What skills will I learn?
Basics of camera operations
Film developing: black and white, color and color reversal
Print developing: black and white and color
Lighting
Digital: acquisition, manipulation and printing
Posing
Portfolio development
Professional business practices in the field

What equipment will I be trained on?
35mm cameras
Photographic enlargers and darkroom equipment (black and white, and color)
Lighting equipment: soft boxes, umbrellas, panels and spotlights
Digital: cameras, scanners, Adobe Photoshop software and digital printers
4x5 large format cameras

What personal qualities and interests should I consider about myself?
Students must be prepared for intensive lab work and lecture to include written tests, critiques and presentation
Students must have a strong work ethic to be successful in this program.
Students must be self-motivated and able to complete projects with tight deadlines and fixed criteria

What kind of jobs are available upon successful completion of this program?
Photographer’s assistant
Newspaper stringer (photographer)
Custom black & white technician
Publications assistant
Photographer; photo counter clerk
Fast photo technician

With further education, what additional employment opportunities are available?
Portrait photographer specializing in general studio photography
Photo lab technicians
Photo sales
Photo restoration
Stock photographer

 

Photography
Dean Paulson, Instructor

Tech prep agreement with Art Institute of Seattle

1 semester. May be taken 2 times.
Must complete each semester with a “C” or better in order to advance.
Grade level 11-12.

The photography program is an intensive semester-based program which will take the student from the basics of black and white photography to advanced color theory, digital applications and portrait technique. Students taking the second semester will explore further the advanced applications necessary to enter a career in photography, or further their studies at the college level.