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The students who were the pioneers of this course and the material presented, contributed their own thoughts and opinions. Read through the follwoing questions and the answers from the very students that participated in this new course. They can provide input that can't be generated by any other source. |
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What made you sign up for this course? |
"I signed up for this course to help better understand my surroundings by the images I was taking. It will also allow me to better my senior seminar final as I chose to do photography and fine art printing." - Ashley W. "Many schools have a class devoted to printing out artwork you have created on the computer or printing out just plain old pictures. This class offers much more insight that not only can help you produce a great piece but could also give you the edge over other competitors when you are looking for a job. There is much more to art then designing it on a computer. The printing part of it is HUGE aspect that many schools neglect to dive into."- Brian P. "I had recently bought a DSLR camera and had been experimenting with photography when Professor Whiteley had mentioned the new class he was going to teach." - Lauren C. "I signed up for this course to further my knowledge on fine art printing and digital photography in the art world." - Roderick H. "I wanted to learn the professional way to showcase you digital artwork and how using better printers and papers can help your art work in so many ways." - Samantha W. "Daily as I am walking or driving my eye will pick up on things that just need to be photographed and documented for others to see. This class provided a way to continue to train my eye and develop the way that I look at the world." - Sarah B. |
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How did you benefit from taking this course? |
"By gaining practical knowledge of print workflow and additional knowledge in photo editing workflow." - Allison B. "The printing part of it is HUGE aspect that many schools neglect to dive into. This class helps demonstrate different techniques for printing which is a valuable source for a digital age." - Brian P. "Getting an experience in Digital Fine Art printing is crucial to understanding how to make good print productions in galleries and design studios. Knowing this information will give us an edge that we can print the highest quality prints." - Chris M. "I am benefiting many ways from this course. I've grown personally as a photographer and have developed a unique style; I've learned about processing RAW images and the software involved; I've learned about the technicalities of the printing process ( paper, inks, printers, profiles, etc.) ." - Lauren C. "I am learning a lot about high quality photography and the printing processes that go along with it." - Montrell F. "I will benefit from this course by being able to present my artwork in the future in a more mature manner and a more professional way." - Samantha W. "This course is preparing me for when I have my own studio. It is also giving me options to possibly do in-house printing instead of shipping out to other company." - Sarah B. |
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What was your favorite part of this course? |
"I think I’d have to say getting out and taking photographs and being able to see the shot that you really found interesting turn out just as you expected it to." - Ashley W. "Printing the work is very exciting. Once you have the paper and the picture you really have no idea exactly how it is going to turn out until it prints. Then once you print it feels outstanding to see your work be on paper." - Brian P. "Printing an image you’ve spent hours of work on to see it come out to a perfect print. That is the best experience you could have!" - Chris M. "Although I enjoy processing, my favorite part is seeing the print fresh out of the printer." - Lauren C. "The dynamic features it has where it alows us to do "in-class" work but also being able to expand to out of the classroom." - Montrell F. "It teaches you that there is a difference between a photographer that has not had training and one that has mastered their craft. Anyone can pick up a camera and shoot an image. It is an artist that can develop that image until it is printed in a way that is gallery worthy." - Sarah B. |
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What were the most important skills you learned from this course? |
"Color editing in Adobe Bridge rather than Photoshop. Its much more efficient." - Allison B. "How to properly use Camera Raw from Photoshop, as this can drastically change what your image looks like and benefit your print." - Ashley W. "The most important skills I learned were printing procedures and how to edit files in the raw processor. This was the most valuable skill I took away because it can be applied to some many other types of digital images." - Chris M. "How to clean an image up and testing papers to find which one will print the image best." - Montrell F. "To take my time and really focus on the composition." - Roderick H. |
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How will preparing your work for an exhibition benefit you? |
"By knowing how to prepare the images, it makes them look professional that in itself allows for preparation and readiness of showing work to future employers." - Ashley W. "In order for you to be able to have your work prepared for the exhibition you need to go through a process. The same idea can be said about working. Where ever you go there is most likely a series of steps you need to do to accomplish whatever task is assigned to you." - Brian P. "It showed me a professional way of preparing my work and this will reflect how I present my work in the future and to other professionals in the industry." - Chris M. "Just knowing the pre steps will prepare me, because it shows that you just dont get a final product without putting in countless hours of work before." - Montrell F. "Presentation is always everything. No matter what you are preparing to present, it has to look good and be the star of the show. Preparing work for an exhibit is exactly this, people are going to view it and critique, and if they don’t like the presentation they will say something and it could possibly change their opinion of the image itself." - Sarah B. |
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Do you believe that having the opportunity to go on field trips benefits you? |
"Provides the opportunity to leave Ship campus and desaturates the number of local images" - Allison B. "I feel that being able to explore other locations helps not only to broaden your horizons but to change your perspective on the way you can take a photograph or see an image. " - Ashley W. " Yes, it gets you away from the everyday subjects for imagery and puts you in a different mindset for looking at things differently." - Chris M. "Going on shoots together allowed me to see others' strategies and tactics for gathering content." - Lauren C. "Yes, because it allowed me to go to places ive never been, as well as do things id never done." - Montrell F. "Yes greatly, I believe more is taught outside of the classroom." - Roderick H. |
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How did this course help prepare you for the future? |
"What kind of paper and knowing how to have patience when printing. By taking this course, printing on my own later will come a lot easier by knowing what resources to use. " - Ashley W. "...this class offers much more insight that not only can help you produce a great piece but could also give you the edge over other competitors when you are looking for a job." - Brian P. "Having a background with working with printing, as well as the software involved, will be beneficial to landing a job in the graphic design field- not to mention having my work exhibited in the Kauffman Gallery." - Lauren C. "It will prepare me for the design printing experience needed to succeed in today’s working environment. " - Roderick H. "This course will help me prepare for the future because I want to be a graphic designer and understanding that presentation is everything will help me surpass other applicants for certain jobs." - Samantha W. "It is developing my skills to possibly do in-house printing in my own studio instead of branching out. Also it is teaching me that maybe only doing family, senior and wedding pictures are not the only options for my fine art future." - Sarah B. |
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The types of cameras students used: |
Canon Rebel T3i EOS Canon 7D Canon Rebel T2I Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 Nikon D 3000 Nikon d5100 Pentax K100D Super Olympus pen epm1 |
About the Student's Angle
Dive further into the world of Digital Fine Art Design Printing |
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