Documentary Photography

Documentary Photography
9 weeks | $425 | Online

Documentary photography is a powerful tool for telling a story, making a point or giving voice to people who have none. In this course, you will learn to document what you see with your photographs. By examining the work of respected documentary photographers, you will explore the boundaries of objective reporting while developing an awareness your own biases. Your photographs may be about a place— the San Diego River Valley; a topic that interests you— eating locally produced food or an issue that defines our times. Instruction includes demonstrations of field practice and weekly critiques of project photographs as well as a final group exhibition.

Quarters Offered: Spring | Online
Course Fee: $425
Prerequisite: none
Materials/Software/Hardware: Fully adjustable DSLR camera or prosumer camera.
Note: Elective course for Photography: Images and Techniques professional certificate. 
Contact: For more information about this course, please email unex-digital@ucsd.edu. 

Course Number: ART-40507
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Photography: Images and Techniques

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4/2/2024 - 6/1/2024

$425

Online

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  179975

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
  You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Johnston, Bernadette

  Bernadette Johnston teaches Family Pictures , Documentary Photography , and Introduction to Photo Journalism for the Photography: Images and Techniques certificate program. Bernadette is a San Diego based photographer who is interested in the intersection of visual aesthetics and story telling. After studying Photography and Sociology at Ithaca College in New York, Bernadette began her career in San Diego over 15 years ago.  Interested in the refugee experience, Bernadette became Program Manager at the AjA Project , a local non-profit that uses photography to empower recently resettled refugee and immigrant youth. At AjA, she developed photography curriculum that enabled San Diego youth to think critically about their stories, hone photography and writing skills and share t...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Documentary Photography Reconsidered 1st
  by Michelle Bogre
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781472586698

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  No refunds after: 4/8/2024.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $400 ($425 if enrolled after 3/4/2024).
  

• NOTE:

  SCBWI/MOPA members can receive our $25 Early Enrollment discount prior to course start date. The max discount a MOPA/SCBWI member can receive for one class is $25. It is applied upon course enrollment over the phone or in person with proof of membership. This is an online course. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You'll have access to your online course on the published start date. Login on your MyExtension account, select My Courses and click the link under LOCATION.

• DATE & LOCATION:

  4/2/2024 - 6/1/2024
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.