RMSP: 2009 Summer Intensive Class Curriculum Overview

新生訓練當天我們每個人按組別都收到一份課程表, 大綱如下:

Core Classes:
– Photographic Studies (PS 1-14)
– Image Capture, Edit & Management (ICEM 1-14)
– Output (OP 1-7)
– Visual Studies (VS 1-13)
– Light  (1-11)

Additional Classes:
– Business & Marketing (B&M 1-9)
– Field Help
– Peer to Peer Activity
– Special Topic Lectures (Sport Photography, Outdoor Photography, Large Format)
– Labs & Reviews Sessions
– Educational Partner Presentations (贊助廠商到場展示, 介紹, 解說, 送贈品, 折扣號碼)

詳細的課程內容:

Photographic Studies:
1: Camera, Tripods
2: Basic Exposure
3: Intermediate Exposure I
4: Digital Camera Options
5: Lenses
6: Intermediate Exposure II
7: Photojournalism I
8: Zone for Color
9: Landscape Photography
10: Slide Shows (Midterm)
11: Sunny 16, Stage, Exposure
12: Macro Photography
13: Photojournalism II
14: Review (Final)

Image Capture, Edit & Management:
1: Computer Set up
2: Digital Capture
3: Image Library
4: B&W Image Develop
5: Color Image Develop
6: Local corrections & Intro to PS CS4-I
7: Adjustment Layers
8: Selection & Masks I
9: Lightroom Trick
10: Color Correction I
11: Layer Theory
12: Scanning
13: Color Correction II
14: Icem Critique

Output:
1: Color Management
2: Print 1
3: Print 2
4: Print 3
5: Advance Printing
6: Outsource Printing
7: Output File Prep

Visual Studies:
1: Design I/History I
2: Design II/Seeing in B&W/Color
3: History II/Self Expression
4: Intro to Livebooks
5: Visual Language/Art of critique
6: Artist Statement
7: Portfolio Personalities/materials
8: Presentation
9: Content/Concepts/ Symbolism
10: Alternative presentation techniques
11: Other creative tools
12: Photographic identity/motivation & Inspiration
13: Final series presentation

Light:
1: Understanding Light
2: Intro to Studio Equipment
3: Basic 2D, 3D and working w/angles, reflections
4: Traditional portraiture & modern portraiture (記得自備服飾 首飾 髮飾等物品)
5: Working w/highly reflective & transparent subjects (自備拍攝物品 金屬產品 玻璃產品)
6: Combining people & products for advertising
7: Location lighting considerate
8: Photographing groups
9: Mixing tungsten w/strobe
10: Basic Flash
11: Intermediate Flash

Business & Marketing:
1: Business Considerations I
2: Business Considerations II
3: Fine Art
4: Commercial Portraiture
5: Photojournalism
6: Wedding Photography
7: Crafting your career I
8: Crafting your career II
9: Stock Photography

光看這個課程內容, 你可以想見, 十一週過後, 你對攝影的知識, 要比一般大眾要完整. 起碼, 你絕對清楚相機上每一個按鈕的功能, 你拍的照片也絕對比十一週前要好上數倍, 而且你對攝影這一行業也有更多的了解, 何況, 許多和學校有配合的廠商都給學生許多折扣, 又有贈品可拿.

我覺得任何一位對攝影有興趣的人, 如果時間和經費允許, 都應該來拿這堂課, 絕對受益良多. 絕對比自己看書, 到當地的社區大學東拿西拿課, 要有效率多了. 我就有一種感慨, 我三年前開始對攝影有興趣的時候, 就應該來上這堂課了.