Projects

The projects featured below include some but not all of the projects that were assigned during the 2019-2020 school year. To provide the best experience for students, projects may vary from year to year as the teacher improves/customizes the course.

What cameras do we use?

AHS provides DSLR cameras for students to share! If a student owns their own DSLR camera, they are encouraged to bring it to class! But it is not necessary that a student owns a camera.

Students are asked to use smartphones to complete a few projects. If a student doesn't have access to their own smartphone, they can be provided an alternative easy-to-use camera.

Does this class assign homework?

Homework is extremely rare! Almost all assignments and projects are completed during class at school. During second semester, students are sometimes asked to take some photos off-campus using their personal smartphones.

What do students do during class time?

Step 1: The teacher introduces a new photography skill.

Step 2: Students find photography examples online to get ideas and understand what the new skill looks like.

Step 3: Students are given in-class time to practice taking photos on-campus using the new skill! Sometimes photos are captured outside the room and sometimes the photos are captured inside our "portrait studio".

Step 4: Students move the photo files off the camera and onto their classroom computer. (Each student has their own desktop computer at their desk! The classroom looks like a computer lab.)

Step 5: Students use a photo editing computer program to enhance the photo!

Step 6: Students turn in the photo project for grading.

Step 7: Students print their edited photo using our high-quality color printers on glossy photo paper!

4250 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY A
4251 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY B
(Year) Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior

UC Approved

Digital photography explores the digital photographic process as a method of creative visual communication. It also investigates art principles and the development of technical skills to communicate effectively. This course will cover the use and type of hardware and software necessary to produce digital images. This would include the use of digital cameras, scanners, printers, imaging software, and studio setups. All work is done on computers. The class is project oriented and outcome based. This course is especially valuable for students with an interest in careers in photography, advertising, art, business, journalism and graphic design. This course uses professional photography hardware and software used in the art and business world today.