Course Description

Instructor: David Goldsmith, PhD, Emory University Emeritus Professor of Chemistry

Wither photography? Is it an art, or is it just the product of a machine? From its origins in early19th century photography, the capture of an image by a chemical/optical process has been the subject of intense debate: art or not art. Today, though the means of making these images has changed, the argument continues. In this course, we’ll trace the development of photography from the “fixing� of images by Daguerre in France and Fox Talbot in England in the early 19th century to today’s digital capture and display. We’ll see who made the photographs, how they did it, and what did they photograph. The class is encouraged to show and discuss some of their own image making.

David has engaged with photography since childhood and has taught Photoshop with Adobe Expert Certification.