This introductory class will acquaint students with the computer, digital camera, Photoshop and digital printing from a fine art standpoint. Theoretical lessons and readings will help establish a strong fine art platform from which students will consider how and in what way they can progress and experiment in this area of art making and conceptual thinking. Students will formulate creative solutions for their class projects through the marriage of technical skill, conceptual originality and aesthetic interests. The student will come to understand the digital photographic process as a tool for art making while learning a critical and interdisciplinary framework for evaluating both traditional and digital photography.