Photography

Content

This course introduces students to photography and Adobe Photoshop. Students learn how to edit photographs and create communication products. The three areas of study are camera techniques, digital manipulation, and communication products. Each area of study complements the other in building upon skills and knowledge. 

Assessment:

Tasks may include:

• Camera techniques and digital manipulation: Students create a folio of work that progresses through several individual tasks, developing an understanding of camera settings and compositional elements. In addition, post-production editing and creative manipulation of images allow students to develop their proficiency using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.  
• Communications products: Students create communications products using the design process to investigate, plan, produce and evaluate their design focus. The products they create allow students to demonstrate knowledge and understanding acquired in the previous sequence of tasks.

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