Photography

About the Program

Program Goal: Career

GE Pattern(s): Butte Local

Program Code: 01334.00AS

The Photography program provides students with a working knowledge of black-and-white and color photography, and fundamental laboratory and technical skills required for entry-level employment. The curriculum is designed to teach students to become independent professional photographers or to work as technician/photographers for others. Photography is a two-year Associate Degree program.

Photography is used in virtually every field in this media-conscious age. Public relations and advertising firms, newspapers, magazines and the fashion industry are among the more traditional employers. Camera and lab skills also are required for portraiture, wedding and scientific photography. Staff photographers are employed by industrial and architectural firms, hospitals, telecommunication and record companies, galleries and schools, as well as state agencies. Photographers also are needed for aerial surveying for land and/or agricultural development projects. Working photographers encounter challenges requiring their technical skills and artistic innovation. Jobs involve scheduling photographic assignments for a variety of clients.

Program Learning Outcome(s): Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:

1. Execute technical, aesthetic, and conceptual decisions based on an understanding of art and design principles.
2. Produce photographs suitable for seeking career opportunities in photography.
3. Solve creative problems in photography, including research and synthesis of technical, aesthetic, and conceptual knowledge.
4. Communicate photography concepts to specific audiences using proper visual, oral, and written presentation skills.
5. Evaluate photographic works, including their own, using professional terminology.