Photography
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The photography program has up to date facilities and curriculum designed to provide students who wish to study commercial or fine art photography with the skills to move on to four year college or university or to pursue and independent career in photography. The faculty of divided between those with a background in the fine arts and those with a background in commercial photography.
Courses
PHOTOGRAPHY G125 - 1 Unit
Know Your Camera
(Formerly known as: Photo 125)
This is a non-lab course for students who want to develop their visual skills. Through
an aesthetic approach, students will acquire the technical and visual means to express
ideas photographically. Film and processing expenses for class assignments are the
responsibility of the student. Lecture. Optional pass/no pass or grade. An eight-week
course. Transferable to CSU.
PHOTOGRAPHY G150 - 3 Units
Fundamentals of Photography
(Formerly known as: Photo 150)
A basic course to familiarize students with the fundamentals of photography. The
students will study cameras and related accessory systems. Picture taking techniques,
darkroom techniques, and the elements of design. Students must provide an adjustable
camera. Lecture & lab. Optional pass/no pass or grade. Transferable to CSU; UC.
(CAN ART 18)
PHOTOGRAPHY G151 - 3 Units
Color Photography: Positive Materials
(Formerly known as: Photo 151AB)
Advisories: Photography G150
A basic course to introduce students to fundamentals of color photography. Students
will become familiar with color theory, subtractive and additive color processes and
printing techniques used with both film and digital. This course may be taken 2 times.
Lecture & lab. Optional pass/no pass or grade. Transferable to CSU.
PHOTOGRAPHY G154 - 3 Units
The Creative Photographer
(Formerly known as: Photo 154AB)
Advisories: Photography G150
An intermediate course to refine one's skills in black and white photography both
through chemical and/or digital printing. The emphasis will be on producing exhibition
quality prints ready for commercial portfolios and/or gallery showings. This course
may be taken 2 times. Lecture & lab. Optional pass/no pass or grade. Transferable to
CSU; UC.
PHOTOGRAPHY G155 - 3 Units
Creative Darkroom
(Formerly known as: Photo 155AB)
Advisories: Photography G150
An advanced course with emphasis on alternative photographic processes including
avante garde as well as historical techniques. Students must provide an adjustable film
or digital camera. This course may be taken 2 times. Lecture & lab. Optional pass/no
pass or grade. Transferable to CSU.
PHOTOGRAPHY G157 - 3 Units
Documentary Photography
(Formerly known as: Photo 157AB)
Advisories: Photography G150
This advanced course is for students wanting to learn photographic techniques that
will enable them to transform everyday life into images of visual and emotional power.
Insight will be gained by viewing a history of street photographers, the work of professional
photojournalists, related films, and class discussions. No story writing involved.
Students must provide an adjustable film or digital camera. This course may be taken 2
times Lecture & lab. Letter grade only. Transferable to CSU.
PHOTOGRAPHY G158 - 3 Units
History of Photography: An Exploration From the Lab
(Formerly known as: Photo 158)
Advisories: Photography G150
In this course, students will explore the history of photography with emphasis on the
technical innovations, limitations, and inspiration that helped determine the direction
and perception of the photographic image. Through slide lectures and lab based assignments, students will gain skills to recognize specific aesthetic movements, analyze
photographs for their historical and conceptual significance, and have a clear understanding
of photography’s shift from a utilitarian instrument to a fine arts/commercial
tool. Lecture & lab. Optional pass/no pass or grade. Transferable to CSU; UC.
PHOTOGRAPHY G159 - 3 Units
Color Photography, Advanced
(Formerly known as: Photo 159AB)
Advisories: Photography G151
An advanced course designed to refine color printing skills. The course will include
demonstrations and intensive laboratory sessions and will concentrate on producing
color photographs from film or digital images using professional ink jet printers.
This course may be taken 2 times. Lecture & lab. Optional pass/no pass or grade.
Transferable to CSU.
PHOTOGRAPHY G160 - 3 Units
Special Problems in Photography
(Formerly known as: Photo 160AB)
Advisories: Photography G150
This course is designed to allow the advanced student the opportunity to concentrate
on a semester long project in a specialized photographic area. Student must provide
an adjustable film or digital camera. This course may be taken 2 times. Lecture & lab.
Optional pass/no pass or grade. Transferable to CSU.
PHOTOGRAPHY G165 - 3 Units
Portraiture
(Formerly known as: Photo 165AB)
Advisories: Photography G150
This class encompasses commercial and autistic approaches to portraiture. The student
utilizes the studio lighting techniques encountered in photographing the human figure
and commercial portraits. These two problems will be approached historically and aesthetically. Students must proved an adjustable film or digital camera. This course may
be taken 2 times. Lecture & lab. Optional pass/no pass or grade. Transferable to CSU.
PHOTOGRAPHY G190 - 3 Units
Photography Fundamentals and Digital Imaging
(Formerly known as: PHOTO 150-1 & PHOTO190)
(Same as: Digital Arts G190)
This is a basic course to familiarize students with the fundamentals of photography
and digital imaging. Students will gain practical experience relating to cameras, film,
exposure, light, content, color, composition and presentation. This course introduces
the basics of digital imaging including scanning, printing and image editing with Adobe
Photoshop. Students must provice an adjustable film and digital camera. Lecture & lab.
Optional pass/no pass or grade. Transferable to CSU; UC.
PHOTOGRAPHY G191 - 3 Units
Digital Photography, Intermediate
(Formerly known as: Photo 152 & Photo 191 Digital Da)
(Same as: Digital Arts G191)
Advisories: Photography G150, Photography G190 or Digital Arts G190
This is an intermediate photography course providing in-depth instruction in scanning,
printing and using digital imaging software to create a master digital image. Students
gain practical experience with digital techniques that support their creative exploration
of commercial or fine art photography. Lecture & lab. Optional pass/no pass or grade.
Transferable to CSU.
Facilities
The photography area has a fully equipped chemical darkroom with twenty-four work stations. A dry workroom area is set aside for loading and processing film as well as mounting prints. There are twelve computers located in this are for high end digital printing and color management. There is also a separate classroom for lectures and critiques. The lab is surrounded display areas for student work and exhibitions. The digital arts lab is located in the same building and has three classrooms with 28 computers in each classroom and serves the digital photography classes.