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DIGM 220 Digital Still Imaging I
This is an introductory photography course for media majors who don't have a darkroom photography
requirement. Its emphasis is on the making, appreciation, and critical analysis of images produced by still cameras.
Digital imaging technologies serve it as a "virtual" darkroom. Students shoot b&w negative film, which they
have processed at a nearby lab. The negatives are then scanned, and the remainder of the process takes place
within the computer. Images are primarily viewed on-screen, but there is also a printing component to the course.
A substantial overview of historical and contemporary photographic imagery is incorporated as well.
Course Structure • Sample Work
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DIGM 221 Digital Still Imaging II
This course picks up where DIGM 220 leaves off. Color is introduced, and the first project is a straightforward
color design assignment. Subsequently, there is an exploration in greater depth of the capabilities of digital
imaging applications for the manipulation, enhancement and creative interpretation of camera-produced images.
There is less shooting of new images in this course than in DIGM 220; a higher proportion of its time is dedicated
to modifying and presenting images. Direct experimentation is done comparing a variety of scanners, printers,
digital cameras, compression formats, etc. Color management and related printing issues are introduced, as is image
preparation for the Web. A portion of the course's time is dedicated to looking at and discussing
the digital still imagery currently being produced.