ART 148 - Portrait 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 may use their own camera with manual exposure controls or check out equipment based on availability.
FeesPhoto/Video Fee Academic Technology Fee

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 20240322T08:19:04

Grading Basis 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.