Do you have a vision that you easily capture on film? Does the camera feel natural in your hands? Show the world your mind’s eye with the Professional Photography Program at McIntosh College, designed to help students develop the skills necessary to succeed as professional photographers.
Digital photography training can prepare you for a career in:
- Digital Imaging
- Lighting
- Composition
- Digital Darkroom
- Studio Photography
The McIntosh College Professional Photography Associate of Science Degree program is designed to help students develop the necessary skills to enter into the exciting arena of professional photography. Today's photographer is truly both an artist and a technician, blending the traditional skills of lighting and composition with industry-current advances in digital imaging.
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. Get the picture?
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
Courses that one might take in the Professional Photography program are as follows:
- Advanced Digital Photography
- Advanced Location/Studio Photography
- Commercial Studio Lighting
- Digital Imaging
- Digital Imaging II
- Digital Production Techniques
- Fundamentals of Design
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- Fundamentals of Photography
- Introduction to Computer Graphics
- Lighting for Portraiture
- On Assignment: Location Photography
- Photography Portfolio
- Web Page Design
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Learn more about the quality Professional Photography Program at McIntosh College. We can help turn your photography training into a career you love! Contact us today for more information.
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