Course Syllabus
COURSE TITLE: Commercial Photography TERM & YEAR: 2015-2016
INSTRUCTOR: Chad Moore PHONE: 260.244.6136 x 3317
EMAIL: mooreca@wccsonline.com
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Commercial photography is only one of the many disciplines of professional photography. This course develops students’ skills and knowledge in commercial photography projects. Students will also develop the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze customer needs and preferences, apply the principles of art to photographs, and develop photographs using a variety of production processes. The most important thing you can bring away from this course is a new sense of vision. Your goals will be to further your appreciation of light, discover meaning in images rather than words, and learn how to make images important and powerful in their own right.
PREREQUISITES:
This course is recommended for students in Grades 9-12.
REQUIRED SOFTWARE:
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Camera RAW, Adobe Lightroom and Microsoft Office
OTHER MATERIALS:
Pen, pencil, paper, notebook (not provided)
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
The following topics will be discussed in class: safety, workplace ethics, leadership, history of photography, basic camera operations, image capturing, editing, printing, portfolio presentation and introduction to entrepreneurship. Specifically, projects and activities we will be doing will include (but not be limited to) the following:
- To become proficient at the technical aspect of photographing with a digital camera and working with those images including digital editing, saving, sizing, posting and printing of those images.
- Learn how to academically analyze photos and sets of photos.
- Learn how to explain your work/artwork to both the public viewer and the consumer and possible employers.
- Learn the ins and outs of HDR and panoramic photography.
- To develop and practice skills using digital photography tools and the Internet including emailing and posting to a web site.
- Learn the ins and outs of portrait photography.
- Learning how to market oneself as a freelancer in a competitive world.
- To appreciate more about the "Photographer's Art" through the study of historic and contemporary trends and to apply that appreciation to your own work.
- To develop the habit of looking closely at the visible world around you in order to represent it in terms of aesthetics.
- To begin to learn about the history and aesthetics of fine art photography and to apply that understanding to your completed assignments.
- To understand the use of all tools found in Adobe’s photo-related software.
- Optimizing electronic images for print and for the web
- MOORE EXPECTATIONS:
COURSE EXPECTATIONS:
- The following topics will be discussed in class: safety, workplace ethics, leadership, history of photography, basic camera operations, image capturing, editing, printing, portfolio presentation and introduction to entrepreneurship. Specifically, projects and activities we will be doing will include (but not be limited to) the following:
- • To become proficient at the technical aspect of photographing with a digital camera and working with those images including digital editing, saving, sizing, posting and printing of those images.
- • Learn how to academically analyze photos and sets of photos.
- • Learn how to explain your work/artwork to both the public viewer and the consumer and possible employers.
- • Learn the ins and outs of HDR and panoramic photography.
- • To develop and practice skills using digital photography tools and the Internet including emailing and posting to a web site.
- • Learn the ins and outs of portrait photography.
- • Learning how to market oneself as a freelancer in a competitive world.
- • To appreciate more about the "Photographer's Art" through the study of historic and contemporary trends and to apply that appreciation to your own work.
- • To develop the habit of looking closely at the visible world around you in order to represent it in terms of aesthetics.
- • To begin to learn about the history and aesthetics of fine art photography and to apply that understanding to your completed assignments.
- • To understand the use of all tools found in Adobe’s photo-related software.
- • Optimizing electronic images for print and for the web
PREPARING AND SUBMITTING WORK:
- Prints will be turned into the W drive under the ungraded folder
GRADING/EVALUATION:
For this course, your grade is based on the following percentage scale:
100-94 A
93-90 A-
89-88 B+
87-84 B
83-80 B-
79-78 C+
77-74 C
73-70 C-
69-68 D+
67-64 D
63-60 D-
59 and under F
An approximate breakdown of assessments and points associated with that assessment is listed in the course requirements.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
ATTENDANCE/PARTICIPATION:
OTHER POLICIES
All CCHS school and handbook policies apply.
COURSE CALENDAR/SCHEDULE:
The course outline is subject to change by the instructor. Changes will be announced in class.
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Print List Photography has never been as popular as it is today. People of all ages learn photography in various schools and online universities, and lots of talented photographers have a wonderful opportunity to reveal themselves not only as artists, but also as teachers. Like all creatives, photographers can sometimes experience creative block or a lack of interesting ideas, no matter what side of the school desk they are sitting on. One way for photography mentors and teachers to fight this problem is through the use of creative assignments. In this list I’ve put together creative project ideas to use in this photography class. When completed properly, these projects will be a great teaching tool. My purpose in this list is to help develop your technical skills and artistic vision, as well as improve your general thinking abilities and subject knowledge. I feel that by the end of this trimester, you will be taking better photographs than you did when you started. You have the opportunity to redo any print from this list for full credit as long as it is turned in at least one week before the end of the trimester. In order to keep all of your prints organized, please use the following format when saving your file (i'll use my login as example for print 1: 01_mooreca_leaves1.jpg Please notice I have a zero before the 1 in the file name and that I also put a 1 at the end to designate it was the first print turned in for that assignment. If I wanted to redo that print or turn in an extra I would have put a 2 at the end of the file name. 1. Leaves 2. Hands 3. Textures 4. Shadow 5. School Life 6. Close up Abstract 7. Vehicles 8. Product Photography (In class) 9. The Eyes Have It 10. Shallow Depth of Field (Aperture set on as low as you can!) 11. Eggs 12. Doorway 13. Food Photography 14. Sunny Days 15. Cloudy Days 16. Bubbles 17. Natural Framing 18. Sharp 19. Clashing Colors 20. Reflection 21. The Five Senses 22. Low Light / Night Photography 23. Action (Freezing Action, Think Fast Shutter Speed) 24. Converging Lines 25. Angles 26. Circles 27. Seasons (Fall, Winter, Spring or Summer) 28. Trees 29. Choice 1 (Your choice of anything) 30. Choice 2 Your choice of anything) 31. Choice 3 Your choice of anything) 32. Selfies! 33. Costumes 34. Animals or Pets 35. Piano Man (Turn in one of you as well) 36. Color Tone Magazine Cover |
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