General Information

• Name: Introduction to Digital Photography I
• Discipline: Art (ART)
• Units (Credits): 1–3
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Communications and Fine Arts
• Prerequisites: None

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Teaches image editing software to retouch, enhance and manipulate photographic images. Includes importing both digital and film-based images into the computer, improving and altering images in the software program, and various methods of outputting the final product. Aesthetic composition and design principles will be stressed.

II: Course Objectives

An introductory yet broad-based understanding of digital photography including use of digital cameras and current graphics software will be achieved through reading assignments, classroom lectures, and a variety of projects. Upon successful course completion, the student will acquire an understanding of:

• Basic principles of composition
• How to use digital cameras
• Raster/image manipulation software
• Digital image capture, using a digital camera
• Varying methods of output

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

General Education Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to:

• Have an understanding of the fine arts.
• Have developed their problem-solving, creative, and critical thinking skills.


Learning Outcomes Linked to Educational Program Mission:

The mission of the AA Degree Program in Fine Arts is to provide knowledge and skills for creative expression, personal enrichment, and the foundation for a career in the Fine Arts.

Upon completion of this course, it is expected that students will have:

• developed their creative capacities.
• participated in at least one cultural or artistic activity, such as a visit to a gallery or museum or attendance at a community art lecture or event.
• developed an appreciation for the arts.