Digital Photography
Description
Digital Photography prepares students to use technical expertise, creativity, and composition skills.
Students produce and preserve images that communicate information, convey ideas, moods, and feelings, tell a story, or record an event. Students practice valuable real-world skills using professional-grade digital cameras and industry standard image editing software to create high-quality media products while beginning a portfolio.
Photographers typically do the following:
- Market or advertise services to attract clients
- Analyze and plan the composition of photographs
- Use various photographic techniques and lighting equipment
- Capture subjects in professional-quality photographs
- Enhance the subject’s appearance with natural or artificial light
- Use photo-enhancing software
- Maintain a digital portfolio to demonstrate their work
- Archive and manage imagery
Nowadays, most photographers use digital cameras instead of traditional film cameras, although some photographers use both.
| Quick Facts: Photographers | |
|---|---|
| 2024 Median Pay | $42,520 per year $20.44 per hour |
| Typical Entry-Level Education | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Work Experience in a Related Occupation | None |
| On-the-job Training | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Number of Jobs, 2023 | 151,100 |
| Job Outlook, 2023-33 | 4% (As fast as average) |
| Employment Change, 2023-33 | 5,800 |
Courses Offered
Course ID: 8846-8847
Grade(s): 10, 11
Semester(s): 2
Course Credit: 1.0
Graduation Requirement: Elective
Digital Photography I CTE prepares students to use technical expertise, creativity, and composition skills to produce and preserve images that communicate information, convey ideas, moods, and feelings, tell a story, or record an event. Throughout the Digital Photography CTE instructional program, students learn and practice valuable real-world skills using professional-grade digital cameras and industry standard image editing software to create high-quality media products while beginning a portfolio. Specific units of study included but are not limited to: Introduction to Digital Photography, Genres and History ofPhotography, Camera Basics, Composition, Basic Exposure, Aperture & Depth of Field, Shutter Speed Controls / CapturingMotion, Light, Digital Image Editing and Copyright Law.
Course ID: 8848-8849
Grade(s): 11, 12
Semester(s): 2
Course Credit: 1.0
Graduation Requirement: Elective
In Digital Photography II CTE, year two of the two-year program, standards include but are not limited to: Digital Workflow, Digital Printing, Genres & History, Color Composition, Studio Lighting, Advanced Digital Image Editing, Photojournalism and FirstAmendment, Business of Photography. A portfolio of work will be required as the capstone project for the program. Students will explore the history and societal and economic impact of the digital photography industry and will examine legal and ethical considerations and business best practices unique to digital photography and related industries. Students will be preparing to take an industry certification to become an Adobe Certified Professional. Digital Photography students develop leadership, social, civic, and career skills through participation in one of the state-recognized Career and Technical Student Organizations, SkillsUSA or FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
Fee required: see Fee Schedule
Career & Technical Student Organization (CTSO):
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce, emphasizing total quality at work: high ethical standards, superior work skills, life-long education, and pride in the dignity of work. SkillsUSA Arizona has over 15,000 members and over 3,000 members at State Championships.
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