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ARTP 10 INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture
This is an introductory non-laboratory course in camera operation, exposure, composition, and lighting, with application to general photography.
Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Credit transferable: CSU General Ed.
Credit: CSU, Area C1; MPC, Area C
ARTP 11A PHOTOGRAPHY I: BLACK AND WHITE
3 units • LG-P/NP • One hour lecture; five hours studio
This is an introductory course in black and white photography using specific project-based assignments to highlight various aesthetic characteristics of the medium.
Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Credit transferable: CSU, UCGeneral Ed.
Credit: CSU, Area C1; MPC, Area C
ARTP 11B PHOTOGRAPHY II
3 units • LG-P/NP • One hour lecture; five hours studio
This course is a continuation of ARTP 11A, with emphasis on developing visual, conceptual, and technical aspects of photography. It includes expanded use of materials and techniques.
Prerequisites: ARTP 11A (or PHOT 1A)
Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Credit transferable: CSU
ARTP 11C PHOTOGRAPHY III
3 units • LG-P/NP • One hour lecture; five hours studio
This course offers a refined study of black and white photography, with an emphasis on the advanced application of tools and techniques to create personal expression.
Prerequisites: ARTP 11B (or PHOT 1B)
Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Credit transferable: CSU
ARTP 12A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
3 units • LG-P/NP • One hour lecture; five hours studio
This course provides students the theory and practice necessary to use a digital camera and produce quality fine art digital prints.
Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Credit transferable: CSU
ARTP 12B DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY II
3 units • LG-P/NP • Six hours studio
This course is a continuation of ARTP 12A, with emphasis on developing visual, conceptual, and technical aspects of digital photography. It includes expanded use of materials and techniques.
Prerequisites: ARTP 12A (or PHOT 70)
Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Credit transferable: CSU
ARTP 14 HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
3 units • LG-P/NP • Three hours lecture
This course is a thematic investigation of the history of photography with attention to technological advances and cultural influences.
Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Credit transferable: CSU, UCGeneral Ed.
Credit: CSU, Area C1; IGETC, Area 3A; MPC, Area C
ARTP 15 PORTRAITURE PHOTOGRAPHY
3 units • LG-P/NP • One hour lecture; five hours studio
This course explores techniques, characteristics, and principles of contemporary portraiture and the use of available and artificial lighting schemes.
Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Credit transferable: CSU
ARTP 20 CRITIQUE/PORTFOLIO
3 units • LG-P/NP • Six hours studio
This is a seminar class with a lab component. Students learn how to analyze, critique, and compare, and contrast photographs while building a coherent portfolio of personal photographs.
Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Credit transferable: CSU
ARTP 25 DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY
3 units • LG-P/NP • One hour lecture; five hours studio
Students investigate the history and techniques of documentary photography and photographically examine specific subjects.
Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Credit transferable: CSU
ARTP 27 NARRATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
3 units • LG-P/NP • One hour lecture; five hours studio
This course is an exploration of the use of the photographic image in narrative and editorial form.
Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Credit transferable: CSU
ARTP 55 ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES
3 units • LG-P/NP • One hour lecture; five hours studio
This course explores the unique characteristics of non-conventional and historic photographic processes.
Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Credit transferable: CSU
ARTP 56 EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY
3 units • LG-P/NP • One hour lecture; five hours studio
This course explores the various ways the photograph can be altered and/or presented using photographic techniques inherent to the medium.
Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Credit transferable: CSU
ARTP 57 LENSLESS PHOTOGRAPHY
3 units • LG-P/NP • One hour lecture; five hours studio
The course explores the production of photographs using light-sensitive materials with pinhole, unconventional cameras, and photograms.
Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A
Credit transferable: CSU