Darkroom Photography I
Available to students grade 9-12
Analog Photography I explores key methods and concepts in darkroom photography. You will learn how to control exposure on a 35mm SLR camera, develop film, and make silver gelatin prints in the darkroom. You will complete various creative projects, each intended practice photography as a form of visual communication. Projects include compositional techniques, lighting, and portrait, to name just a few. Students will leave this class with a knowledge of how photography can be used as a form of visual language to communicate ideas and emotions in new ways.
Analog Photography I explores key methods and concepts in darkroom photography. You will learn how to control exposure on a 35mm SLR camera, develop film, and make silver gelatin prints in the darkroom. You will complete various creative projects, each intended practice photography as a form of visual communication. Projects include compositional techniques, lighting, and portrait, to name just a few. Students will leave this class with a knowledge of how photography can be used as a form of visual language to communicate ideas and emotions in new ways.
Digital Photography II
Available to students grade 10-12 after successful completion of Digital Photography 1
If you’re ready to take your photography to the next level, then this course is for you. This course guides students through more advanced picture taking and editing techniques, using both Camera RAW in Adobe Bridge and Photoshop for image correction and image manipulation. In this advanced course, students will more thoroughly explore the use of the camera and computer as tools in the creative process.
A more studio-like setting than Photo I, Photo II projects aspire to express a unique vision with the goal of developing a deeper conceptual complexity in the artworks. Creative printing with art papers and mixed-media is also explored.
If you’re ready to take your photography to the next level, then this course is for you. This course guides students through more advanced picture taking and editing techniques, using both Camera RAW in Adobe Bridge and Photoshop for image correction and image manipulation. In this advanced course, students will more thoroughly explore the use of the camera and computer as tools in the creative process.
A more studio-like setting than Photo I, Photo II projects aspire to express a unique vision with the goal of developing a deeper conceptual complexity in the artworks. Creative printing with art papers and mixed-media is also explored.
Digital Photography III
Available to students in grade 11 & 12 after successful completion go Digital Photography II
Students in Photography III will continue to expand their photography skills through a series of personal projects. They will work on using photography as a form of visual storytelling, creating their own unique voice through their images. Students will also learn the complexities of using a DSLR camera as a creative tool and become more comfortable photographing in manual mode. Photography III projects aspire to express a unique vision with the goal of developing a deeper conceptual complexity in the artworks. Alternative printing processes will also be explored.
Students in Photography III will continue to expand their photography skills through a series of personal projects. They will work on using photography as a form of visual storytelling, creating their own unique voice through their images. Students will also learn the complexities of using a DSLR camera as a creative tool and become more comfortable photographing in manual mode. Photography III projects aspire to express a unique vision with the goal of developing a deeper conceptual complexity in the artworks. Alternative printing processes will also be explored.