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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

COURSE CODE: "AS 220"
COURSE NAME: "Street Photography"
SEMESTER & YEAR: Spring 2024
SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: Paolo Di Lucente
EMAIL: [email protected]
 HOURS: T9:00 AM 11:45 AM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 45
CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES:
OFFICE HOURS:
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Street photography is an informal genre of photography using natural light, usually outdoors, that takes advantage of spontaneous discoveries. Street photography is a branch of both fine art photography and journalistic photography. The work of significant photographers in this genre, like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Helen Levitt, and Robert Frank, will serve as examples. Since it often involves candid shots of people going about their business in the bustle of urban life, one aim of this course is to give students more confidence in photographing and approaching people with a camera.
SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:

This course is designed to introduce the students to street photography. In this course, the students will acquire a high degree of proficiency in digital photography completing an assignment every other week,  and most photographs will be taken outside of class. Students will create a small body of work which will culminate in the production of a photographic project.

Materials and equipment

Each student should be equipped with a modern digital DSLR.  
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
  • Ability to read and critique photographic images and a better understanding of photographic language
  • Familiarity with the works of street photographers
  • Ability and confidence to approach people on the street and photograph them in their environment
  • Develop a solid technical knowledge of photography in general
  • Ability to produce a portfolio of images that represents a point of view of street photography
  • Ability to use software like Adobe Lightroom to enhance photographic images
TEXTBOOK:
NONE
REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
NONE

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
NONE
GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
AssignmentGuidelinesWeight
Participation 20
In-class Photo Assignments 20
Mid Term Photo Critique 30
Final Project 30

-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AWork of this quality shows excellent mastery of the course content along with exceptional levels of technical skill, artistic awareness, originality, resourcefulness, commitment, quantity of work and improvement. There has been excellent collaboration and leadership in group projects, and there have been no attendance problems.
BA highly competent level of performance with work that directly addresses the content of the course, with a good quantity of work produced.
CAn acceptable level of performance: the work shows awareness of the course content, but is very limited in quantity, quality, commitment and skill.
DThe student lacks a coherent grasp of the course material and has failed to produce much work.
FNegligent in attendance, academic honesty, engagement with the course content, or production of work.
-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Street photography is an informal genre of photography using natural light, usually outdoors, that takes advantage of spontaneous discoveries. Street photography is a branch of both fine art photography and journalistic photography. The work of significant photographers in this genre, like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Helen Levitt, and Robert Frank, will serve as examples. Since it often involves candid shots of people going about their business in the bustle of urban life, one aim of this course is to give students more confidence in photographing and approaching people with a camera.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred. In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment, may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation to the President, who will make the final decision.
STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES
John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap. Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.
SCHEDULE

Session 1: Introduction - Presentations of each student’s and professor’s photographic work.

Session 2: Studying the works of master street photographers / Practice sessions

Session 3: Types of Light in Street Photography / Practice sessions. 

Session 4: The Storytelling and Composition in street photography / Practice sessions

Session 5: Editing - Sequencing - Pairing / Practice sessions.

Session 6: Street Portraiture / Practice sessions.

Session 7: Mid-term Exam to evaluate knowledge taken during first half of the course

Session 8: Field trip. Visit to a Photo Bookshop. Time and Place to be defined.

Session 9: Street Still Life /  Practice sessions. 

Session 10: Technical Focus Indesign + Final Project Launch 

Session 11: Planning the final Project (conceptual ideas, inspirations)

Session 12: Field trip. Visit to an exhibition. Time and Place to be defined.

Session 13: Edit / Sequencing / Pairing /  Final Project 

Session 14: Edit / Sequencing / Pairing /  Final Project 

Session 15: Session Completion of the final project. Presentation and review of students’ photographic projects.