Southampton High School

Course Outline

Course content will include:

• Comprehensive instruction in the use of the Canon Rebel dSLR
• The essential elements of good visual storytelling
• How to research, analyze and critque photography
• How to photograph the single-image news and featured subjects
• Intermediate/advanced use of post-production software including Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, us Powerpoint and keynote when creating a presentation
• Tools and standards for building a professional portfolio and presenting visual work online.
• Jounalism

Photo equipment requirements: Students should rent cameras and other materials from the school and have to obtain Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 for editing on their personal computers.

                      and Pacing Guide

Unit 1 – Learning Photoshop

• Tools
• Effects
• Color variations
• Using given or reproduced photographs to work with.

Unit 2 – Landscape Photography

• Project 1
• Series of photos
• Enhancements

Unit 3 – Word Photography

• Using one word inspiration
• Photographs telling a story
• Titling

Unit 4 – Studio Photography

• Lighting
• Posing
• People Photographs
• Enhancement