Photography - Certificate of Competency (PHOT)

The Photography Certificate of Competency is designed to give students the knowledge to handle the science, craft and artistic merit of photography. The courses offered in this program provide a platform to bridge the technological gap between traditional and rapidly changing digital methods. Students will be exposed to a variety of tools and techniques that employ the use of photographic films, paper, chemicals, and computer applications in photography.

Upon successful completion of these courses, a student should be able to:

• Prepare and use toners safely.
• Calculate, process and print exposures correctly.
• Integrate knowledge of conventional analog into digital photography techniques.
• Pre-visualize subject matter for black & white photographs & determine film speed.
• Apply large format camera work to studio subject matter by arranging & lighting objects to render perspective & depth of field correctly.
• Produce a portfolio of black & white or color photographs, which will incorporate analog & digital techniques.

The Certificate of Competency is available to students who successfully complete 15 cumulative credits in photography (each course is 3.0 credits):

ART 160 Black & White Photography I
ART 161 Black & White Photography II
ART 162 Black & White Photography III
ART 169 Medium & Large Format Photograpy
and either,
ART 166 Black & White Photography: The Digital Negative
or
ART 175 Color Digital Printing

For more information please contact Richard Johnson by email at rjohnso2@dccc.edu or by telephone at 610.359.5014.