Grades: 10, 11 or 12
Subject Area/Course Credit: Creative Arts, 1 credit
Prerequisite: None
Digital Photography provides a thorough introduction to photography in color and black and white. It begins with the basics and concludes with a deeper consideration of photography as a form of art, looking at the context and meaning of images. The curriculum explores digital editing/processing possibilities using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. The main goal of the course is to develop a creative portfolio of high quality digital photographs. Successful completion of this course equips students to enroll in IB Visual Arts or AP 2-D Art and Design.
Required Materials: A digital SLR camera with a large storage card (at least 64 GB) must be available to start the school year. The camera must be capable of taking pictures with manual exposure in the JPEG file format. A good comparison website for prices in Switzerland is www.toppreise.ch. For a list of camera recommendations please contact Keri Jolley at kjolley@zis.ch.