Commercial Photography I

Unit 1: Professional Standards and Employability Skills (1 Week)

- principles of commercial photography as a business

- professional standards/employability skills in Commercial Photography 

- training, education, or certification for employment

-Create a Portfolio for year to document information such as work experiences, licenses, certifications, and work samples

Unit 2: Communication Skills and Safety (1 Week)

- professional communications (Writing and Speaking)

-  leadership characteristics

- safety regulations

Unit 3: Ethical Conduct and Critical-Thinking Skills (1 Week)

- maintaining client confidentiality and privacy of sensitive content

-  copyright laws and fair use

- intellectual property

-Creative Commons laws

Unit 4: Academic and Technical Skills (3 Weeks)

- apply English language arts and mathematics knowledge and skills in accordance with industry standards to a variety of written documents; and

solve a problems

-  writing and publishing, presentation, and spreadsheet or database applications

- analyze and summarize the history and evolution of commercial photography

- impact of photography on society.

Unit 5: Commercial Photography: The Basics (3 Weeks)

- principles of commercial photography as a business

- different types of cameras and lenses and their applications

- elements and principles of art to photographs

- photographic composition and layout

different types of photographic media

- basics of digital photography

- various types of photographic paper

-  standard conventions for mounting, matting, or framing

Unit 5: Commercial Photography: The Basics (3 Weeks)

- principles of commercial photography as a business

- different types of cameras and lenses and their applications

- elements and principles of art to photographs

- photographic composition and layout

different types of photographic media

- basics of digital photography

- various types of photographic paper

-  standard conventions for mounting, matting, or framing

Unit 5: cont. Commercial Photography: The Basics (6 Weeks)

- different types of cameras and lenses and their applications

- elements and principles of art to photographs

- photographic composition and layout

different types of photographic media

- basics of digital photography and editing

- photographic lighting techniques, including three-point lighting

- various types of photographic paper

-  standard conventions for mounting, matting, or framing

Fall Common Collaborative Assessment

Unit 6: Commercial Photography: Skills and Design Principles (6 Weeks) 

-evaluate photographs using principles of art, commercial photography standards, and critical-thinking skills

-resolution and digital file format

- principles of design to discuss, analyze, critique, and write about visual aspects in photographic work

- photographic lighting techniques, including three-point lighting

-principles of design in photographic work with a focus on composition, color, design, shape, shadow, negative space, and background

Unit 6: cont. Commercial Photography: Skills and Design Principles (3 Weeks) 

-evaluate photographs using principles of art, commercial photography standards, and critical-thinking skills

-resolution and digital file format

- principles of design to discuss, analyze, critique, and write about visual aspects in photographic work

-principles of design in photographic work with a focus on composition, color, design, shape, shadow, negative space, and background

Unit 6: cont. Commercial Photography: Skills and Design Principles (3 Weeks) 

-evaluate photographs using principles of art, commercial photography standards, and critical-thinking skills

-resolution and digital file format

- principles of design to discuss, analyze, critique, and write about visual aspects in photographic work

-principles of design in photographic work with a focus on composition, color, design, shape, shadow, negative space, and background

Unit 7: Presentations and Course Culminating Activities 

Spring Common Collaborative Assessment  (6 Weeks)

-complete a portfolio to document information such as work experiences, licenses, certifications, and work samples

-Presentation of photographic work with critique

Required Project: Photography Business

Required Project:

Elements & Composition Photos

Required Project: Lighting Setups

Required Project: Product Photography

Cycle 1:

-Professionalism

-Teamwork

-Problem Solving

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- Job Seeking Skills

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-Communication Skills

-Self Management Skill

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-Civic and Social Responsibility

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