Undergraduate Courses
PHOT 113 Photographic Foundations I
Through a combination of lectures, demonstrations, assignments and critiques, students learn to see photographically through an exploration of the basic tools, techniques and aesthetics of digital photography, with an emphasis on the creative use of camera controls, exposure, digital imaging software, and an awareness of the critical issues in contemporary photography.
PHOT 114 Photographic Foundations II
Expanding upon the basic photographic tools and techniques introduced in Photography Foundations I, students in this course gain an understanding of file management, digital printing techniques, controlled lighting possibilities, and in-depth imaging software skills. Also investigating critical issues in contemporary photography, the course is a combination of lectures, demonstrations, assignments and critiques with an emphasis on the creation of an advanced, cohesive final project. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 113.
PHOT 115 Black-and-white Technique
Exploring introductory and intermediate techniques of exposure, development, scanning and printing of black-and-white film and print materials, this course consists of a special emphasis on tonal control through the creative application of the Zone System. Areas of investigation include film scanning, paper characteristics, developer choice and fabrication, print size, multi filter printing and chemical after-treatment. Further concentration is placed on aspects of design, composition, perception and content in black-and-white photographs. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 114.
PHOT 206 Color Technique
This course explores the use of color as an aesthetic tool in the hands of the creative commercial or expressive photographer. While the emphasis is on the use of negative, reversal and Polaroid films and print materials, attention is also paid to color theory, perception, aesthetics and the use of alternative color processes. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 115.
PHOT 219 Photography Project Seminar I
This course leads students through an exploration of the use of the medium for personal expression. Students devise and produce a photographic project that expands on the techniques and processes mastered in previous courses. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 115, PHOT 206.
PHOT 220 Large-format Technique
This course provides a thorough introduction to 4x5 and 8x10 view camera technology and aesthetics by covering a number of image-making techniques and applications in the studio and on location. Landscape, architecture, portraiture, still life and specialized areas are covered. View cameras are provided by the college. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 115, PHOT 206.
PHOT 238 History of Photography I
This course examines the medium from its prehistory through the photo-secession and World War I. The use of photography as a commercial enterprise, a documentary tool, a cultural force and a means of personal expression is explored. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 110.
PHOT 240 History of Photography II
This course examines the major issues and artists in photography from the early 20th century to the present. Although the emphasis is on photography as a fine art and its relationship to the other arts, topics include documentary photography and photojournalism, fashion and portraiture, and the use of photography in mass media. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 110.
PHOT 312 Architectural Photography: Human-altered Landscapes
This course explores the unique aesthetic and technical challenges of photographing the human-altered landscape for personal expression and historical documentation. Slide lecture topics include the history of landscape and architectural photography. Assignments focus on urban and rural landscapes and Individual and group critiques guide student production. Students may work in color and/or black and white and may use large-, medium- or small-format cameras. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 113.
PHOT 313 Studio Lighting Technique
This course introduces the use of artificial lighting to create photographic illustrations in a controlled environment. Lighting techniques are demonstrated and applied in a series of photographic exercises with tabletop still life and portraiture. Both “hot lights” and electronic flash are used to achieve total control of composition, color, contrast and reflection. Emphasis is placed on the technical mastery of complex equipment, coupled with an aesthetic understanding of the physical principles of light. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 206, PHOT 220.
PHOT 317 Photographic Travel: The Foreign and the Familiar
This course offers the unique photographic opportunity and challenge of finding intimacy and familiarity in the foreign portrait and the foreign landscape. Slide lectures explore important aspects of traveling with a camera in a foreign country and investigate how other photographers have faced this challenge. Assignments focus on urban and rural landscapes and populations. Students may work in black and white and/or color and may use large- or small- format cameras. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 113.
PHOT 318 Light of Provence
Dedicated to the awareness and application of natural light, this course introduces students to the concept of using light to beautify and enhance their photographs. Through a series of practical exercises and individualized projects students explore the quality and attributes of the natural light found exclusively in the Provence region. Furthermore, students are made aware of the cultural and historical significance of Provence by drawing comparisons between contemporary and historical artists whose work has gained inspiration from the region’s unique ambience. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 113.
PHOT 319 Photography Project Seminar II
This advanced course extends students’ exploration of the use of the photographic medium for personal expression. Students devise and produce a photographic project that expands on the techniques and processes mastered in previous courses. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 219, PHOT 240, PHOT 313.
PHOT 320 Alternative Photographic Processes
This course explores a variety of nonsilver photographic printmaking and print-manipulation processes that depart from the more prevalent black-and-white, color and digital approaches. Processes covered may include hand-applied color, iron salt printing, gum printing, albumen printing, platinum and palladium printing, and others. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 114, PHOT 220.
PHOT 321 Advanced Color Printmaking
This upper-level elective is designed to allow students to pursue and resolve ideas and techniques introduced in Color Photography. Although emphasis is placed on advanced color printing techniques and aesthetics, students are encouraged to pursue their own personal directions using appropriate tools and techniques. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 206.
PHOT 323 The Contemporary Landscape
This course focuses on various philosophical, aesthetic and technical approaches to photographing the contemporary, human-altered landscape. Through slide lectures, field trips, supervised lab work and in-depth critiques, students are expected to increase their awareness of how their own personal responses to the landscape relate to those of other photographers dealing with the same contemporary issues. Materials and format are open, but students taking this course should have a working knowledge of black-and-white, color, and large-format photography. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 206, PHOT 220.
PHOT 324 Documentary Photography
This course introduces experienced black-and-white photographers to the documentary/journalistic branch of photography. Areas covered include history, major forms, styles, practitioners, techniques and practices of this important use of the medium. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 115.
PHOT 325 The Picture Story
This course offers the opportunity to expand skills in the area of photojournalism through hands-on experience in completing both spot news and short- and long-term essay assignments. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 324.
PHOT 326 Advanced Black-and-white Printmaking
This course examines the issues and materials involved in the evolution of a personal style of expressive black-and-white printmaking. Areas of investigation include paper characteristics, developer choice and fabrication, print size, multifilter printing and chemical after-treatment. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 115.
PHOT 330 The Fabricated Image
This course explores the issues involved in making photographs that are conceived as surrogates for reality. Areas of investigation include historical precedents, major movements and practitioners of style that lie outside the bounds of documentary photography or the aesthetics of straight art photography. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 313.
PHOT 332 Fashion Photography
This course is designed for students with a specific interest in developing a fashion photography portfolio. Through individual and collaborative assignments, students explore fashion photography in the studio and on location. Emphasis is placed on developing a “signature” style. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 313.
PHOT 334 Platinum and Palladium Printing
This advanced course explores the technical and aesthetic implications of the platinum/palladium process, one of the most beautiful and subtle of all photographic printing processes. Topics include compounding emulsions, hand coating, paper selection, development variables and techniques for making enlarged negatives. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 220.
PHOT 336 The Photographic Portrait
This upper-level elective provides students with a working knowledge of all major aspects of portraiture, including studio/commercial portraiture, photojournalistic/editorial portraiture, and the portrait as fine art, all within a context of historical and contemporary examples. A variety of lighting and camera techniques, basic business practices and career possibilities are covered. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 313.
PHOT 337 Photojournalism, Media, Culture
This course provides an opportunity for the advanced photography major who is interested in pursuing a career in visual communication to deal with the skills, theory, ethics and contemporary issues of newspaper and magazine photojournalism. Students work collaboratively and individually on a quarter-long newsworthy assignment that reflects a topic relevant to current issues in the community. Students produce a complete portfolio based on the chosen topic and through a final exhibition the work is presented in the community. Through the investigation and visual exploration of a story pertinent to the local or regional community, students are made more aware of the link between photojournalism, the media and culture. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 324.
PHOT 340 Inkjet Printing for Photography
From digital image capture to final inkjet output, this course is designed to give students a thorough understanding of all aspects of image management and printing. Through lectures, demonstrations and supervised usage, students gain practical, hands-on experience with digital imaging and the production of inkjet technology, printers and paper. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 219.
PHOT 341 Experimental Digital Printmaking
Custom substrates allow for the expansion of the idea of what is possible in a digital printmaking aesthetic. Areas of investigation include direct printing on unconventional materials such as metal, acrylic, cloth and polymer skins as well as transfer processes to wood, paper, metal and plastic. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 340.
PHOT 345 Advanced Digital Imaging
This course, targeted to advanced photography students, emphasizes the philosophical and technical relationship between the camera and the computer. Students are expected to mesh their personal aesthetic with the multitude of possibilities available in electronic media. Appropriate presentation, software options and sequencing of imagery are stressed, along with historical examples that provide background for understanding this new medium. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 219.
PHOT 346 Mixed-media Photography
This course provides students with an overview of a broad variety of visual forms, media, operative concepts and theories that pertain to both historical and contemporary photographic practices. Students explore the impact of many of these issues through individual practices, lectures, assigned readings, class discussions and critiques. The primary practical work consists of a series of studio projects, in addition to an assigned journal/ sketchbook that is maintained throughout the quarter. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 320.
PHOT 350 Large-format Technique II
Expanding upon the Large Format class, this course provides the opportunity to produce a singularly cohesive body of work through the utilization of film formats that are larger than 4X5 inches (5X7, 8X10, 11X14, etc.). The history and use of current large-format techniques is also explored along with practical scanning and output variables. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 219, PHOT 220.
PHOT 370 Photography Seminar
As a world center for art, theater, design and fashion, New York remains a haven for both emerging and established artists. The city has the reputation of being one of few cities where the art world merges with the “real world.” This course investigates, specifically, the art of photography with visits to studios, galleries, agencies and potential photographic “sites.” It looks at the city as an incredibly fecund photographic resource, both in terms of pictures to be seen and pictures to be made. Various professional photographers are visited and consulted during the seminar and the class visits with people working on the production side of the medium as well.
PHOT 400 Business Practices for Photography
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the business of commercial photography. Students are guided through the job search, including résumé writing and portfolio development. Additional topics include freelance work, studio management, basic accounting, copyright law, contracts, licensing agreements, negotiating fees, taxes and general business protocol. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 319.
PHOT 402 Developing a Personal Vision II
This advanced course extends students’ exploration of the use of the photographic medium for personal expression. Students devise and produce a photographic project that expands on the techniques and processes mastered in previous courses. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 475.
PHOT 403 Professional Practices for Fine Art Photography
Providing students with a comprehensive introduction to accepted practices in the marketing of fine art photography, this course takes a multifaceted approach to professional art business concerns. Course topics include how to approach galleries, portfolio-reviewing events, legal considerations, collectors, museum practices, portfolio preparation and self-promotion. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 219.
PHOT 405 The Photographic Book
In this course, students each photograph a specific subject. The resulting images are edited and sequenced to create a hand-constructed book. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 220, PHOT 240.
PHOT 409 Art Direction of Advertising
Experiencing and building on a working relationship with student art directors, very similar to what they will experience in the professional world, photography students will work to an original layout, meet with the art director for pre-production discussions, and participate in the successful resolution of the concept and design of advertising images.
PHOT 413 Advanced Studio Lighting Technique
In this senior-level studio course, students’ skills are directed toward using controlled lighting to create a portfolio with which to enter the commercial marketplace. Emphasis is on pinpointing potential markets for photography and developing professionally lit and photographed images for a client within that market. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 313.
PHOT 415 Photography Portfolio
Photography students select work and develop portfolios that meet market standards of professional quality. This course provides comprehensive guidelines for the critique and evaluation of portfolios for commercial and other types of applications. Seminar type discussions address professional goals, business plans, marketing tools, and interviewing styles. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 319.
PHOT 419 Digital Video Media Technique for the Photographer
Production of short digital videos, from conceptual inception to completion, is the focus of this course. Through hands-on training in digital capture, sound recording, and editing exercises, students will have the opportunity to explore both narrative and nonlinear approaches to time-based media. Students will also be introduced to applications in commercial, photojournalism, and fine art contexts. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 319.
PHOT 440 Corporate Photography
Students develop a portfolio that demonstrates a mastery of the specialized techniques and aesthetics associated with corporate photography. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 319.
PHOT 445 Conceptual Photography Studio
A studio course directed to the successful analysis of methods for developing conceptual skills. There is a thorough and deep understanding of creative thinking versus critical thinking, and an investigation of the role of creative thinking in conceptualization, ‘brainstorming’, and nonlinear image making. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 313.
PHOT 475 Photography Senior Project
The emphasis of this course is on developing a technically excellent body of work that evidences a strong personal aesthetic and an engagement with conceptual inquiry. Students receive and participate in intensive critique of photographic projects and are provided with personalized guidance and advice regarding careers in the field. Strategies for effective articulation of motivations, concepts, and influences are covered in depth; students gain the ability to situate their work in relation to contemporary and historical trends within the medium. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 319.
PHOT 480 Contemporary Issues in Photography
Students explore contemporary theoretical and critical concepts through relevant and interrelated readings, lectures, discussions, slide presentations, assignments and individual and group critiques. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 238, PHOT 240.
PHOT 490 Special Topics in Photography
The topic of this course varies from quarter to quarter. Each seminar focuses on various issues in the field of photography and allows students to pursue individual projects related to the topic of the course. Prerequisite(s): Vary according to topic.
Through a combination of lectures, demonstrations, assignments and critiques, students learn to see photographically through an exploration of the basic tools, techniques and aesthetics of digital photography, with an emphasis on the creative use of camera controls, exposure, digital imaging software, and an awareness of the critical issues in contemporary photography.
PHOT 114 Photographic Foundations II
Expanding upon the basic photographic tools and techniques introduced in Photography Foundations I, students in this course gain an understanding of file management, digital printing techniques, controlled lighting possibilities, and in-depth imaging software skills. Also investigating critical issues in contemporary photography, the course is a combination of lectures, demonstrations, assignments and critiques with an emphasis on the creation of an advanced, cohesive final project. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 113.
PHOT 115 Black-and-white Technique
Exploring introductory and intermediate techniques of exposure, development, scanning and printing of black-and-white film and print materials, this course consists of a special emphasis on tonal control through the creative application of the Zone System. Areas of investigation include film scanning, paper characteristics, developer choice and fabrication, print size, multi filter printing and chemical after-treatment. Further concentration is placed on aspects of design, composition, perception and content in black-and-white photographs. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 114.
PHOT 206 Color Technique
This course explores the use of color as an aesthetic tool in the hands of the creative commercial or expressive photographer. While the emphasis is on the use of negative, reversal and Polaroid films and print materials, attention is also paid to color theory, perception, aesthetics and the use of alternative color processes. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 115.
PHOT 219 Photography Project Seminar I
This course leads students through an exploration of the use of the medium for personal expression. Students devise and produce a photographic project that expands on the techniques and processes mastered in previous courses. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 115, PHOT 206.
PHOT 220 Large-format Technique
This course provides a thorough introduction to 4x5 and 8x10 view camera technology and aesthetics by covering a number of image-making techniques and applications in the studio and on location. Landscape, architecture, portraiture, still life and specialized areas are covered. View cameras are provided by the college. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 115, PHOT 206.
PHOT 238 History of Photography I
This course examines the medium from its prehistory through the photo-secession and World War I. The use of photography as a commercial enterprise, a documentary tool, a cultural force and a means of personal expression is explored. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 110.
PHOT 240 History of Photography II
This course examines the major issues and artists in photography from the early 20th century to the present. Although the emphasis is on photography as a fine art and its relationship to the other arts, topics include documentary photography and photojournalism, fashion and portraiture, and the use of photography in mass media. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 110.
PHOT 312 Architectural Photography: Human-altered Landscapes
This course explores the unique aesthetic and technical challenges of photographing the human-altered landscape for personal expression and historical documentation. Slide lecture topics include the history of landscape and architectural photography. Assignments focus on urban and rural landscapes and Individual and group critiques guide student production. Students may work in color and/or black and white and may use large-, medium- or small-format cameras. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 113.
PHOT 313 Studio Lighting Technique
This course introduces the use of artificial lighting to create photographic illustrations in a controlled environment. Lighting techniques are demonstrated and applied in a series of photographic exercises with tabletop still life and portraiture. Both “hot lights” and electronic flash are used to achieve total control of composition, color, contrast and reflection. Emphasis is placed on the technical mastery of complex equipment, coupled with an aesthetic understanding of the physical principles of light. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 206, PHOT 220.
PHOT 317 Photographic Travel: The Foreign and the Familiar
This course offers the unique photographic opportunity and challenge of finding intimacy and familiarity in the foreign portrait and the foreign landscape. Slide lectures explore important aspects of traveling with a camera in a foreign country and investigate how other photographers have faced this challenge. Assignments focus on urban and rural landscapes and populations. Students may work in black and white and/or color and may use large- or small- format cameras. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 113.
PHOT 318 Light of Provence
Dedicated to the awareness and application of natural light, this course introduces students to the concept of using light to beautify and enhance their photographs. Through a series of practical exercises and individualized projects students explore the quality and attributes of the natural light found exclusively in the Provence region. Furthermore, students are made aware of the cultural and historical significance of Provence by drawing comparisons between contemporary and historical artists whose work has gained inspiration from the region’s unique ambience. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 113.
PHOT 319 Photography Project Seminar II
This advanced course extends students’ exploration of the use of the photographic medium for personal expression. Students devise and produce a photographic project that expands on the techniques and processes mastered in previous courses. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 219, PHOT 240, PHOT 313.
PHOT 320 Alternative Photographic Processes
This course explores a variety of nonsilver photographic printmaking and print-manipulation processes that depart from the more prevalent black-and-white, color and digital approaches. Processes covered may include hand-applied color, iron salt printing, gum printing, albumen printing, platinum and palladium printing, and others. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 114, PHOT 220.
PHOT 321 Advanced Color Printmaking
This upper-level elective is designed to allow students to pursue and resolve ideas and techniques introduced in Color Photography. Although emphasis is placed on advanced color printing techniques and aesthetics, students are encouraged to pursue their own personal directions using appropriate tools and techniques. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 206.
PHOT 323 The Contemporary Landscape
This course focuses on various philosophical, aesthetic and technical approaches to photographing the contemporary, human-altered landscape. Through slide lectures, field trips, supervised lab work and in-depth critiques, students are expected to increase their awareness of how their own personal responses to the landscape relate to those of other photographers dealing with the same contemporary issues. Materials and format are open, but students taking this course should have a working knowledge of black-and-white, color, and large-format photography. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 206, PHOT 220.
PHOT 324 Documentary Photography
This course introduces experienced black-and-white photographers to the documentary/journalistic branch of photography. Areas covered include history, major forms, styles, practitioners, techniques and practices of this important use of the medium. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 115.
PHOT 325 The Picture Story
This course offers the opportunity to expand skills in the area of photojournalism through hands-on experience in completing both spot news and short- and long-term essay assignments. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 324.
PHOT 326 Advanced Black-and-white Printmaking
This course examines the issues and materials involved in the evolution of a personal style of expressive black-and-white printmaking. Areas of investigation include paper characteristics, developer choice and fabrication, print size, multifilter printing and chemical after-treatment. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 115.
PHOT 330 The Fabricated Image
This course explores the issues involved in making photographs that are conceived as surrogates for reality. Areas of investigation include historical precedents, major movements and practitioners of style that lie outside the bounds of documentary photography or the aesthetics of straight art photography. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 313.
PHOT 332 Fashion Photography
This course is designed for students with a specific interest in developing a fashion photography portfolio. Through individual and collaborative assignments, students explore fashion photography in the studio and on location. Emphasis is placed on developing a “signature” style. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 313.
PHOT 334 Platinum and Palladium Printing
This advanced course explores the technical and aesthetic implications of the platinum/palladium process, one of the most beautiful and subtle of all photographic printing processes. Topics include compounding emulsions, hand coating, paper selection, development variables and techniques for making enlarged negatives. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 220.
PHOT 336 The Photographic Portrait
This upper-level elective provides students with a working knowledge of all major aspects of portraiture, including studio/commercial portraiture, photojournalistic/editorial portraiture, and the portrait as fine art, all within a context of historical and contemporary examples. A variety of lighting and camera techniques, basic business practices and career possibilities are covered. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 313.
PHOT 337 Photojournalism, Media, Culture
This course provides an opportunity for the advanced photography major who is interested in pursuing a career in visual communication to deal with the skills, theory, ethics and contemporary issues of newspaper and magazine photojournalism. Students work collaboratively and individually on a quarter-long newsworthy assignment that reflects a topic relevant to current issues in the community. Students produce a complete portfolio based on the chosen topic and through a final exhibition the work is presented in the community. Through the investigation and visual exploration of a story pertinent to the local or regional community, students are made more aware of the link between photojournalism, the media and culture. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 324.
PHOT 340 Inkjet Printing for Photography
From digital image capture to final inkjet output, this course is designed to give students a thorough understanding of all aspects of image management and printing. Through lectures, demonstrations and supervised usage, students gain practical, hands-on experience with digital imaging and the production of inkjet technology, printers and paper. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 219.
PHOT 341 Experimental Digital Printmaking
Custom substrates allow for the expansion of the idea of what is possible in a digital printmaking aesthetic. Areas of investigation include direct printing on unconventional materials such as metal, acrylic, cloth and polymer skins as well as transfer processes to wood, paper, metal and plastic. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 340.
PHOT 345 Advanced Digital Imaging
This course, targeted to advanced photography students, emphasizes the philosophical and technical relationship between the camera and the computer. Students are expected to mesh their personal aesthetic with the multitude of possibilities available in electronic media. Appropriate presentation, software options and sequencing of imagery are stressed, along with historical examples that provide background for understanding this new medium. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 219.
PHOT 346 Mixed-media Photography
This course provides students with an overview of a broad variety of visual forms, media, operative concepts and theories that pertain to both historical and contemporary photographic practices. Students explore the impact of many of these issues through individual practices, lectures, assigned readings, class discussions and critiques. The primary practical work consists of a series of studio projects, in addition to an assigned journal/ sketchbook that is maintained throughout the quarter. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 320.
PHOT 350 Large-format Technique II
Expanding upon the Large Format class, this course provides the opportunity to produce a singularly cohesive body of work through the utilization of film formats that are larger than 4X5 inches (5X7, 8X10, 11X14, etc.). The history and use of current large-format techniques is also explored along with practical scanning and output variables. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 219, PHOT 220.
PHOT 370 Photography Seminar
As a world center for art, theater, design and fashion, New York remains a haven for both emerging and established artists. The city has the reputation of being one of few cities where the art world merges with the “real world.” This course investigates, specifically, the art of photography with visits to studios, galleries, agencies and potential photographic “sites.” It looks at the city as an incredibly fecund photographic resource, both in terms of pictures to be seen and pictures to be made. Various professional photographers are visited and consulted during the seminar and the class visits with people working on the production side of the medium as well.
PHOT 400 Business Practices for Photography
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the business of commercial photography. Students are guided through the job search, including résumé writing and portfolio development. Additional topics include freelance work, studio management, basic accounting, copyright law, contracts, licensing agreements, negotiating fees, taxes and general business protocol. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 319.
PHOT 402 Developing a Personal Vision II
This advanced course extends students’ exploration of the use of the photographic medium for personal expression. Students devise and produce a photographic project that expands on the techniques and processes mastered in previous courses. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 475.
PHOT 403 Professional Practices for Fine Art Photography
Providing students with a comprehensive introduction to accepted practices in the marketing of fine art photography, this course takes a multifaceted approach to professional art business concerns. Course topics include how to approach galleries, portfolio-reviewing events, legal considerations, collectors, museum practices, portfolio preparation and self-promotion. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 219.
PHOT 405 The Photographic Book
In this course, students each photograph a specific subject. The resulting images are edited and sequenced to create a hand-constructed book. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 220, PHOT 240.
PHOT 409 Art Direction of Advertising
Experiencing and building on a working relationship with student art directors, very similar to what they will experience in the professional world, photography students will work to an original layout, meet with the art director for pre-production discussions, and participate in the successful resolution of the concept and design of advertising images.
PHOT 413 Advanced Studio Lighting Technique
In this senior-level studio course, students’ skills are directed toward using controlled lighting to create a portfolio with which to enter the commercial marketplace. Emphasis is on pinpointing potential markets for photography and developing professionally lit and photographed images for a client within that market. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 313.
PHOT 415 Photography Portfolio
Photography students select work and develop portfolios that meet market standards of professional quality. This course provides comprehensive guidelines for the critique and evaluation of portfolios for commercial and other types of applications. Seminar type discussions address professional goals, business plans, marketing tools, and interviewing styles. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 319.
PHOT 419 Digital Video Media Technique for the Photographer
Production of short digital videos, from conceptual inception to completion, is the focus of this course. Through hands-on training in digital capture, sound recording, and editing exercises, students will have the opportunity to explore both narrative and nonlinear approaches to time-based media. Students will also be introduced to applications in commercial, photojournalism, and fine art contexts. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 319.
PHOT 440 Corporate Photography
Students develop a portfolio that demonstrates a mastery of the specialized techniques and aesthetics associated with corporate photography. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 319.
PHOT 445 Conceptual Photography Studio
A studio course directed to the successful analysis of methods for developing conceptual skills. There is a thorough and deep understanding of creative thinking versus critical thinking, and an investigation of the role of creative thinking in conceptualization, ‘brainstorming’, and nonlinear image making. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 313.
PHOT 475 Photography Senior Project
The emphasis of this course is on developing a technically excellent body of work that evidences a strong personal aesthetic and an engagement with conceptual inquiry. Students receive and participate in intensive critique of photographic projects and are provided with personalized guidance and advice regarding careers in the field. Strategies for effective articulation of motivations, concepts, and influences are covered in depth; students gain the ability to situate their work in relation to contemporary and historical trends within the medium. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 319.
PHOT 480 Contemporary Issues in Photography
Students explore contemporary theoretical and critical concepts through relevant and interrelated readings, lectures, discussions, slide presentations, assignments and individual and group critiques. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 238, PHOT 240.
PHOT 490 Special Topics in Photography
The topic of this course varies from quarter to quarter. Each seminar focuses on various issues in the field of photography and allows students to pursue individual projects related to the topic of the course. Prerequisite(s): Vary according to topic.
Graduate Courses
PHOT 501 Survey: Photography
Examining the photographic medium from invention through contemporary uses and practices, this comprehensive survey course discusses the most important and influential movements of photography as it is used as a cultural force, a means of personal expression, and an aesthetically-based medium.
PHOT 502 Photographic Technique and Signification
Examining a range of techniques applicable to the medium of photography, this course is a combination of demonstrations, lectures, assignments, and critiques with an emphasis on the unification of technical choices and individual conceptual interests.
PHOT 503 Photography Portfolio Process
Developing a portfolio that demonstrates a coherent vision, personal aesthetic, and excellence in craft is the emphasis of this course. Students will receive and participate in intensive critique of individual, self-directed, artistic projects in preparation for later graduate reviews. The course is designed to help students to successfully define, develop, and edit a visually cohesive and formally sound body of work that makes evident the student’s personal aesthetic.
PHOT 704 Black-and-white Craft
This course explores advanced technical controls of black-and-white photographic materials and processes. Topics include exposure and development control of negative materials through the application of the zone system, parametric testing of film/developer combinations, and exercises and demonstrations designed to strengthen the expressive quality of students’ printmaking aesthetics.
PHOT 706 Documentary Photography I
This graduate course is designed to familiarize students with the practical and historical fundamentals of the documentary photograph. Students learn, through examples and assignments, how to photograph in a documentary manner, and how to develop an authentic style within this genre.
PHOT 707 Color Craft
This course is a technical and aesthetic exploration of the major color photographic materials, processes and techniques currently available. The course is designed to promote enhanced awareness and application of color as an aesthetic tool, with emphasis on the development of color printmaking skills.
PHOT 709 Graduate Critique Seminar
This graduate course is designed to refine an M.F.A. student’s personal artistic direction and critical vocabulary. Historical context and critical theory in the medium are introduced and investigated as a reference point to student’s individual works. Students receive and participate in intensive critique of individual projects. The course is designed to prepare students for a successful transition into the M.F.A. program and for the 15-hour review.
PHOT 714 Digital Craft
This course explores the techniques, aesthetics and ethics of photographic image modification through the use of computer technology. Topics may include the use of scanners and other input devices, image editing software, various output options, projects in photomontage, layout and image sequencing, development of skills in color calibration, duo-tones, color separations and compositing.
PHOT 715 Studio Craft
Students engage in a technical study of photographic illustration in a studio setting. Photo illustration is based on a language whose vocabulary consists of sets, still life’s and models; a grammar of cameras, films and lighting systems; and a photographer who creates totally controlled images directed toward fine art, editorial and commercial application.
PHOT 716 Commercial Photography I
In this graduate level studio course, students are directed toward creating a body of work representational of the commercial marketplace. Students are exposed to diverse, image-driven assignments, working with interior studio spaces and exterior set-ups. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 715.
PHOT 718 Photography M.A. Portfolio
This is a flexible, self-directed seminar/critique course that allows students maximum freedom to define and develop directions in personal artistic growth and evolution while receiving guidance and criticism in different contexts and from multiple viewpoints. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 715.
PHOT 719 Photographic Arts I
This is the first in a series of a flexible, self-directed seminar/critique courses that allow students maximum freedom to define and develop directions in personal artistic growth and evolution while receiving guidance and criticism in different contexts and from multiple viewpoints. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 709.
PHOT 722 Photographic Arts II
This self-directed seminar/critique course continues the photographic arts series. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 718 or PHOT 719.
PHOT 723 Commercial Photography II
This course is a continuation of Commercial Photography I, with more rigorous critiquing of images and a greater sense of commercial photographic issues. The course is conducted in a seminar style that affords timely discussions of current business practices within the field. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 716.
PHOT 724 Web Design for Photography
Images created within this course are placed in the context of an operating website. Students focus on image optimization for Internet and intranet components, as well as CD and DVD publishing. Electronic imaging communication and aesthetics are emphasized in the context of a digital posting environment. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 714.
PHOT 726 Documentary Photography II
In this course, students develop a clear photographic narrative using images in a sequential manner. Through thorough investigation and planning, students learn to express an idea or story in visual terms. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 706.
PHOT 727 Fashion Photography
Dedicated to the awareness of industry trends and the development of a commercial portfolio in the area of fashion photography, this course helps students refine skills in lighting, directing the model, styling, and creative technique both in the studio and on location. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 715.
PHOT 730 Digital Printing Methodology
Graduate students explore advanced technical controls of the printmaking workflows of digital imaging. Students experience input and output variances that affect the final print. Analysis and adjustment is expected in every stage of image production from black-and-white to color printing. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 714.
PHOT 731 Portraiture Photography
This course provides students with a hands-on knowledge of all aspects of photographic portraiture including historical references and new media exploration. Various technical aspects such as multiple formats and various means of lighting are presented in a series of demonstrations and assignments.
PHOT 732 Corporate Photography
Within the context of producing images for corporate publications, students acquire skill sets necessary to compete in this environment. Topics covered include creating employee portraits both formal and “in action,” documenting products, illustrating working environments and shooting for annual reports. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 715.
PHOT 734 Advanced Digital Craft
In this course, the creation of advanced composite images takes place in the context of exploration of the philosophical and technical relationship between the camera and the computer. The course also presents the history, purposes, and means of the electronic medium. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 714.
PHOT 736 The Photographic Travelogue
Offering unique opportunities to photograph and learn in a foreign environment, this course give students in-depth insights on another culture’s façade, reality, traditions and values. In an intensive program that deals with both creating photographs and investigating photographic history, there is a focus on comparing student’s work to the existing canon as created by previous native (and foreign) photographers.
PHOT 740 Special Topics in Photography
This course provides an opportunity for students and faculty to focus on particular issues in the field of photography or to study advanced techniques and processes. Faculty, content and prerequisites vary each time the course is offered. The course includes lectures, discussions, individual projects and critiques, depending on the nature of the topic.
PHOT 745 Photographic Art Marketing Practices
This seminar provides self-motivated graduate students with insights into today’s multi-faceted markets for photography. The course focuses on understanding and navigating the business of being an artist. Classroom lectures foster a broader awareness of career options and professional prospects for photographers seeking to approach successfully the world of art. Individual research required allows students to explore an area in depth. Students share their research methodology and results with their fellow students, fostering growth of peer relationships. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 719.
PHOT 749 Photography M.A. Final Portfolio
This course focuses on each M.A. student’s personal vision and the many ways to present that vision through a final portfolio in printed and/or digital format. Students utilize compositional elements with appropriate descriptive methodologies in order to clearly communicate particular ideas or concepts. Students also are expected to develop appropriate business practices for their chosen field. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 718 or PHOT 722.
PHOT 753 Photographic Arts III
This self-directed seminar/critique course continues the photographic arts series. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 722.
PHOT 760 View Camera Craft
This course explores the unique problems and opportunities of photographing with large-format cameras and materials. Students have the opportunity to discover and refine their personal vision by making images in a variety of genres, including landscape, architecture, portrait and still life. While initial emphasis is placed on the use of traditional black-and-white materials and natural light, students may make use of color materials, digital technology and/or artificial light, depending on prior experience and personal preferences.
PHOT 762 Issues in Contemporary Photography
This course explores a variety of critical aesthetic and practical issues relevant to today’s expressive photographer. Readings, lectures, discussions, research and writing are employed to stimulate and polish critical thinking and expression. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 701.
PHOT 764 Photographic Arts IV
This self-directed seminar/critique course continues the photographic arts series. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 753.
PHOT 775 Photographic Arts V
This self-directed seminar/critique course continues the photographic arts series. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 764.
PHOT 779F Graduate Field Internship
Students in this course undertake a field assignment under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite(s): 15 graduate credit hours, good academic standing.
PHOT 779T Graduate Teaching Internship
Students in this course undertake a teaching assignment under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite(s): 15 graduate credit hours, good academic standing.
PHOT 790 Photography M.F.A. Thesis
All photography M.F.A. students must develop and prepare an original exhibition accompanied by a written component.
Examining the photographic medium from invention through contemporary uses and practices, this comprehensive survey course discusses the most important and influential movements of photography as it is used as a cultural force, a means of personal expression, and an aesthetically-based medium.
PHOT 502 Photographic Technique and Signification
Examining a range of techniques applicable to the medium of photography, this course is a combination of demonstrations, lectures, assignments, and critiques with an emphasis on the unification of technical choices and individual conceptual interests.
PHOT 503 Photography Portfolio Process
Developing a portfolio that demonstrates a coherent vision, personal aesthetic, and excellence in craft is the emphasis of this course. Students will receive and participate in intensive critique of individual, self-directed, artistic projects in preparation for later graduate reviews. The course is designed to help students to successfully define, develop, and edit a visually cohesive and formally sound body of work that makes evident the student’s personal aesthetic.
PHOT 704 Black-and-white Craft
This course explores advanced technical controls of black-and-white photographic materials and processes. Topics include exposure and development control of negative materials through the application of the zone system, parametric testing of film/developer combinations, and exercises and demonstrations designed to strengthen the expressive quality of students’ printmaking aesthetics.
PHOT 706 Documentary Photography I
This graduate course is designed to familiarize students with the practical and historical fundamentals of the documentary photograph. Students learn, through examples and assignments, how to photograph in a documentary manner, and how to develop an authentic style within this genre.
PHOT 707 Color Craft
This course is a technical and aesthetic exploration of the major color photographic materials, processes and techniques currently available. The course is designed to promote enhanced awareness and application of color as an aesthetic tool, with emphasis on the development of color printmaking skills.
PHOT 709 Graduate Critique Seminar
This graduate course is designed to refine an M.F.A. student’s personal artistic direction and critical vocabulary. Historical context and critical theory in the medium are introduced and investigated as a reference point to student’s individual works. Students receive and participate in intensive critique of individual projects. The course is designed to prepare students for a successful transition into the M.F.A. program and for the 15-hour review.
PHOT 714 Digital Craft
This course explores the techniques, aesthetics and ethics of photographic image modification through the use of computer technology. Topics may include the use of scanners and other input devices, image editing software, various output options, projects in photomontage, layout and image sequencing, development of skills in color calibration, duo-tones, color separations and compositing.
PHOT 715 Studio Craft
Students engage in a technical study of photographic illustration in a studio setting. Photo illustration is based on a language whose vocabulary consists of sets, still life’s and models; a grammar of cameras, films and lighting systems; and a photographer who creates totally controlled images directed toward fine art, editorial and commercial application.
PHOT 716 Commercial Photography I
In this graduate level studio course, students are directed toward creating a body of work representational of the commercial marketplace. Students are exposed to diverse, image-driven assignments, working with interior studio spaces and exterior set-ups. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 715.
PHOT 718 Photography M.A. Portfolio
This is a flexible, self-directed seminar/critique course that allows students maximum freedom to define and develop directions in personal artistic growth and evolution while receiving guidance and criticism in different contexts and from multiple viewpoints. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 715.
PHOT 719 Photographic Arts I
This is the first in a series of a flexible, self-directed seminar/critique courses that allow students maximum freedom to define and develop directions in personal artistic growth and evolution while receiving guidance and criticism in different contexts and from multiple viewpoints. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 709.
PHOT 722 Photographic Arts II
This self-directed seminar/critique course continues the photographic arts series. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 718 or PHOT 719.
PHOT 723 Commercial Photography II
This course is a continuation of Commercial Photography I, with more rigorous critiquing of images and a greater sense of commercial photographic issues. The course is conducted in a seminar style that affords timely discussions of current business practices within the field. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 716.
PHOT 724 Web Design for Photography
Images created within this course are placed in the context of an operating website. Students focus on image optimization for Internet and intranet components, as well as CD and DVD publishing. Electronic imaging communication and aesthetics are emphasized in the context of a digital posting environment. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 714.
PHOT 726 Documentary Photography II
In this course, students develop a clear photographic narrative using images in a sequential manner. Through thorough investigation and planning, students learn to express an idea or story in visual terms. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 706.
PHOT 727 Fashion Photography
Dedicated to the awareness of industry trends and the development of a commercial portfolio in the area of fashion photography, this course helps students refine skills in lighting, directing the model, styling, and creative technique both in the studio and on location. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 715.
PHOT 730 Digital Printing Methodology
Graduate students explore advanced technical controls of the printmaking workflows of digital imaging. Students experience input and output variances that affect the final print. Analysis and adjustment is expected in every stage of image production from black-and-white to color printing. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 714.
PHOT 731 Portraiture Photography
This course provides students with a hands-on knowledge of all aspects of photographic portraiture including historical references and new media exploration. Various technical aspects such as multiple formats and various means of lighting are presented in a series of demonstrations and assignments.
PHOT 732 Corporate Photography
Within the context of producing images for corporate publications, students acquire skill sets necessary to compete in this environment. Topics covered include creating employee portraits both formal and “in action,” documenting products, illustrating working environments and shooting for annual reports. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 715.
PHOT 734 Advanced Digital Craft
In this course, the creation of advanced composite images takes place in the context of exploration of the philosophical and technical relationship between the camera and the computer. The course also presents the history, purposes, and means of the electronic medium. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 714.
PHOT 736 The Photographic Travelogue
Offering unique opportunities to photograph and learn in a foreign environment, this course give students in-depth insights on another culture’s façade, reality, traditions and values. In an intensive program that deals with both creating photographs and investigating photographic history, there is a focus on comparing student’s work to the existing canon as created by previous native (and foreign) photographers.
PHOT 740 Special Topics in Photography
This course provides an opportunity for students and faculty to focus on particular issues in the field of photography or to study advanced techniques and processes. Faculty, content and prerequisites vary each time the course is offered. The course includes lectures, discussions, individual projects and critiques, depending on the nature of the topic.
PHOT 745 Photographic Art Marketing Practices
This seminar provides self-motivated graduate students with insights into today’s multi-faceted markets for photography. The course focuses on understanding and navigating the business of being an artist. Classroom lectures foster a broader awareness of career options and professional prospects for photographers seeking to approach successfully the world of art. Individual research required allows students to explore an area in depth. Students share their research methodology and results with their fellow students, fostering growth of peer relationships. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 719.
PHOT 749 Photography M.A. Final Portfolio
This course focuses on each M.A. student’s personal vision and the many ways to present that vision through a final portfolio in printed and/or digital format. Students utilize compositional elements with appropriate descriptive methodologies in order to clearly communicate particular ideas or concepts. Students also are expected to develop appropriate business practices for their chosen field. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 718 or PHOT 722.
PHOT 753 Photographic Arts III
This self-directed seminar/critique course continues the photographic arts series. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 722.
PHOT 760 View Camera Craft
This course explores the unique problems and opportunities of photographing with large-format cameras and materials. Students have the opportunity to discover and refine their personal vision by making images in a variety of genres, including landscape, architecture, portrait and still life. While initial emphasis is placed on the use of traditional black-and-white materials and natural light, students may make use of color materials, digital technology and/or artificial light, depending on prior experience and personal preferences.
PHOT 762 Issues in Contemporary Photography
This course explores a variety of critical aesthetic and practical issues relevant to today’s expressive photographer. Readings, lectures, discussions, research and writing are employed to stimulate and polish critical thinking and expression. Prerequisite(s): ARTH 701.
PHOT 764 Photographic Arts IV
This self-directed seminar/critique course continues the photographic arts series. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 753.
PHOT 775 Photographic Arts V
This self-directed seminar/critique course continues the photographic arts series. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 764.
PHOT 779F Graduate Field Internship
Students in this course undertake a field assignment under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite(s): 15 graduate credit hours, good academic standing.
PHOT 779T Graduate Teaching Internship
Students in this course undertake a teaching assignment under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite(s): 15 graduate credit hours, good academic standing.
PHOT 790 Photography M.F.A. Thesis
All photography M.F.A. students must develop and prepare an original exhibition accompanied by a written component.
