The Center for Visual Arts provides diverse photography courses tailored to students across all proficiency levels, from novice to advanced. These comprehensive courses foster an environment where participants are urged to explore innovative approaches to artistic expression by utilizing digital, traditional, and experimental forms while gaining insight into the medium’s historical evolution and contemporary trends.
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Digital Photography I
An introductory course that teaches the fundamental techniques of image making using digital camera technology and editing software.
Smartphone Photography
An introductory course that explores creative approaches for making visually compelling photographs using smartphone technology.
Film Photography in the Digital World
An introductory course teaches the use traditional 35mm film cameras and how each film stock has its own set of textural, tonal, and color characteristics.
Experimental Photography: Light-Sensitive & Hands-on Processes
An introductory courses that teaches non-traditional photographic techniques including Cyanotypes, Lumens, Polaroid Manipulations, and other processes.
From Still Life to the Figurative: Photographic Lighting Techniques
An intermediate course that teaches photographic lighting, design, composition, and the use of color in images.
Digital Photography II
An intermediate course that expands on the conceptual approaches of image making, using advanced digital capture and image manipulation.
Documentary Photography: The Stories We Tell
An intermediate course that challenges students to tell their own stories through the photographic medium of their choice.
The Photographic Portfolio: Developing a Long-term Project
An advanced course that guides students through a semester-long photography project aligned with their interests in photography.
