PHOTO 10 W — The Daily Photograph: Developing Your Creative Intuition
Quarter: Summer
Course Format: Flex Online (About Formats)
Duration: 5 weeks
Date(s): Jul 10—Aug 11
Refund Deadline: Jul 13
Unit: 1
Grade Restriction: No letter grade
Tuition: $400
Instructor(s): Joel Simon, John Lambert
Limit: 30
Class Recording Available: Yes
Status: Open
Summer
Flex Online(About Formats)
Date(s)
Jul 10—Aug 11
5 weeks
Refund Date
Jul 13
1 Unit
Fees
$400
Grade Restriction
No letter grade
Instructor(s):
Joel Simon, John Lambert
Limit
30
Recording
Yes
Open
Access to imagery has never been easier than in our digital age. Our phones and cameras are capable of producing hundreds, thousands, maybe millions of photos, but to what end and to what beginning? This course is designed for photography enthusiasts who want to build a creative practice of making photos every day. In this course, you will conscientiously use a camera to explore your sense of vision through a curated series of daily photography prompts that you can respond to from wherever you are, using the camera of your choice (from an SLR to your mobile phone). The daily exercises will be designed to hone photographic intuition and develop visual fluency. Simply put, you will learn to take better pictures. Our online classroom will include a photo-friendly online gallery to facilitate communication between students and the instructor as well as student-to-student interactions. We all learn from each other. While there will be inevitable discussion of various photographic techniques, this course emphasizes the use of photography to foster creative visualization and awareness. Students will learn to see better—with and without a camera.
This course is open to students of all skill levels. Students are welcome to use any camera, including mobile device cameras.
JOEL SIMON
Documentary and Fine Art Photographer
Joel Simon studied with Leo Holub and has worked as an editorial and fine art photographer for four decades. He has lectured on more than 65 trips with Stanford’s Travel/Study program. His work has been published in Vanity Fair, Time, GEO, Condé Nast Traveler, STANFORD magazine, and Sunset. His work can be viewed at joelsimonimages.com. JOHN LAMBERT
Photographer
John Lambert has been photographing for over 50 years. He has a background in engineering and has embraced both digital capture and editing from their earliest beginnings, developing digital workflows since the late 1990s. Lambert's work has received numerous awards, including being selected for the annual Yosemite Renaissance Competition and Exhibition. His work can be viewed on Instagram @brightonjel and at lambertphotographic.com. Textbooks for this course:
There are no required textbooks; however, some fee-based online readings may be assigned.