PHT 299 - Photography Portfolio Development
Last Date of Approval: Spring 2021
1 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 15
Total Lab Hours: 0
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0
Course Description:
Students will build a resume and prepare a professional photography portfolio that can be presented to potential clients. Students will learn to assess and select photographs for the portfolio that best represent their technique, skills, range, and area of expertise. They will professionally present their work both digitally and non-digitally. Internet and app-based portfolio tools will also be explored. This course helps students build confidence in their visual communication skills while also enabling them to think critically, consider the viewpoints of others, and effectively express themselves, all of which will benefit them in the classroom, in life, and in the workforce.
Prerequisites: ART 184 - Photography or PHT 183 - Photography I
Mode(s) of Instruction: traditional/face-to-face and/or virtual
Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities for this course.
Course Fees: None
Common Course Assessment(s): None
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
- Develop knowledge of principles of aesthetics and visual communication and integrate these principles creatively in still and motion based images and in new media storytelling.
- Establish a thorough and adaptable knowledge of software used in digital imaging and new media storytelling.
- Construct a complete digital imaging workflow that includes capture, post processing, ethical considerations of digital techniques based on genre and asset management techniques from image capture to image archive.
- Demonstrate thorough knowledge and application of DSLR and analog camera techniques for capture of both still, time, and video based imagery while applying effective lighting techniques in natural, artificial, and mixed lighting in a variety of photographic areas including product, still life, and portraiture.
- Compute an understanding of professional practices, communications, organizations, and career opportunities in the files of professional photography. This will be demonstrated by creating a professional body of work and appropriate support material such as website and marketing materials, to showcase personal vision and technical skills.
Course Objectives
1. Design and build a professional online and print portfolio which will demonstrate knowledge of and employ a variety of presentation techniques to display works.
2. Produce professional quality work that demonstrates unique creative application.
3. Create a personal brand that serves as an overarching theme across portfolio materials (Resume, Cover Letter, Portfolio, etc.)
4. Identify current events, skills, attitudes, and behaviors pertinent to the industry and relevant to the professional development and career placement of the student.
5. Evaluate sample resumes and develop a resume according to suggested guidelines.
6. Develop verbal and interpersonal skills to enhance professionalism and marketability.
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