Fine Art Photography and Critique

Developing a personal body of work and discussing images critically.

PHOT-401 Year 4 3 credits 12 lessons · 6 h 7 min

Offered by HSM University · Photography

This is the Canadian version of this course. See the American version.

What you'll learn

Describe the contexts in which fine art photography is made, shown, collected and discussed in Canada and the United States.
Develop a project concept supported by research, a clear intention and a written working statement.
Plan and manage the development of a body of work, including constraints, schedules, budgets and working edits.
Choose and justify visual strategies, such as typology, staging, archive or abstraction, that fit a project's concept.
Apply ethical, legal and cultural principles to photographing people and communities, including consent and Indigenous protocols.
Read single photographs and series using description, formal analysis, context, semiotics and evidence-based interpretation.
Give and receive critique effectively using structured methods such as the Critical Response Process.
Edit a large body of images into a coherent series using an edit funnel, ratios and self-critique techniques.
Sequence a series for wall, book or screen, using rhythm analysis and visual links, and explain the photobook as an artwork.
Make informed printing and presentation decisions, including print size, viewing distance, framing, hanging height, spacing and hedged longevity claims.
Write clear project statements, labels, titles and biographies within word budgets.
Plan an exhibition of a body of work, including agreements, editions, pricing, moral rights and an illustrative budget, and present a resolved capstone project.

12 lessons · 6 h 7 min total · final exam

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Developing a personal body of work and discussing images critically.

Part of the Film & Photography stream, typically taken in year 4.