SU26 Tuesday Introduction to Digital Photography

Day/Time: 8 Tuesdays starting June 16, 5:30–8:00 pm

Location: W20 Art Studios, W20-429

Instructor: Jacob Geiger

Color photograph of different types of photography and computing equipment arranged in a still life manner. The image is dark, almost to the point of the items being abstracted and obscured.
Office During Stay-at-Home Order 2020. Credit: Jacob Geiger.

Learn how to make and process photographs with a digital camera. This course covers camera controls, exposure fundamentals, digital workflows with Adobe Photoshop, color correction, and inkjet printing. Students will also participate with the instructor in critique, giving and receiving feedback to sharpen their technical skills and conceptual strategies.

Full-frame digital mirrorless cameras for check-out for this course. Students are also permitted to use their own mirrorless or DSLR camera if desired, but owning a digital camera is not a requirement of the course. Students who choose to use their own camera should have a model that offers a fully manual (aperture/shutter speed/ISO) exposure mode.

Materials: Materials will be discussed on the first day of class and are not required until the third class. Students are required to provide their own paper for printing and should purchase: 50 sheets of 8.5×11″ Canon Luster Pro Photo Paper and an 8.5″x11″x1″ proof box to store prints.

*Materials fee offsets the cost of printer ink and other shared consumables. 

Tuition and Fees: MIT Undergraduate & Graduate Students $130 | MIT Faculty, Staff, & Other Affiliates $250 | Materials Fee: $35

  •  June 16, 2026 - August 4, 2026
     5:30 pm - 8:00 pm