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Photography

Photography is an exciting field with both artistic and commercial applications.
The certificate program incorporates both, and gives the student a solid
foundation in a variety of photographic/digital areas.  

Individuals in the field may work as landscape, portrait or commercial
photographers, camera operators in television broadcasting or motion
picture studios, or photojournalists with newspapers, magazines,
advertising agencies and government agencies.

Upon completion of the Photography Certificate, students will:
•  be knowledgeable about and apply the current photographic/digital processes;
•  manually operate traditional and digital camera formats from 35mm to large
      format cameras;
•  operate commercial studio equipment;
•  correctly utilize traditional photographic processes and digital applications;
•  be fluent in design and compositional concepts, and be able to apply these
      to the photographic and digital arts;
•  recognize master photographers and traditional historical processes, as well
      as alternative processes; and
•  assemble a portfolio of their work.

Photography/Digital Photography/New Digital Media is a dynamic field exploring artistic and commercial applications, as well as digital technology. The short-term career preparation certificate program provides photographic and digital experiences that equip the students for a variety of entry-level positions in the fields of traditional photography, commercial photography, photojournalism, digital photography, digital imaging, and new digital media.


Certificates
• Photography Certificate
• Photography/Digital and Photography/New Digital Media short-term career preparation certificate

Department Contact
Instruction office
(530) 541-4660 ext. 225

• Photography Courses Offered
• Required Courses for Photography Certificate