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PHT 189 - Photography III


Last Date of Approval: Spring 2021

3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 30
Total Lab Hours: 30
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0

Course Description:
Technical proficiency with camera functions and composition will be increased as students also develop advanced posing and studio lighting techniques. Students will utilize a broad range of creative photographic techniques involving digital, traditional, and artistic methods. Emphasis is on the understanding, control, and manipulation of lighting and lighting equipment using both additive and subtractive lighting techniques. Students will increase their lighting repertoire by using mixed light, location lighting, and painting with light. This course will also cover the definitions and characteristics of fine art photography. Various fine art photographers are examined with an emphasis in the visual tools they use to create fine art work. Via self- and class critiques, students will evaluate their own work and that of their peers. Participation in the student photography show is required.

Prerequisites: ART 184 - Photography  or PHT 183 - Photography I  
Mode(s) of Instruction: traditional/face-to-face

Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities for this course.

Course Fees: Course Materials: $100.00

Common Course Assessment(s): None

Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
  1. Arrange the techniques of portrait photography, including but not limited to lighting setup, pose, and style.
  2. Appraise an intermediate understanding of the problems, solutions, and aesthetics of architectural, portrait, and still life photography.
  3. Produce individual direction and aesthetic in studio work.
  4. Assemble work effectively through print and web based presence.
  5. Collect techniques and historical perspective to make personal statements.

Course Objectives 

  1. Differentiate the techniques of creating portraiture within a controlled studio environment/and on location to include but not limited to Family Portraiture, Senior Portraits, and Publicity Portraits.
  2. Practice and apply a vocabulary specific to photography.
  3. Operate proper techniques for on and off camera flash photography.
  4. Integrate historical and contemporary issues related to photography through library research and journaling.
  5. Demonstrate personal accountability through active and consistent class participation.
  6. Employ an intermediate understanding of the setup of locationphotography in unique lighting and situational environments. 

 



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