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Digital Photography Certificate

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Program Code: 902031

The Digital Photography Certificate will develop learner's skills in digital still photography, studio photography, image editing, image rating, organizing and archiving, system setup, and file handling skills on a Macintosh computer graphic workstation. All credits from this certificate may be applied toward the Digital Photography technical diploma.

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Program Costs & Financial Aid

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Certificate Completers will be able to

• Capture digital images.
• Communicate effectively with images.
• Setup and operate professional digital cameras.
• Organize files and data.
• Edit images.
• Rate, organize, and archive images.

Completers will be able to apply credits toward the following programs:

• 312031, Photography Technical Diploma

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Requirements for Certificate Entry:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Strong computer skills.

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Curriculum
Catalog No. Description
Credits
Credit for Prior LearningCredit for Prior Learning Available »
10-203-104 PHOTOGRAPHY-DIGITAL ...capturing digital images, exposure, shutter speed, aperture, composition, camera operations, lenses, lighting, camera accessories, types of photography, photo challenges, and importing images. Access to a digital camera required.
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10-111-101 PHOTOSHOP FUNDAMENTALS ...perform raster Image Editing. Course content covers functions of Adobe Photoshop. Create image selections, extractions and composite files using Adobe software, and apply common photo adjustments using fundamental design solutions, creating composite images.
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10-203-180 PHOTOGRAPHY-DIGITAL WORKFLOW ...(Adobe Lightroom) photo editing, image retouching, proofing, publishing, archiving. Techniques for sorting, ranking, organizing images, display images for client review, apply metadata, color manage your workflow.
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10-203-126 PHOTOGRAPHY-DSLR VIDEO ...video resolution and frame rates, DSLR video camera functions, achieving correct exposure and white balance, achieving good audio, composition and story development, video editing, creating a movie, movie delivery formats.
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Certificate Total
10
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FlexEd Available

Flexible formats are available for this program.

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