Practicum in Commercial Photography

Unit 1: Professional Standards and Employability Skills (2 Week)

- professional standards/employability skills in Commercial Photography 

- training, education, or certification for employment

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

Unit 2: Communication Skills (2 Week)

- professional communications (Writing and Speaking)

-  leadership characteristics

-client communication

-contracts and model releases

-mock interviews

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 (1 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

 Unit 4: Academic and Technical Skills (2 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

Unit 5: Commercial Photography: Mastery of the Basics (1 Week)

- principles of commercial photography as a business

- mastery of different types of cameras and lenses and their applications

- mastery of elements and principles of art to photographs

- mastery of photographic composition and layout

-mastery of different types of photographic media

- mastery of basics of digital photography

- photographic lighting techniques, including three-point lighting

- mastery of various types of photographic paper

-  mastery of standard conventions for mounting, matting, or framing

-Execute various field assignments

-Demonstrate fluency in digital workflow, compositing and advanced editing practices

Unit 5: Commercial Photography: Mastery of the Basics (3 Weeks)

- principles of commercial photography as a business

- mastery of different types of cameras and lenses and their applications

- mastery of elements and principles of art to photographs

- mastery of photographic composition and layout

-mastery of different types of photographic media

- mastery of basics of digital photography

- photographic lighting techniques, including three-point lighting

- mastery of various types of photographic paper

-  mastery of standard conventions for mounting, matting, or framing

-Execute various field assignments

-Demonstrate fluency in digital workflow, compositing and advanced editing practices

Unit 6: Commercial Photography: Mastery 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

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

Fall Common Collaborative Assessment

Unit 5: Commercial Photography: Mastery of the Basics (9 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

- photographic lighting techniques, including three-point lighting

- various types of photographic paper

-  standard conventions for mounting, matting, or framing

-Demonstrate fluency in digital workflow, compositing and advanced editing practices

Unit 5: Commercial Photography: Mastery of the Basics (2 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

-Demonstrate fluency in digital workflow, compositing and advanced editing practices

Unit 6: Commercial Photography: Mastery Skills and Design Principles (1 Weeks) 

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

-mastery of resolution and digital file formats

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

-mastery of 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  (6 Weeks)

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

-Presentation of photographic work with critique 

-college submissions, internship applications, apprentice applications

Spring Common Collaborative Assessment

Required Project: 

Client Paperwork Package

Required Project:

Team Project - Club/Organization Portraits Package

Required Project:

Re-Create and Critique Past Photos

Required Project:

Project of Choice- Product Photography

Required Project: 

Gallery Showcase

Required Project:

 Completed Portfolio

Additional Activities:

ACA Certification in Photoshop or InDesign 

-watermark/logo

-research copyright infringements

-parody photographs

-peer portfolio critiques

-self critiques

Additional Activities: 

ACA Certification in Photoshop or InDesign

-Lightroom lessons

-Bridge integration

-PS Lessons

-Studio equipment lessons

-wide angle lenses

Additional Activities:

-History of Photographers

-Photographer research

-re-create photographs

-photo analysis

Additional Activities: 

ACA Certification in Photoshop or InDesign

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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-Conflict Resolution

-Leadership

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