Photography Imaging Degree at Art Center College Of Design
In the increasingly global marketplace for ideas, photography surpasses other forms of communication due to its immediacy and ability to cross language and cultural barriers. At the same time, the revolutionary shift to digital technology has given photographers astounding new image-making capabilities as well as added responsibilities. Art Center’s Photography and Imaging Department addresses these new realities and invites students to acquire the skills and creative fluency needed to achieve their vision.
While emerging technologies have profoundly influenced the way artists capture, enhance, display and distribute their work, photographers must still address age-old issues of originality and authorship, meaning and style. Students will be challenged to think innovatively about the form and content of their work to create culturally resonant visual documents, not just well-crafted representations.
Our state-of-the-art traditional and digital facilities support a wide variety of photographic processes. Conceptual and studio classes are supplemented with instruction in technology, fine art, history and advertising as well as courses in business planning, branding, marketing and professional practice. Throughout the course of study, students collaborate with colleagues in Art Center’s Advertising, Fine Art and various design departments through Transdiscipinary Studios and Sponsored Projects with commercial and humanitarian goals. These experiences give students a working understanding of the role of photography in a variety of commercial and social contexts. Graduating majors will have built a substantive body of work that is innovative, definitive and uniquely their own, along with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the professional arena.