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Visual Arts Specialization (Proficient): Digital Photography II

Course Code: 54635X0

Course Level: Honors

Course Offering: Block

Prerequisites

This course follows the Accomplished Visual Art Standards. Accomplished standards are for those students who have achieved the Intermediate Art Standards. It is recommended that students take Digital Photography I or an equivalent before enrolling in the course. For help determining placement, please refer to the NCDPI Arts Ed Course Manual

Course Description

This course is for students who are interested in pursuing a more advanced study of digital photography. Through a series of projects and critiques, students will expand their technical abilities and explore their own personal aesthetics. Content, form, aesthetics, technical issues around processing, file formats, controlling exposure, and special effects techniques will be covered, along with an exploration of art history and cultural connections. Students will also continue to refine or newly create a digital portfolio to use for future presentations of their photographic work.

Course Materials

Students should have access to either a digital camera, a phone camera, or both. They should also be able to upload photos to a computer. Use of basic editing software can be found free on the web or in an app.

Course Work Grade Determination

Pre-Assessments: 0%

Check Your Knowledge: 0%

Activities: 30%

Assignments: 25%

Post-Assessments: 25%

Take-Twos: 0%

Final Exam or Project: 20%

Course Alignment

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Course at A Glance

Course at a Glance

Collaboration

Students will participate in Live Class sessions bi-weekly. They will also critique the work of others in discussion assignments.