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ART 148 - Professional Digital Photography

5 Credits


Learn the fundamentals of professional digital photography. This class will focus on portrait and flash photography techniques as well as business principles of professional photography.



Course Note Students must have a camera with manual exposure controls for aperture, shutter speed, ISO.
FeesAD CF

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day
Winter Day
Spring Day

Designed to Serve All students interested in digital photography in an artistic and/or commercial context.
Active Date 20200330T21:14:23

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 24
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
AA

  • Humanities Area II
  • Performance

Transferable Elective Yes
Course Outline
  • Exposure (Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO)
  • Manual Camera Control
  • Composition Techniques and Theory
  • Flash Photography Concepts and Techniques
  • Portrait Photography
  • Photography Business Basics
  • Organizing Photos in Adobe Lightroom
  • Editing Photos in Adobe Lightroom
  • Advanced Photo Editing in Adobe Lightroom



Student Learning Outcomes
Produce images using manual exposure control camera that exhibits evidence of appropriate use of elements of exposure.

Produce images using manual exposure control camera that exhibits evidence of effective use of natural and artificial light.

Communicate effectively using appropriate vocabulary for discussing, evaluating and critiquing photographs.

Execute proper basic digital photography workflow.

Develop appropriate vocabulary for discussing, evaluating and critiquing photographs.

Develop a basic marketing plan for freelance photography work.



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