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Oct 23, 2026
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ART 1166 - Photography II
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
This course expands on the photography techniques covered in Photo I and explores a variety of photo-based materials and processes. Topics may include double-exposures, Cyanotype, Van Dyke Brown and Liquid Light printing, Ortho-Kodalith negative developing, panning, and stop-action photography. In addition to these techniques, the class will consider the photograph in an experimental and creative way, while addressing more advanced aesthetic ideas. A course fee is required; additional costs may be incurred based on individual student need. See course notes in eServices or contact the instructor for additional information. A 35mm manual exposure FILM camera is required; the Art department has a limited number of cameras available for students to check out. Students should be prepared to spend 6-8 hours per week working in the darkroom outside of class.
Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better): ART 1165
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s) fulfilled: Goal 06C: The Humanities and Fine Arts
Additional fee to student: Yes
Learner Outcomes
- Create photographs that demonstrate advanced technical competence.
- Demonstrate some of the following technical skills: double-exposure shooting and printing, panning and stop-action shooting, applied emulsion printing (Liquid Light, Cyanotype and Van Dyke Brown), fiber base paper and large format printing, artificial lighting, Ortho-Kodalith negatives, contact printing, slide film, cross processing, or using medium format film.
- Understand the application of photographic techniques in the creation of artwork outside of photography.
- Create photos that express some or all of the following qualities: mood, feeling, personal or political ideas, conceptual problems, formal problems, or the documentation of an event in time.
- Evaluate the quality and success of a work of art and articulate an informed response, including the self-critical evaluation of one’s own work as well as the work created by another artist.
- Understand the impact and influence that photography has had on modern history and the perception of events in our society.
- Demonstrate an increased awareness of one’s immediate visual world including an understanding of differing approaches to visual information.
- Articulate in a written paper an expanded knowledge of the influence and role that photography has had on history, including an in-depth study of some of the most provocative and historically pivotal images.
- Demonstrate the ability to express and communicate an idea, feeling, concept, or emotion on a purely visual level.
- Demonstrate the following aesthetic concepts: photographing the figure, expressing time and motion in a visual format, using both natural and artificial light to effect mood, and expressing the Indecisive Moment.
- Demonstrate an introductory understanding of digital imagery.
- Demonstrate an ability to work in a collaborative environment.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Survey of the expressive qualities of photography materials and supplies on a developed level
- Survey of photography techniques and principles of advanced photography skills
- Introduction to tools and materials used in creating photography at an advanced level
- Advanced examination of the visual landscape and the role of photography in history
- Informed critical response to works of art in the tradition of photography
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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