ART 147 - Introduction to Digital Photography

5 Credits

This class will emphasis the steps to create beautiful and interesting photos. Students will learn the fundamentals of exposure and composition, as well as the digital photography workflow using Adobe Lightroom.

Course Note Previously PRINT 148.
FeesAD CF

Quarters Typically Offered
Summer Day
Fall Day, Evening
Winter Day, Evening
Spring Day, Evening

Designed to Serve Students interested in artistic and commercial uses of digital photography. VICOM and Multimedia students
Active Date 20200330T21:14:22

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

Humanities Area II
Performance

Course Outline

Exposure (Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO)
White Balance, Exposure Compensation, Image File Formats
Camera Types and Properties of Each
Properties of Light
Composition
Organizing Photos in Adobe Lightroom
Editing Photos in Adobe Lightroom
Photo Critiques
Artificial Light, Light Modifiers
Resolution

Student Learning Outcomes
Produce images that exhibit evidence of appropriate elements of exposure.

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

Execute proper basic digital photography workflow.

Produce images that exhibit of the properties of light.

Produce images that exhibit appropriate use of compositional elements