Course Descriptions - Photography


Photography		Course Descriptions Main Menu Degrees and Certificates Offered

PHT 101-102 : PHOTOGRAPHY I-II

(3 credits/3 credits) Must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Teaches principles of photography and fundamental camera techniques. Requires outside shooting and lab work. The student needs a camera with an adjustable lens, adjustable shutter speeds, and either a built-in exposure meter or a hand-held meter. The estimated cost of supplies each semester is approximately $150, not including the cost of a camera. Lecture 1 hour + lab 4 hours = total 5 hours per week.

PHT 105 : BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY

(3 credits) Written permission of instructor required. Prerequisite(s): ENG 04, ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Studies fundamental techniques of the camera and its expressive possibilities. The estimated cost of supplies each semester is approximately $100, not including the cost of a camera. Lecture 3 hours per week.

PHT 110 : HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Surveys important photographers, processes, and historical influences of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Lecture 3 hours per week.

PHT 126 : INTRODUCTION TO VIDEO TECHNIQUES

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Concentrates on skills necessary to light, edit, and record on video tape. Covers situations such as weddings, meetings, and small corporate productions. Lecture 1 hour + lab 4 hours = total 5 hours per week.

PHT 135 : ELECTRONIC DARKROOM

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): PHT 101.

Teaches students to create and manipulate digital photographs. Covers masking, color correction, and the merging of illustrations with photographs. Examines the ethical and property-rights issues which are raised in the manipulation of images. Lecture 1 hours + studio instruction 4 hours = total 5 hours per week.

PHT 198 : SEMINAR AND PROJECT IN PHOTOGRAPHY

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): PHT 101 and permission of instructor.

Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field. May be repeated for credit. Lecture 1 hour + lab 4 hours = total 5 hours per week.

PHT 201-202 : ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY I-II

(3 credits/3 credits) Must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite(s): PHT 102 or equivalent.

Provides weekly critiques of students’ work. Centers on specific problems found in critiques. Includes working procedures and critical skills in looking at photographs. The estimated cost of supplies each semester is approximately $150, not including the cost of a camera. Lecture 2 hours + lab 3 hours = total 5 hours per week.

PHT 205 : ZONE SYSTEM IN PHOTOGRAPHY

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): PHT 102 or equivalent.

An advanced course designed for users of all photographic formats. Teaches control of image quality through calibration and testing of film, exposure, and development and negative printing. Teaches creative “previsualization” techniques. Lecture 2 hours + lab 3 hours = total 5 hours per week.

PHT 206 : LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): PHT 102 or equivalent.

Discusses 4x5 view camera techniques and controls, and sheet film processing. Demonstrates the image-making advantages of large format photography. Lecture 2 hours + lab 3 hours = total 5 hours per week.

PHT 211-212 : COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY I-II

(3 credits/3 credits) Must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite(s): PHT 102 or equivalent.

Introduces theory, materials, and processes of modern color images. Includes additive and subtractive theory, color filtration, and negative and positive printing techniques. The estimated cost of supplies each semester is approximately $150, not including the cost of a camera. Lecture 2 hours + lab 3 hours = total 5 hours per week.

PHT 221-222 : STUDIO LIGHTING I-II

(3 credits/3 credits) Prerequisite(s): PHT 102 or equivalent.

Examines advanced lighting and camera techniques under controlled studio conditions. Includes view camera use, electronic flash, advanced lighting techniques, color temperature and filtration, and lighting ratios. Requires outside shooting. Lecture 2 hours + lab 3 hours = total 5 hours per week.

PHT 227 : PHOTOGRAPHIC CAREERS

(3 credits)

Teaches the techniques of small photographic business operations. Includes portfolio preparation and presentation and basic marketing techniques. Covers theory of marketing, costing procedures and problems, legal accounting problems, copyright, and fundamentals of small photographic business operation. Lecture 3 hours per week.

PHT 247 : ALTERNATIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): PHT 102 or equivalent.

Explores manipulated imagery including traditional and non-traditional processes such as non-silver and electronic imaging. Uses enlarged film negatives in order to investigate a variety of methods. Lecture 1 hour + lab 4 hours = total 5 hours per week.

PHT 262-263 : AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS ON THE COMPUTER I-II

(4 credits/4 credits)

Introduces use of the computer to combine image and sound. Teaches how to create desktop presentations such as a digital presentation on a floppy disk or a video. Covers all phases of production, culminating in a finished self-promotional piece. Lecture 2 hours + lab 4 hours = total 6 hours per week.

PHT 264 : DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): PHT 101-102 and ART 283 or PHT 135.

Teaches theory and practice of digital photography Emphasizes use of digital cameras in studio and on location. Teaches advanced techniques of image editing. Provides training in digital image transmission from remote locations. Lecture 2 hours + lab 3 hours = total 5 hours per week.

PHT 265 : MASS MEDIA INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

(3 credits)

Studies the visual influence that film, newspapers, magazines, radio, and TV have exerted in the twentieth century and includes predictions for such media in the twenty-first century. Analyzes the relationships that television and computers have had on society, and examines the impact of motion pictures, television and the Internet for the future. Considers what ethical and moral considerations must be made by a communications artist working in the twenty-first century. Lecture 3 hours per week.

PHT 296 : ON-SITE TRAINING IN PHOTOGRAPHY

(1-5 credits) Written permission of instructor required.

Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry. Program is supervised and coordinated by the college. Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.

PHT 297 : COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN PHOTOGRAPHY

(1-3 credits) Written permission of instructor required.

Supervised on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial, and service firms. Learning should be related to the student’s aspirations and with the approval of the cooperative learning coordinator. The credit/work ratio is not to exceed 1:5 hours.


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