DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY 1

Course number: 6065

Level 5.0

6 periods – 1 credit

Grade: 10, 11 &12

Prerequisite: none

This photography course teaches students how to take successful and meaningful photographs. This course uses a digital darkroom (i.e. computers) instead of the traditional wet-darkroom. Students learn Adobe Photoshop to edit and print images. Acceptable cameras include a digital single-lens reflex camera (dSLR), 35mm film single-lens reflex (SLR), or a recent model smartphone with a built-in, high-end camera. Students study lighting and the elements of art and principles of design as they develop their technical and compositional skills. Students study historical and contemporary photography using the process of art criticism.

Requirements:

- A digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera with an in-lens light meter and manual control of aperture, shutter speed, and focus is highly recommended. A 35mm film SLR camera or a recent model smartphone with a built-in, high-end camera may also be used.

- Students are required to purchase film and pay for film processing unless shooting digitally. We have scanners that may be used to scan film, but this will require extra time beyond the typical class period.