1 credit — Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
(1 period per day for 1 semester)
Prerequisite: 3.0 unweighted GPA
Students enrolled in this course will have Adobe Creative Cloud software and Adobe Illustrator.
Foto 1140 introduces students to the basic principles and applications of digital photography as a medium, a skill-set, and an integral part of today’s digital literacy needs. Topics covered include capturing images using digital cameras while emphasizing the manipulation of camera controls, exposure, lighting, on-and-off camera flash, essential imaging tactics, digital workflow for photography, print, web, and image storage and archival. Students are required to have a digital camera (point and shoot or DSLR). A limited number of DSLR’s are available for loan.
Students who take this course earn one year of high school Visual Art credit and three semester hours of college credit. Students should keep in mind that grades earned for this course will also appear on their college transcripts.