Course Details
Digital Photography 1B (Grade 9-12)
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Course Information
- Subject Area
- Communications and Audio/Visual Technology
- State Course Code
- 11156
- Length
- One Semester
- Total Hours
- 90
Photography courses provide students with the opportunity to effectively communicate ideas and information via digital, film, still and video photography. Topics covered typically include composition, layout, lighting and supplies. More advanced courses may include instruction in specialized camera and equipment maintenance, application to commercial and industrial need and photography business operations.
Learning Goals
Students will:
- Apply the ethical rules of photojournalism
- Create photos using the “decisive moment” idea of Cartier-Bresson
- Connect the history of photojournalism to the Pictorialist and straight photography movements
- Analyze the use of citizen journalists by professional news organizations
- Discern the difference between creative and editorial photography genres
- Compare and contrast stylistic characteristics of different genres of photography
- Differentiate between ethnographic photography and authentic cultural expression
- Analyze photographs by using aesthetic, historical, and contextual cues
- Choose an appropriate workflow and image editing software
- Describe and use three different types of photo metadata
- Experiment with post-processing tools like white balance, tone, and color settings
- Set up a photo gallery on a photo-sharing website that can function as a digital portfolio
- Analyze the visual elements in a photograph or other work of art
- Apply the principles of design to the creation of photographs or analysis of composition
- Compare and contrast ways of thinking about visual perception in photography
- Implement an open-ended creative process in photography
- Define the term critique and differentiate it from criticism
- Critique photos and photo series with multiple tools
- Utilize constructive criticism to improve photographic artistry
- Interpret the meaning of photographs through multiple perspectives
- Discuss the importance of photography clubs, today and throughout photographic history
- Connect the changes in photography to the technological changes that have happened in the medium
- Distinguish between collaboration, cooperation, and teamwork and integrate the collaborative process into group projects
- Engage community members in photography projects
- Assess the artistic voice and style of famous photographers and peers
- Analyze and organize your process for choosing portfolio photos
- Tailor your portfolio to the intended audience, whether it is art school, a gallery show, or a client
- Apply soft skills like adaptability, interpersonal communication, and time management to support a photography career
- Develop a plan to continue to learn technical skills, business skills, and to grow as a creative photographer, whether amateur, student, or professional
- Connect your photographic work to that of famous photographers of yesterday and today
- Analyze your progress and creatively write and revise your artist’s statement
- Sequence your portfolio in an aesthetically pleasing way
- Research, identify, and pursue job or avocational opportunities in photography
Choose Curriculum
Digital Photography 1B
Let’s further develop your photography skills by learning more professional tips, tricks, and techniques to elevate your images. Explore various photographic styles, themes, genres, and artistic approaches. Learn more about photojournalism and how to bring your photos to life, and using this knowledge, build a portfolio of your work to pursue a career in this field! Some assignments may be difficult to complete without a digital camera with both automatic and manual controls. However, many activities can be achieved with the use of a smartphone. Students choosing to use a smartphone will need to plan with their teacher how to accomplish specific tasks.
Online
Items
| Name | Kind | ISBN | Returnable | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Photography 1B: Creating Images with Impact! | Online Class | No | No |
Timeline
Unit 2: Context is Everything: Style and Genre
Unit 4: Words and Pictures: Composing Meaning
Unit 7: Digital Video: Production and Post-Production