51-229 Digital Imaging

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

The objective of this course is to provide students with a practical, technical and theoretical foundation in digital imaging. The primary software for this course is Adobe Photoshop, with which students will explore construction, combination, manipulation, input, and output of image as a means of narrative creation. Through project critique and other discussion, we will also consider the aesthetic and political implications of the emergence of this and other new electronic imaging technologies.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Fall 2026, Fall 2025

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