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Variations on Photographic Portraiture
9 weeks | $395 | In-Class

A portrait photograph can offer itself to a multitude of implications and interpretations, serving as a realistic representation of a person, a fictional narrative, or even an allegorical idea. This class will help expand and reinvigorate your approach to portraiture. Using such artists as Emmet Gowin, Francesca Woodman, Harry Callahan, and Joyce Tenneson as inspiration, students will explore treatment of subject and composition. Instruction includes discussion, demonstrations and both individual and class critiques

Quarters Offered: Fall | In-Class
Course Fee: $395
Prerequisite: none
Note: This is a non-darkroom-based class; use outside lab to have work developed. Film or digital cameras are acceptable. Please bring small portfolio of your own recent people photos to 1st class meeting. 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-40659
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)