Professor Ryan Flathau
Art 225 Landscape Photography Catalog Description: 2 CR
Prerequisite: Art 222. A six – to eight-week photographic experience built around an extended field trip. Six one-hour lectures prior to the trip will deal specifically with the techniques of landscape photography. Participants will be able to use the campus photographic library and laboratory to print and develop their work. This class may be combined with another course. Such as PEC 122. (14-18-32)
Section Notes:
Weeklong fieldtrip from June 1st - 8th will travel and camp along the coast of Maine! Class will
culminate with an exhibition of student artwork in the Davidson Gallery. Supplies or additional fees may
be required. A supply list will be distributed during the first class.
WEEK 1 - 1st class
May 21st, 6 – 9pm D-105
Meet and discuss course specifics
Camping – distribute list of materials (remember Black flies!); due next class – bring everything
you plan on taking with you: camping materials, warm clothes, photography equipment, everything!!
Buddy system, share tents & equipment?
Traveling – distribute maps and itinerary
Safety – what does it mean to travel safe? Emergency: contact numbers, insurance cards, medications
Landscape photography - slide presentation
WEEK 2 - 2nd class
May 28th, 6 – 9pm D-105
Camping – bring everything you plan on taking with you –– review materials
Safety/Traveling – updates, state & federal park safety
Landscape photography –Maine topography
WEEK 3 - Fieldtrip
June 1 – June 8th SEE TRAVEL ITINERARY HANDOUT
WEEK 4 - 3nd class
June 11th, 6 – 9pm D-105
Open lab time – edit/process artwork from trip
WEEK 5 - 4nd class
June 18th, 6 – 9pm D-105
All images shot must be processed & proofed!
Individual meetings/Supervised lab time – edit/create artwork from trip
WEEK 6 - 5th class
June 25th, 6 – 9pm D-105
Critique - Work in progress; class edits work together
WEEK 7 - 6th class
July 2nd, 6 – 9pm D-105
Supervised lab/Individual meetings – prepare work for exhibition
WEEK 8 - 7th class
July 9nd, 6 – 9pm D-105
Final critique, print trade & reception, drop off work for exhibition in Davidson gallery.
WEEK 3 – ART 225 Landscape Photography Fieldtrip, June 1 – June 8th
Day 1 – Sunday June 1st
• Bus leaves KCC at 6:00am from Davidson parking lot. DO NOT BE LATE – you will be left behind!
• Travel all day –– Battle Creek to Herkimer, NY. (home of Herkimer Diamond Mine!) (10:20 hours 636 miles)
• Camp at KOA Campground; Herkimer, NY. Phone: 1 800 563 0897
Day 2 – Monday June 2nd
• Leave campground at 7:00am
• Travel from Herkimer, NY to Phippsburg, ME (6:45 hours 427 miles)
• Visit Delorme’s Eartha; The World’s Largest Globe– Yarmouth, ME. Phone: 1 800 642 0970
• Tour Desert of Maine (yes, a real desert!) Phone: 1 207 865 6962
• Camp at Hermit Island Campground – Phippsburg, Small Point, ME. Phone: 1 207 865 6962
Day 3 – Tuesday June 3rd
• Leave campsite at 9:00am
• Visit Cape Elizabeth, Maine; Head Lamp Park
• Tour Portland Museum of Art, Salt Gallery, & downtown Portland, Maine Phone: 1 207 775 6148
• Visit LL Bean Store and downtown Freeport, Maine; have dinner & enjoy Maine culture
• Camp at Hermit Island Campground – Phippsburg, Small Point, ME Phone: 1 207 865 6962
Day 4 – Wednesday June 4th
• Leave campsite at 8:00am
• Visit downtown Boothbay Harbor, Maine
o Cap’n Fish’s Whale Watch Boat Tour at 11:30am Phone: 1 207 633 3244
• Tour Pemaquid Point Lighthouse tour 3:00pm Phone: 1 207 563 2739
• Visit downtown Bath, Maine: Dinner & enjoy Maine culture
• Camp at Hermit Island Campground – Phippsburg, Small Point, ME. Phone: 1 207 865 6962
Day 5 – Thursday June 5th
• Leave campground at 8:00am
• Visit Downtown Rockport, Maine
o Tour Maine Photographic Workshops Phone: 1 207 236 7034 x355
• Travel to Bucksport, Maine:
o Tour Fort Knox & Penobscot Narrows Bridge Phone: 1 207 469 6818
• Camp at Acadia National Park Phone: 1 207 288 3338
Day 6 – Friday June 6th
• Leave campsite at 4:00am
o Sunrise on Cadillac Mountain
• Explore Acadia National Park
• Visit Bar Harbor, Maine, downtown: Dinner
• Camp at Acadia National Park Phone: 1 207 288 3338
Day 7 – Saturday June 7th
• Leave campground at 7:00am
• Travel all day –– Bar Harbor, ME. to Herkimer, NY. (8:45 hours 523 miles)
• Camp at KOA Campground, Herkimer, NY. Phone: 1 800 563 0897
Day 8 – Sunday June 8th
• Leave campground at 7:00 am
• Travel all day –– Herkimer, NY. to Battle Creek, MI. (9:30 hours 597 miles)
• Arrive at KCC Davidson parking lot early evening
