PHOT 10H
HONORS HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
4 Units
PHOT 11
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
4 Units
HONORS CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
4 Units
Prerequisite: Honors Institute participant. Advisory: PHOT 1 or equivalent; not open to students with credit in PHOT 10. Not Repeatable. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter) The history of still photography from the earliest investigations of the camera obscura to late 20 th Century electronic imaging. Emphasis on the role of photographs as a social and cultural force and on our artistic heritage of camera work. The honors course offers an enriched and challenging experience for the more talented student, including deeper content, more rigorous grading, and more demanding and creative assignments requiring application of higher-level thinking, writing, and communication skills. [FHGE: Humanities; Transferable: UC/CSU]
Formerly: PHOT 59 Advisory: Not open to students with credit in PHOT 11H or 59. Not Repeatable. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter) Survey of contemporary issues in photography. Critical theory and other issues surrounding contemporary photographic practices are explored through the style and content of work by selected contemporary photographers. Censorship, copyright, appropriation, and other current issues affecting the contemporary photographer are discussed. The interplay of traditional and digital photography and how it affects our concepts of truth, reality, society, and culture. [FHGE: Humanities; Transferable: UC/CSU]
PHOT 11H
Prerequisite: Honors Institute participant. Advisory: Not open to students with credit in PHOT 11 or 59. Not Repeatable. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (72 hours total per quarter) Survey of contemporary issues in photography. Critical theory and other issues surrounding contemporary photographic practices are explored through the style and content of work by selected contemporary photographers. Censorship, copyright, appropriation, and other current issues affecting the contemporary photographer are discussed. The interplay of traditional and digital photography and how it affects our concepts of truth, reality, society, and culture. The honors course offers an enriched and challenging experience for the more talented student, including deeper content, more rigorous grading, and more demanding and creative assignments requiring application of higher-level thinking, writing, and communication skills. [FHGE: Humanities; Transferable: UC/CSU]
PHOT 13
EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY
4 Units
Advisory: PHOT 2. May be taken 3 times for credit. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lecture-laboratory, 1.5 hour laboratory. (78 hours total per quarter) Exploration of experimental approaches to creative photography, using silver and nonsilver processes. Introduction to digital manipulation of images. [FHGE: Non-GE; Transferable: UC/CSU]
PHOT 20
INTRODUCTION TO COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
4 Units
Formerly: PHOT 70 PHOT 5 or PHOT 65A or PHOT 72 Advisory: May be taken 2 times for credit. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lecture-laboratory, 1.5 hours laboratory. (78 hours total per quarter) Introduction to history of color processes. Introduction to the theories, principles, instruction in color correction and manipulation, and expressive potential of digital color photography. [FHGE: Non-GE; Transferable: UC/CSU]
PHOT 22
PHOTO JOURNALISM
4 Units
PHOT 51
ZONE SYSTEM PHOTOGRAPHY
4 Units
PHOT 55
SPECIAL PROJECTS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
2 Units
PHOT 57A
PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT
4 Units
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
4 Units
Formerly: PHOT 63 Prerequisite: PHOT 2. Not Repeatable. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lecture-laboratory, 1.5 hours laboratory. (78 hours total per quarter) Instruction in basic skills needed for effective online and print photography for use in newspapers, magazines, web journals and blogs with emphasis on developing appropriate behavior and craft needed in meeting deadlines for photojournal publication. Assignments include news photographs, human interest and feature pictures, and the picture story. Special emphasis on print quality, picture editing, layout design, image content and captioning. Introduction to digital capture, preparation of files and transmittal of photographs, and video and sound recording techniques. [FHGE: Non-GE; Transferable: UC/CSU] Prerequisite: PHOT 2. May be taken 3 times for credit. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lecture-laboratory, 1.5 hours laboratory. (78 hours total per quarter) An exploration of the Zone System through use of special processing and fine printing techniques. A study of the integration of aesthetics, film calibration, development of film, printing, and techniques associated with the Zone System. Acquisition of fine printing and archival processing techniques suitable for producing exhibit quality presentations. Application of understanding of Zone System to both digital and color materials. Appreciation of contributions by photographers of diverse backgrounds. [FHGE: Non-GE; Transferable: CSU] Prerequisite: PHOT 2 or 4B. May be taken 6 times for credit. 1 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (48 hours total per quarter) Specific topics in creative, technical or applied photography must be determined in consultation with instructor. A limited area is explored in depth. [FHGE: Non-GE; Transferable: CSU]
Prerequisites: PHOT 1, 2, 3 or PHOT 5, 4A, 4B or instructor’s permission. Advisory: PHOT 10 or 11. May be taken 3 times for credit. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lecture-laboratory, 1.5 hours laboratory. (78 hours total per quarter) Organization and assembly of a photographic portfolio from concept to final presentation. Intensive advanced class requiring the student to build a group of photographic works that function both individually and as a group. Concerns will include how to make images that communicate clearly, how to blend technical execution with meaning and how to give and receive feedback to further a photographic project and that of fellow photographers. [FHGE: Non-GE; Transferable: CSU]
PHOT 57B
Prerequisite: PHOT 57A or instructor’s permission. Advisory: PHOT 10, 10H, 11 or 11H. May be taken 3 times for credit. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lecture-laboratory, 1.5 hours laboratory. (78 hours total per quarter) Organization of photographic work from prior classes and projects to meet individual goals including transfer, exhibition and employment. Development of professional materials such as resume, website and business cards as well as finalization of a photographic portfolio to meet the qualifications for an A.A. Degree in Photography. Develop support materials for applications and exhibitions. Student must share work with photography community through exhibition or other methods of display. [FHGE: Non-GE; Transferable: CSU]
All courses on this page are Title 5 degree applicable credit courses unless otherwise noted. Foothill College 2012–2013 • www.foothill.edu
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