Taking well composed pictures is a lifelong, practical skill that students will use far beyond high
school. This course starts with the origins of photography and ends with contemporary imaging
technology. Students will learn 35mm camera operations and principals of exposure as related to
digital photography. Students will work through an introduction to Photoshop as an editing and
computer art tool. Students are encouraged to explore new visual possibilities and ways of seeing
that can be expressed effectively through images and personal vision. In addition, lectures and
videos will focus on historical and contemporary trends as well as explore the multiple roles of
photography as a fine and commercial art form. *This course may be re-elected for additional
credit
- Teacher: Angela Esshaki