Explore the fundamental principles, techniques and application of digital camera-based image making. Learn how to capture images, including exposure settings for aperture, shutter speed, metering, color and light balance, with an emphasis on developing strong composition, lighting and manual techniques. This course employs a mixture of lectures, demonstrations, assignments, field trips, critiques and an awareness of the critical issues in contemporary photography. You must have your own digital camera with adjustable exposure and focus (ability to capture in "camera RAW" preferred). Print output is the student's responsibility; the University's Imaging Lab is available for output. A FreedomPay card is required for use of Imaging Lab services. Details regarding FreedomPay are available on page 28 or on our website at cs.uarts.edu/ce/tuition-fees. SECTION 1

Learn how to optimize and unlock the full possibilities of Adobe Photoshop. Harness the power of this incredible software program in a training sequence specifically designed for photographers. Step-by-step instruction on Photoshop includes lessons that will hone skills. Additionally, you will understand the right way to scan film, prints and negatives for editing in Photoshop. Print output is the student's responsibility; the University's Imaging Lab is available for output. A FreedomPay card is required for use of Imaging Lab services. Details regarding FreedomPay are available on page 28 or on our website at cs.uarts.edu/ce/tuition-fees.

If you have completed Digital Photography I or are comfortable with the use of a digital SLR camera (in manual mode), this course will allow you to expand your photographic competency and aesthetic sensibility while learning techniques to improve your work and build a greater understanding of advanced functions of the digital camera. The course stresses the development of a cohesive body of work, with the final goal a series of project-based photographs. Prerequisite: Digital Photography I or equivalent experience.

This courses provides an introduction to significant photographers and their work in the history of the medium, including technical developments and their impact, the major visual and aesthetic trends in the development of photography, and the larger social context in which photography has developed. This survey course provides a broad context to the impact of this medium and the changes that have informed photography today. Prerequisite: Digital Photography II or equivalent experience.

Street photography is a type of candid, documentary photography practiced by such luminaries as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Garry Winogrand, Roy DeCarava, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, William Klein, Helen Levitt, Lisette Model, Weegee and others. These photographers documented the drama, turbulence, exoticism and humanity of the great American metropolis as they pushed the constraints of composition, rarely relying on pre-visualization. A skilled street photographer is able to anticipate action, interaction and that attosecond when the ordinary street scene becomes an extraordinary photograph. Students study the work of many of the noted photographers above, examine contemporary street photography and immerse themselves in the whirl of street life in Philadelphia as they understand what it takes to capture successful street photographs. Prerequisite: Digital Photography II or equivalent experience.

Emphasizing creative solutions to complex photographic problems, this course is designed for those interested in discovering the versatility and creative potential of the studio environment. Learn how controlled studio lighting, both electronic flash and tungsten sources, enhance a photograph. The course incorporates lectures, demonstrations and a series of assignments in still life, portraiture, fashion and product setups. Course accommodates digital cameras of 35mm and medium format. Prerequisite: Digital Photography II or equivalent experience.

This course is ideal for those who like to travel with a camera, and who like to think of travel as a time primarily to photograph. Course examines the work of some of the great travel photographers and how to take great photos on location under any shooting situation. Class time is mostly spent out in the field, photographing Philadelphia locations.

This course serves as an introduction to the business and marketing practices common to photography and emphasizes developing professional objectives based upon careful consideration of the financial, legal, organizational, promotional, interpersonal and ethical practices of photography. Prerequisite: Digital Photography II or equivalent experience. This course is required for Digital Photography students preparing to enter the Capstone.

This course is designed to provide you the opportunity to demonstrate the skills and knowledge you have learned in the Digital Photography Certificate program. Explore and analyze topics within the discipline of photography to meet your individually defined goals in coordination with and approved by the instructor. Assemble and present your body of work in a portfolio of images appropriate to your professional, educational or personal goals. The course concludes with an exhibition. Prerequisite: For Digital Photography Certificate enrollees only; successful completion of all prerequisite classes is mandatory.