# Noncredit Photography (N PHOT) courses

Palomar College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 3 courses

Source: https://palomar.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/32573/33385/32670

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### N PHOT 920 — Getting to Know Lightroom for Older Adults

- **Hours:** 24.00-27.00 hours lecture, 72.00-81.00 hours lab
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/palomar-college/schedule/fall-2026/n-phot.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/palomar-college/schedule/spring-2027/n-phot.md)
- Grading: Not Graded

Designed for older adults, this class will explore the capabilities and uses of the digital darkroom using the industry standard Adobe Lightroom. Students will learn to shoot. Photographic editing will include white balance, contrast, lens correction, sharpening and HSL adjustments. Principles, asset management, naming conventions, importing and exporting digital image files. Photographic digital images will be corrected for tone, color balance, resolution and size and the learning path will employ the principles of image editing software to correct, improve and ready photographic digital images for digital output.

### N PHOT 930 — Photoshop for Photographers I for Older Adults

- **Hours:** 24.00 hours lecture, 72.00 hours lab
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/palomar-college/schedule/fall-2026/n-phot.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/palomar-college/schedule/spring-2027/n-phot.md)
- Note: May be taken up to 4 times
- Grading: Pass/No Pass/Satisfactory Progress

The technology of digital photography, the computer, and inkjet printers. Emphasis on industry standard image editing software as the primary photographic processing and manipulation tools. Continuing instruction in digital image processing directed toward photographic output. Development of capabilities and use of the digital darkroom.

### N PHOT 950 — Getting to Know your Digital Camera for Older Adults

- **Hours:** 24.00-27.00 hours lecture, 72.00-81.00 hours lab
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading: Not Graded

Designed for older adults, the beginning principles and use of digital cameras.Understand how your digital camera works and what the menu selections mean. Learn to download image files to your computer, make basic editing changes and how to share your images via web, email and slide presentations. The aesthetics and technology of digital photography will be discussed in lecture and critique sessions of students assignments.