SCI 06 — Photographing Nature: Using a Camera to Study the Natural World
Quarter: Winter
Day(s): Wednesdays
Course Format: On-campus (About Formats)
Duration: 10 weeks
Date(s): Jan 17—Mar 20
Time: 7:00—9:30 pm (PT)
Refund Deadline: Jan 19
Units: 2
Grade Restriction: No letter grade
Tuition: $670
Instructor(s): Robert Siegel
Limit: 10
Class Recording Available: No
Status: Open
Please Note: Class schedule: 10 Wednesdays, January 17 – March 20, 7:00 – 9:30 pm (PT); Optional field trips will be scheduled after the course begins. See the syllabus for more information.
Winter
On-campus
Wednesdays
7:00—9:30 pm (PT)
Date(s)
Jan 17—Mar 20
10 weeks
Refund Date
Jan 19
2 Units
Fees
$670
Grade Restriction
No letter grade
Instructor(s):
Robert Siegel
Limit
10
Recording
No
Open
Please Note: Class schedule: 10 Wednesdays, January 17 – March 20, 7:00 – 9:30 pm (PT); Optional field trips will be scheduled after the course begins. See the syllabus for more information.
This course will utilize the idiom of photography to help students learn about nature, enhance their powers of observation, and better understand scientific concepts. The course builds upon the pioneering photographic work of Eadweard Muybridge (1830–1904), who used his camera to answer questions about human and animal locomotion. (Much of this work was funded by Leland Stanford Sr.) A secondary goal will be to discuss the grammar, syntax, composition, and style of nature photography in order to enhance the use of this medium as a form of scientific communication. Themes to be explored include change across time and space, taxonomy, habitat preservation, weather and climate change, species diversity, survival and reproductive strategies, ecological niches and co-evolution, carrying capacity and sustainability, population densities, predator-prey relationships, open-space management, and the physics of photography. Assignments will have a photographic, a written, and an oral component.
This course utilizes photography for scientific observation. Students should have a DSLR or equivalent camera available for use. Field trip transportation will be the responsibility of the student. More details will be provided prior to the first class.