Welcome to Photography!

Students in photography engage in sequential learning experiences that encompass art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and production and lead to the creation of portfolio quality works. In the area of:
• art history, students search for meaning, significance, and direction in their work through an in-depth analysis of historical and contemporary media arts from a variety of cultural groups identifying relationships between context, form, and function;
• art criticism, students search for meaning, significance, and direction in their work by critically examining the relationships between context, form, function, and meaning in their own work and in historical and contemporary media arts;
• aesthetics, students search for meaning, significance, and direction in their work by: formulating evaluations of historic and contemporary media arts, (2) responding to personal questions about the nature of art, (3) reflecting on their changing definitions of art, and (4) assessing their ideas in relation to the art community, and
• production, students search for meaning, significance, and direction in their work by choosing and evaluating subject matter, symbols, and ideas that communicate intended meaning in their artwork. In addition, students: (1) use organizational principles and functions to solve specific visual problems, (2) apply media, techniques, and processes with sufficient skill to communicate intended meaning, and (3) produce works for their portfolios which demonstrate a sincere desire to explore a variety of ideas and problems.

Students create photographs, films, and videos utilizing a variety of tools and dark room processes. In addition, students: (1) reflect upon the outcome of these experiences, (2) explore historical connections, (3) write about the process, (4) make presentations about their progress at regular intervals, (5) work individually and in groups, (6) find direct correlations to other disciplines, and (7) explore career options related to the media arts. Art museums, galleries, studios, and community resources are utilized.


• Prerequisite: Introduction to 2-D, Introduction to 3-D Art
• A Core 40 and AHD course
• The nature of this course allows for successive semesters of instruction at an advanced level provided that defined proficiencies and content standards are utilized.
• A two credit course (1 year)

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