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Rationale:
The saying “a picture is worth a 1000 words” has been heard and experienced by must of us. We live in a world full of printed and digital images. What is so fascinating about this is that an endless amount of images are out there, waiting to be frozen. Therefore digital and analog photography and audio-visual making are thus two powerful and limitless tools to convey ideas, meanings, feelings and worldviews.

Objectives:
To develop our photographic “eye” in day-to-day situations.
To train our technical and aesthetic skills needed for visual communication.
To use photography and audio-visual making as a medium of self-expression.

Content:
Introduction to photography and audio-visual making. The basic technical and subjective elements. Creation of black and white collective exhibitions. Creation of individual as well as collective audio-visuals using digital format.

Method:
Theory given along with experiential methods and then individually as well as in groups, practice, practice and more practice.

The Photographic Imaging curriculum provides special emphasis in several professional areas. Classroom lecture and laboratory assignments lead to the development of technical and aesthetic skills and knowledge preparing students to qualify for jobs in Photographic Imaging and related occupations. Students completing the Photographic Imaging program will be prepared to work as photographers, studio assistants, and imaging lab technicians. Extensive darkroom, studio and imaging lab work is required, using both silver-based and digital technologies in both black and white and color.

Location or studio assignments are required in all courses. Professional practices and production are emphasized, and students are encouraged to develop artistic appreciation and imagination in their work. Upper level courses emphasize working with advanced techniques and portfolio preparation. See also Art Photography Option (within the Art curriculum).

Policy Regarding Student Work:
The Department reserves the right to retain all student work submitted for grading for educational use or exhibition, or to select an example or samples for its permanent collection.

Costs:
Students are required to supply, at their own expense, an approved professional quality 35mm SLR camera ($150-$500), film, paper, digital storage media, textbooks and other supplies. Approximate supply costs appear after each course description. In addition, students in large format courses are required to have an incident/reflected light meter ($200-$400).

Program Entry Requirements:
This program is open to interested students, assuming space is available. However, new students are normally required to take the College’s placement tests at their time of entry.

Students who are identified as needing developmental course work must satisfactorily complete the appropriate English and mathematics courses as a part of their degree program.

Requirements For Graduation:
To qualify for the Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in Photographic Imaging, a student must complete at least 63 credit hours and attain a grade point average of 2.0 (“C” average).

About the course

Students learn a wide range of photographic skills and practices from fine art to commercial. Photo-techniques from analogue to the latest digital imaging are covered.

Graduates of this course will have a well-developed aesthetic sense, strong visual problem solving skills and be technically well equipped to produce innovative, exciting and questioning photo-based work.
Where it will take you

Graduates may work professionally as photographers in areas such as:
commercial, advertising, corporate and industrial either for professional studios or freelance
fine art exhibition and installation
media outlets such as magazines and newspapers either on a freelance or editorial basis
galleries, museums and government
Course components

The course consists of a core of eight studio-based subjects in the first two years, and two large studio-based subjects in the third year. These are supported by a contextual theory component of six subjects, and a minor elective sequence of five subjects. In the minor electives, students can elect subjects from other courses in the School of Visual & Performing Arts, such as Graphic Design, Multimedia, Animation and Visual Effects, Television Production, Acting for Stage and Screen, Design For Theatre and Television, and Jewellery.

The emphasis in the first year is on the acquisition of technical and aesthetic skills for the production of photographic works via both digital and analogue mediums. These skills are underpinned by contextual studies in photo-history, design theory and cultural studies.

In the second year the course concentrates on exploring, extending and building upon technical and conceptual skills gained in the first year. Emphasis is placed on students producing creative works of a high standard. Topics such as advanced digital photography, studio formats and lighting, imaging theories and techniques including critical analysis and interpretation of photographic imagery are introduced at this level.

In the third year students identify and investigate areas of photographic practice of particlar relevance to their career aspirations. These studies are linked and supported by a research seminar program.
The latest facilities

To make sure you are experienced using the equipment and techniques found in the workplace, our facilities include:
digital photograpy facilities
digital imaging labs
analogue darkrooms
lighting studios
public gallery space
Hands-on experience

Students work collaboratively or individually on a range of photographic projects which may culminate in the production of a book, a CD-ROM or DVD, and a public exhibition of the work.
Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points (normally 22 subjects).

Students learn a wide range of photographic skills and practices from fine art to commercial. Photo-techniques from analogue to the latest digital imaging are covered.

Graduates of this course will have a well-developed aesthetic sense, strong visual problem solving skills and be technically well equipped to produce innovative, exciting and questioning photo-based work.
Where it will take you

Graduates may work professionally as photographers in areas such as:
commercial, advertising, corporate and industrial either for professional studios or freelance
fine art exhibition and installation
media outlets such as magazines and newspapers either on a freelance or editorial basis
galleries, museums and government
Course components

The course consists of a core of eight studio-based subjects in the first two years, and two large studio-based subjects in the third year. These are supported by a contextual theory component of six subjects, and a minor elective sequence of five subjects. In the minor electives, students can elect subjects from other courses in the School of Visual & Performing Arts, such as Graphic Design, Multimedia, Animation and Visual Effects, Television Production, Acting for Stage and Screen, Design For Theatre and Television, and Jewellery.

The emphasis in the first year is on the acquisition of technical and aesthetic skills for the production of photographic works via both digital and analogue mediums. These skills are underpinned by contextual studies in photo-history, design theory and cultural studies.

In the second year the course concentrates on exploring, extending and building upon technical and conceptual skills gained in the first year. Emphasis is placed on students producing creative works of a high standard. Topics such as advanced digital photography, studio formats and lighting, imaging theories and techniques including critical analysis and interpretation of photographic imagery are introduced at this level.

In the third year students identify and investigate areas of photographic practice of particlar relevance to their career aspirations. These studies are linked and supported by a research seminar program.
The latest facilities

To make sure you are experienced using the equipment and techniques found in the workplace, our facilities include:
digital photograpy facilities
digital imaging labs
analogue darkrooms
lighting studios
public gallery space
Hands-on experience

Students work collaboratively or individually on a range of photographic projects which may culminate in the production of a book, a CD-ROM or DVD, and a public exhibition of the work.
Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points (normally 22 subjects).