Courses

This course requires students to conduct specialized research in interior design to include design issues such as barrier free environments, medical facilities, historic preservation/adaptive re-use, international interiors, energy issues, sustainable design and design for special needs.

This class explores light control for still photography and video in the studio and on location. Students will use professional grade continuous light sources and strobes along with natural light to explore the creative possibilities of designing with light.

This entry-level course will introduce students to the fundamental techniques and principles of basic studio lighting. Students will learn how to use different continuous lighting and strobe equipment to be used in studio and location settings. Students will learn the principles of metering and exposure for analog and digital and how to control the quality, intensity and direction of the light.

This advanced course expands on the basic lighting techniques learned in Studio Lighting I with an emphasis on lighting incorporated in a variety of genres including fashion, portraiture, still life and architectural photography. Students will explore creative lighting techniques such as how to employ mixed lighting sources, light as color and night photography with artificial lighting.

Students will engage in a multidisciplinary methodological approach to developing formal visual solutions and expressions to create a coherent body of artwork. Emphasis will be placed on the creative process and experimentation, varied use of tools and materials, and self-evaluation and critique.

Through active participation in the daily operations of a museum, gallery, studio, or art space, students will acquire direct working knowledge of a cooperating art institution. Students will be required to work at the institution a minimum of 10 supervised hours per week during the term. Junior or Senior standing only. Students must complete required internship forms with faculty and field supervisor prior, during and at the completion of the internship.

In this course students will examine the creative control that comes with working in the photographic studio. Students will construct/arrange their images and learn to manipulate light and shadow to evoke different emotive qualities in their work.

This course stresses image-making problems requiring studio or other controlled environment solutions. Lights, props, and related equipment and techniques by are utilized. The student will produce quality photographs using studio techniques.

This course emphasizes image-making problems that require solutions in a studio or other controlled environment. Topics include lights, props, and related equipment and techniques. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate the application of the fundamentals of painting and the creative process to communicate ideas effectively.

This course deals with advanced problems requiring studio or other controlled environment solutions. Lights, props, and related equipment and techniques are utilized. The student will produce quality photographs using studio techniques.