This photography syllabus outlines the course details, grading procedures, expectations, and schedule. The course will be taught by Mr. Dunn and cover topics like yearbook photography, photo composition, sharing and editing photos, camera modes, the history of photography, photography careers, and camera shopping. Students will be graded on weekly assignments, projects, blog posts, and event photography. The schedule lists each topic and the dates it will be covered over the trimester.

1. Photography
Syllabus  2011-2012  1st Trimester
I. General
Information
Course
Photography
Instructor
Mr.
Dunn
Room
C
10
Email
jdunn@admin.clio.k12.mi.us
Phone
(810)
591-­‐
II. Grading
Procedures
and
Regulations
General
Your
grade
for
this
course
will
be
based
on
your
performance
on
the
Weekly
Action
Sheet,
tests,
quizzes,
blog
posts,
projects,
event
photography
(soccer
games,
football
games,
etc.)
and
other
assignments
to
be
determined.
Grading
Scale
A
93
–
100
C
73
–
76
A-­‐
90
–
92
C-­‐
70-­‐72
B+
87
–
89
D+
67
–
69
B
83
–
86
D
63
–
66
B-­‐
80
–
82
D-­‐
60
–
62
C+
77
–
79
F
<60
III. Class
Expectations
• Show
up
on
time
and
prepared
everyday.
• Always
be
on
task.
Not
sometimes.
Not
usually.
• Respect
yourself
and
your
classmates.
• Ask
questions
when
you
have
them.
• Use
appropriate
language.
• Turn
in
your
work
on
time.
• Give
your
best
effort
on
every
assignment.
• Have
fun—of
course,
if
the
other
expectations
have
also
been
met.

2. IV. Class
Schedule
We
will
cover
a
variety
of
topics
in
this
class.
Please
see
the
tentative
schedule
below.
The
dates
and
topics
are
subject
to
change.
Topic
1:
Yearbook
Photography
September
6th
–
November
22nd
Tasks/Topics:
Photojournalism,
deciding
between
good
and
bad
yearbook
photos,
creating
a
yearbook
spread,
etc.
You
will
be
assigned
to
various
events
throughout
the
trimester
to
be
the
photographer
(JV
Football,
Cross
County,
Swimming,
etc.)
Topic
2:
Photo
Composition
September
12th
–
September
23rd
Tasks/Topics:
Rule
of
thirds,
symmetry,
leading
lines,
framing,
etc.
Topic
3:
Sharing,
Editing,
and
Publishing
September
26th
–
October
14th
Your
Photos
Websites:
Picasa
Web
Albums,
Flickr,
Picnik,
FotoFlexer,
Photobucket,
Facebook,
Animoto,
BeFunky,
Picartia,
and
more.
Techniques:
Cropping,
framing,
sepia,
black
and
white,
special
effects
(many
of
the
sites
listed
above
have
very
different
special
effects)
Topic
4:
Camera
Modes
October
17th
–
October
21st
Tasks/Topics:
Varies
by
camera
model,
but
will
include
some
combination
of
portrait,
macro,
sports,
landscape,
and
more.
Topic
5:
A
History
of
Photography
October
24th
–
October
28th
Tasks/Topics:
The
invention
of
the
camera,
digital
photography,
famous
photographers.
Topic
6:
Photography-­‐related
Careers
October
31st
–
November
4th
Tasks/Topics:
You
will
research
photography
careers,
look
at
real
job
postings,
and
consider
salary
and
working
conditions.
Topic
7:
Camera
Shopping
November
7th
–
November
18th
Tasks/Topics:
You
will
compare
camera
modes,
body
types
(point-­‐and-­‐shoot
vs.
DSLR),
other
features
and
price.
A
component
of
this
section
of
the
course
will
include
cell
phone
cameras.