B a rd Overview A photographer’s growth is the product of the simultaneous development of three interdependent factors. The first is the conscious or intuitive understanding of the visual language of photography—that is, how the world is translated into a photograph and how a photograph orders a segment of the world in the space and time that it shows. This is a photograph’s grammar. The second factor is the acquisition of technique. Without a technical foundation there is no possibility of expression; the broader the foundation, the greater the scope of expression. This is a photograph’s vocabulary. The third factor is the photographer’s work on his or her self. This entails overcoming visual and psychological preconceptions and conditioning, deepening and clarifying perceptions, opening emotions, and finding passions. This is a photograph’s content. The Photography Program instructs students in this threepart process and provides a historical and aesthetic framework for their development.
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one additional art history course; and Physics 118, Light and Color. Moderation occurs at the end of the fourth semester: by that time photography majors should have earned at least 60 credits and taken Photography/Art History 113 and at least two semesters of photography studio classes. The student meets with a Moderation board, presenting two short papers and a portfolio of 30 prints, 8" x 10" or larger. The portfolio demonstrates to the Moderation board whether the student can see and think photographically, can communicate his or her perceptions and feelings in pictures, and possesses the technical skills required for expression.
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Following is a course of study for studio classes. First semester: Photography 101, Introduction to Photography, or Photography 103, Basic Photography. In the second through fourth semesters: Photography 105, Photographic Seeing; Photography 201, The View Camera; and Photography 203, Color Photography. In the fifth semester: Photography 305, Digital Imaging. In the sixth seRequirements The 69,000-square foot Reem-Kayden Center for Science mester, a choice of Photography 301-302, Advanced Pho Photography students are ex- and Computation opened in 2007. tography, or Photography 307, pected to take and pass one Advanced Digital Imaging. Students work on their studio course in photography each semester; Photography/Art History 113, History of Photography; at Senior Project in the seventh and eighth semesters. least one upper-level history of photography course; Website: http://photo.bard.edu
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Stone Row, originally built in the late 1800s, houses dormitories, faculty offices and classrooms.
one additional art history course; and Physics 118, Light and Color. Moderation occurs at the end of the fourth semester: by that time photography majors should have earned at least 60 credits and taken Photography/Art History 113 and at least two semesters of photography studio classes. The student meets with a Moderation board, presenting two short papers and a portfolio of 30 prints, 8" x 10" or larger. The portfolio demonstrates to the Moderation board whether the student can see and think photographically, can communicate his or her perceptions and feelings in pictures, and possesses the technical skills required for expression.
Courses The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts is home to the school’s Dance and Theater programs.
Following is a course of study for studio classes. First semester: Photography 101, Introduction to Photography, or Photography 103, Basic Photography. In the second through fourth semesters: Photography 105, Photographic Seeing; Photography 201, The View Camera; and Photography 203, Color Photography. In the fifth semester: Photography 305, Digital Imaging. In the sixth seRequirements The 69,000-square foot Reem-Kayden Center for Science mester, a choice of Photography 301-302, Advanced Pho Photography students are ex- and Computation opened in 2007. tography, or Photography 307, pected to take and pass one Advanced Digital Imaging. Students work on their studio course in photography each semester; Photography/Art History 113, History of Photography; at Senior Project in the seventh and eighth semesters. least one upper-level history of photography course; Website: http://photo.bard.edu
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