Professional Photography Program

This professional digital photography training is designed to help students understand the digital darkroom process and be exposed to the techniques being utilized to create some of today's most innovative images. Our Professional Photography Program students have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with industry-current equipment in both studio and on-location settings.

Professional Photography Program graduates can explore careers in Commercial or Fine Art Photography, Studio or Portrait Photography, magazine or journalistic photography or in a variety of digital imaging capacities in business and design firms.

Professional Photography Program Educational Objectives:

• Work with traditional and digital photographic equipment
• Choose the best format, digital or traditional, for the assignment
• Evaluate proper exposure using various metering techniques
• Evaluate lighting variations and lighting quality using traditional and digital film backs.
• Integrate images into various software applications
• Calibrate electronic equipment to standardized targets
• Create electronic Portable Document Format (PDF) files
• Use ambient and artificial lighting to create flattering poses for portraits in formal and candid environments
• Apply lighting principles in commercial photographs
• Compare and select the best type of and quality of lighting for photographing people, objects, and landscapes
• Assemble studio equipment to meet the needs of the photographic environment
• Deal with clients and other professionals with tact and diplomacy
• Create a professional portfolio