Digital Photography

Photography 1

Course Description:

This class explores both the technical and the artistic side of digital photography. Students will learn how to maintain and operate a digital single lens reflex camera and do basic digital imaging processing by using Photoshop CS2 Software. Class time will include: lessons, demonstrations, group, and individual critiques. Class fieldwork and individual assignments outside of class are both required for this course. This course is designed for responsible and motivated students who have a desire to see and create better photographic images. Cameras will be loaned to those students who, along with their parents, have signed and agreed to the provisions stated in the “Camera Loan Agreement Form.” All other students must have their own digital camera to participate in this course. A notebook and three-ringed binder are both required for this class. This course may fulfill an elective for Art or Technology. See your guidance counselor for details.

Credits: 1/2

College Credit: No

Pre-Requisite: None

Photography 2

Course Description:

This class will build on the fundamental skills that students mastered in Photography I. Along with the emphasis on photographic design and composition, students will learn and focus upon “tuning up” their images for presentation by utilizing Photoshop CS2 software. The varied and numerous assignments for this class will challenge students both artistically and scholastically. This course may fulfill an elective for Art or Technology. See your guidance counselor for details.