Photography & Digital Design
CTE Photography & Digital DesignFirst Semester students will explore visual literacy and critical thinking. They will be challenged in areas of creativity, technology, and communication as well as expanding your knowledge and understanding of expressive features and characteristics of art/design. Through process, work projects, and activities, you will tap into individual interests, perspectives and experiences to create original, expressive works of art/design as well as be able to communicate an idea to a specific audience.
Second semester students will be introduced to the basic skills of shooting with correct manual operation of a digital SLR as well as introductory editing techniques with Adobe Photoshop. We cover techniques of interest to most any advancing photographer, whether their primary interest is art photography or publication work. Class materials focus on creative vision, composition, equipment and techniques that students practice in the field. This will provide vocabulary skills and a foundation for students to discuss and evaluate their own work in a supportive atmosphere. This course is a suggested prerequisite for the AP programs and is required for CTE pathway in Digital Design Arts. |