Standard |
CPH 117 – Photographic History
Provides instruction on the history and development of photography. Topics include: photography: past and present and introduction to art history.
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Photography: Past and Present |
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Introduction to Art History |
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P. Lab/O.B.I. |
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Credit |
1 |
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Prerequisite/Corequisite: |
CPH 101 |
Course Guide |
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Competency |
After completing this section,
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PHOTOGRAPHY:PAST AND PRESENT |
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Origins of photography |
Relate the history of photography. |
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Explain a camera obscura. |
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Describe the significance of the daguerreotype. |
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Explain the calotype and its inventor. |
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Evaluate the significance of the Kodak process. |
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Describe the importance of photography as an art movement in the early 1900s. |
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Explain the photographer as a social documenter. |
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Give examples of the photographer as a social documenter. |
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Discuss current trends in photography. |
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Relate current photographic practices. |
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Discuss the photographic trends from the 1950s to the present. |
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Relate the commercial photographer’s market in the postwar era. |
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INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY |
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Relate art history prior to the introduction of the camera obscura. |
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Suggested Resources |
Newhall, B. (1982). History of photography. New York: Little, Brown.
Smith, B. (1985). Designing a photograph. New York: Amphoto.