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Portfolio Development

Align your portfolio within a specific marketable category of photography. You’ll work to meet the objectives you set for your portfolio, and create work that showcases and advances your own personal style.

Studio Photography with a Smartphone

Master smartphone photography in our vibrant downtown San Francisco studios! Learn the tricks of the trade for capturing stunning images using your mobile phone, from color and light to framing and composition. With pro models and set props, you’ll create a sleek final series ready for exhibition!

Photography as a Visual Language

Photography as a Visual Language introduces the foundational concepts, history, and practices that shape photographic seeing. Through a survey of light, composition, and the conceptual dimensions of the photographic medium, you will develop the visual literacy to read photographs critically and the artistic vocabulary to make work that communicates intentionally.

History of Photography

How has photography influenced the visual arts? You’ll study the rich history of photography, including the theoretical and practical impact of the of the major photographic movements and genres throughout history.

Contemporary Landscape Photography

Learn innovative imaging techniques to create an individualized landscape portfolio. You will explore contemporary landscape concepts and methodologies, and discuss the social and cultural impact of landscape photography through various conceptual approaches to the genre. (This course is cross-listed with PH 611.)

Concept Project

Improve the conceptual intent of your work. You will make personal images that are memorable and evoke response, focusing on conceptual development and refining your individual style.

Digital Printing

Create a print portfolio. You’ll translate your traditional photographic skills into digital abilities to create photo realistic work in color or black and white.

AI for Visual Artists

You will be provided the framework for applying various AI tools to the creation of both realistic and imaginative imagery. Ethical considerations and opinions are discussed. Through creative exploration, students leverage text-to-image and large language model AI tools to integrate generative AI in the inspired image-making of contemporary art today. Read More

Travel Photography

Learn to capture and present professional travel photography stories! In this course, you will learn the technical, narrative, creative, and conceptual aspects of visual storytelling while exploring a specific travel location. Topics include editing, sequencing and presenting a complete travel project through print portfolio and social media presentation. (This course… Read More

AI for Visual Artists

You will be provided the framework for applying various AI tools to the creation of both realistic and imaginative imagery. Ethical considerations and opinions are discussed. Through creative exploration, students leverage text-to-image and large language model AI tools to integrate generative AI in the inspired image-making of contemporary art today. Read More