Category: Photography Courses

Participation in an internship experience allows students to use classroom-learned skills in a related employment experience. Students must work a minimum of 135 hours over the course of the entire semester. To participate students must be of junior or senior status with completion of freshman and sophomore studios. Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8. Seniors may not be eligible to participate in an internship during their final semester. Transfer students must have attended one semester at CCS in addition to meeting the other eligibility criteria.

Credits: 3

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The image produced by this non-silver technique,has unparalleled beauty and offers infinite,control over image characteristics. The course,also covers the process of making enlarged,negatives and the use of highlight/shadow masks,for a wide range of contact printing processes.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DPH 251

Junior or first semester senior students in good,academic standing have the opportunity to spend a,semester (fall or winter) or a full year of study,at an accredited institution abroad.,Information is available from International,Student Services.

Credits: 12

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This course emphasizes the commercial and,conceptual issues related to making images in a,controlled lighting context. Advanced creative,problem-solving strategies are introduced to,foster consistency in terms of style, lighting,,craft, camera, technique, etc. Lectures, studio,and location demonstrations, shooting assignments,and critiques are included.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DPH 251

This course continues the student’s concentrated,study in personal fine art photography. A,greater emphasis is placed on the development of,a personal perspective and philosophy as it,relates to the student’s work. Through lectures,,readings, discussions and field trips the student,is encouraged to develop a greater understanding,of the creative, conceptual and technical,characteristics of their work, and to place that,work within a contemporary context of art and,cultural literacy. The required,readings focus on Postmodernism and other,contemporary movements in photography and art, and,their relation to local and global communities.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DPH 210

This course explores the creation of photographic,portraits in a variety of environments using,various imaging tools for use in commercial,applications. The class will explore the,techniques used that connect the photographer with,subject to produce images that reveal the most,about the subjects true character with,identifiable emotional appeal to the viewer. The,course is structured to emulate real world,business expectations and practices of estimating,,budgeting, deadline delivery and billing of,photographic projects.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DPH 251

A cross-disciplinary course examining ideas of,landscape: internal, external, imagined, dreamt,of, and longed for. The classroom functions as a,studio laboratory for field trips, critiques, and,workshops. Students will investigate a site that,will become their studio for an installation, with,consideration for the cultural use, history, and,implications of the site.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DPH 210, DPH 251

This course examines the history of fashion,photography from the late 19th Century to the,present day and its relationship to narrative,structures and representing global cultures,,social constructs, and differently abled bodies. ,Through lectures, discussions, and assignments,,students learn how to orchestrate a fashion shoot,and implement the latest strategies in creating,fashion stories and spreads.

Credits: 3

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In this course, students are introduced to,advanced applied photography problem-solving,strategies to foster consistency in terms of,style, lighting, craft camera technique, etc.,Lectures, studio and location demonstrations,,shooting assignments and critiques are utilized to,foster the student’s ability to assemble a,professional applied photography portfolio.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DPH 311

This course emphasizes visual communication,through creative black and white photography.,Camera technique, composition and darkroom skills,are addressed. Attention on the interrelationship,of subject, technique and intent is stressed.

Credits: 3

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