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AI & Digital Arts · MS elective · 3 credit hours · 16 sessions

Digital Imaging with Emerging Tools

This course moves beyond traditional photo editing to explore the frontier of “Computational Photography.” Students will master emerging AI tools that are redefining the photographic workflow, from neural restoration of damaged images to AI-driven upscaling, noise reduction, and object removal. The curriculum emphasizes the technical mastery of these tools while maintaining the artistic integrity of the original photographic vision.

§ 01 By the end you can
  1. Master AI-driven restoration tools for colorizing and repairing historical images
  2. Utilize neural filters for portrait retouching and skin smoothing without "plastic" effects
  3. Apply generative fill technologies to extend canvas and manipulate composition
  4. Experiment with "NeRFs" (Neural Radiance Fields) and photogrammetry for 3D imaging
  5. Evaluate the ethical standards of photojournalism in an era of undetectable manipulation
§ 02 Sixteen sessions

The whole semester.

  1. 01The Shift from Pixel Editing to Neural Editing
  2. 02AI Denoising & Sharpening (Topaz/Lightroom)
  3. 03Gigapixel Upscaling: Printing Large
  4. 04AI Color Grading & Lut Generation
  5. 05Portraiture: AI Skin & Feature Retouching
  6. 06Restoration: Fixing Tears and Dust
  7. 07Colorization of Black & White Imagery
  8. 08 · MidtermMidterm Examination
  9. 09Generative Fill: Expanding the Frame
  10. 10Sky Replacement & Environmental Control
  11. 11Neural Filters in Photoshop
  12. 12Introduction to Photogrammetry
  13. 13NeRFs: 2D Photos to 3D Scenes
  14. 14HDR & Computational Stacking
  15. 15Style Transfer for Photographers
  16. 16Final Project: The Restored Portfolio

Midterm around session 8. Final project briefed at session 8 or 9 and developed in stages until the juries.

§ 03 Final project

Final Project: The Restored Portfolio

How it’s judged

Recommended reading
  1. The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby (Updated editions)
  2. Computational Photography: Mastering New Techniques for Lenses, Lighting, and Sensors by Rastislav Lukac
  3. Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book (Current Year) by Conrad Chavez
  4. Restoration and Retouching with Photoshop by Katrin Eismann
  5. Post-Truth Imaging (Journal Articles on Deepfakes/Editing)
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