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PHOT 290
Documentary Photography ONLINE
Three (3) Credits
Course Description:
In this course, students will learn all aspects of documentary including choosing a
project, accessibility, funding, release forms, legal issues, output for the projects,
and trends such as social media, the internet, and video. Students will work
independently on an eight week documentary project. This is a photo intensive
class, so the students will produce a high volume of photos each week, and gain
valuable editing skills as well as developing their photographic skills.
Pre-/Co Requisites:
PHOT 180, PHOT 190, PHOT 250
Course times:
Online
Instructor:
Clint Saunders
Office number:
Online
Office Hours:
See “office hours” section on the information section of the class homepage
Phone:
All contact should be done through email.
Email:
For anything pertaining to the course, please use the mail feature within the
moodle class.
For other questions, you can contact me at -
clint.saunders@dakotacollege.edu
Text:
None
Objectives:
1.
To understand trends in documentary photography.
2.
To learn about careers in documentary photography.
3.
To discover the different aspects and types of photos associated with
documentary.
4.
To understand ethics as they apply to documentary.