The Photographic Journey
Instructor: Claudia Smigrod

Our lives are layered with information that informs our creative voice. Using digital photography as our medium and the Amalfi Coast our source, we will explore and document our Italian experience through the magic of photography.

To live in Italy is to exist in the moment. Each cast of light forms deep within us creating visual memories. These visions leave us forever changed. The camera preserves these experiences. The images will serve as evidence of our time spent together amongst the beauty of the Italian landscape.

Working digitally, participants will create visual sketchbooks, or journals of our travels as we embrace the architecture and landscape of Italy. Daily critiques will serve as venues to gain insight into the photographic process. The principles of photography and camera controls will be stressed, along with composition and content.

Each student must bring a digital camera. We will work with the manual settings to gain complete control of the photographic process. Students are encouraged to bring journals and sketchbooks.

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