Photography I  [4161 (Alt 9,10,11,12)]
Semester (may be repeated - Photography II), Prerequisite: None.  Open to Grades 9-12.
 
This lab course reflects the rapidly changing field of photography: Half-digital and half-traditional.  Students at first create silver-gelatin prints in the darkroom.  Later they may choose to scan and digitize their negatives in order to enhance, color and add special effects to their work on computers, using Photoshop.  They may also choose to continue in the darkroom, using traditional darkroom methods.  Through weekly shooting assignments students use their own lives as the source of creative inspiration to communicate through powerful images that apply the basic principles of composition.  Students also learn to apply some of the basic principles of optics by manipulating shutter speeds and aperture on a manual 35mm camera loaned to them by the school.  The course includes units on artificial lighting and on the work of master photographers. Students are encouraged to earn extra credit by taking shooting assignments for the student newspaper and yearbook. 
REQUIRED FEE FOR LAB SUPPLIES (paper, film, chemicals):  $35.
 
Photography II  [4162 (Alt 9,10,11,12)]
Semester, Prerequisite: Photography I.  Open to Grades 9-12.
 
Students enter Photography II with basic skills already mastered.  They are encouraged to identify areas of interest and to work on long-term projects that deepen those skills.  Photography II students also explore advanced techniques in both traditional and digital modes, and can choose to work in either mode.  At the end of each quarter, students exhibit a portfolio of their work.
REQUIRED FEE FOR LAB SUPPLIES (paper, film, chemicals):  $35.