PHOTOGRAPHY (PHOT)

PHOT 009 Photography Lab
Unit(s): 0.5 Class Hours: 27.0 Lab total.
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in another photography course.
Sign-in/out supervised laboratory. Work on assignments from other photography courses or on independent projects. Completion of new and more advanced assignments each semester. Accumulation of 24 hours earns 0.5 unit. Requires concurrent enrollment in a photography course.

PHOT 150 History of Photography
Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 54.0 Lecture total.
A survey of the history, aesthetics, and technical evolution of photography including an in-depth view of artistic styles and individual photographers’ contributions from the 19th century to the present. CSU/UC

PHOT 180 Beginning Photography
Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 36.0 Lecture, 54.0 Lab total.
This course provides students with an introduction to visual concepts, basic image capture, and camera functions with digital cameras. Software basics for photographic imaging and digital printing. CSU/UC

PHOT 185A Landscape Photography
Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 36.0 Lecture, 54.0 Lab total.
Prerequisite: PHOT 180 with a minimum grade of C.
This course concentrates on producing images under available light conditions found in natural and man-made environments. Topics include creating awareness of light and its function along with learning techniques for exposing under many different lighting conditions. CSU

PHOT 185B Landscape Photography
Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 36.0 Lecture, 54.0 Lab total. Prerequisite: PHOT 185A with a minimum grade of C. Continued instruction in cityscape, seascape, and landscape photography with special attention given to documentary, pictorial, and metaphorical styles. A DSLR camera required. CSU

PHOT 194 Digital Workflow Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 36.0 Lecture, 54.0 Lab total. Prerequisite: PHOT 180 with a minimum grade of C. This class will provide a foundation for capturing and processing RAW digital photo files with high end digital imaging hardware and software. Emphasis on creating organization of files for client needs. CSU

PHOT 196 Commercial Photography
Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 36.0 Lecture, 54.0 Lab total. Prerequisite: PHOT 180 with a minimum grade of C.
This course instructs the student with lighting and studio techniques as commonly used in professional photographic applications. The emphasis will be on light and the use of lighting equipment in both studio and location situations. CSU

PHOT 197 Intermediate Commercial Photography
Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 36.0 Lecture, 54.0 Lab total. Prerequisite: PHOT 196 with a minimum grade of C. Intermediate techniques in commercial photography using available and studio lighting. Further studies in the commercial subject areas of portrait/wedding, architecture, table top/product illustration, stock photography and photojournalism. CSU

PHOT 291 Wedding and Quinceañera Photography Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 36.0 Lecture, 54.0 Lab total. Prerequisite: PHOT 180 with a minimum grade of C. Instruction in fundamental concepts, equipment demands, and photographic techniques used by contemporary wedding/ quinceañera photographers. CSU

PHOT 292 Portrait Photography
Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 36.0 Lecture, 54.0 Lab total. Prerequisite: PHOT 180 with a minimum grade of C.
In this course the student will learn portrait styles and techniques using both natural, and artificial lighting in the studio and on location. CSU

PHOT 294 Color Photographic Expression
Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 36.0 Lecture, 54.0 Lab total.
Prerequisite: PHOT 180 with a minimum grade of C. Introduction to the theory and practice of color in Fine Art Photography. Printing color photographs as a fine art medium. Course includes lectures, interpretive (field) assignments, laboratory work, research of well- known photographers using color in fine art photography and critiques. Camera required. CSU.