Course Description
Grades: 9-12 Credits: 10 UC/CSU:☒ Prerequisites: None
Photography is a visual arts class; emphasis is on approaching the world of photography as a means of artistic expression. Students will study the masters of traditional and digital photography and learn to understand and evaluate photography as a creative art form. Through photography and the creative process, students will explore the elements of art, principles of design, composition, analog (wet) and digital photography equipment, digital darkroom techniques, lighting, and a variety of methods, techniques, and processes used in fine art photography. In the second semester, students are introduced to advanced camera and darkroom techniques. The emphasis is on the continued exploration of artistic expression using photographic processes as a means of personal communication. In addition to the technical aspects of image making, students will also be concerned with aesthetic, formal, and conceptual qualities of photographs and how one speaks with them. Students will sue critiques to delve into the “reading” of images, looking at concept and content and explore the basics of visual literacy.
Photography is a visual arts class; emphasis is on approaching the world of photography as a means of artistic expression. Students will study the masters of traditional and digital photography and learn to understand and evaluate photography as a creative art form. Through photography and the creative process, students will explore the elements of art, principles of design, composition, analog (wet) and digital photography equipment, digital darkroom techniques, lighting, and a variety of methods, techniques, and processes used in fine art photography. In the second semester, students are introduced to advanced camera and darkroom techniques. The emphasis is on the continued exploration of artistic expression using photographic processes as a means of personal communication. In addition to the technical aspects of image making, students will also be concerned with aesthetic, formal, and conceptual qualities of photographs and how one speaks with them. Students will sue critiques to delve into the “reading” of images, looking at concept and content and explore the basics of visual literacy.