This course examines man's artistic efforts from the prehistoric to the present. The Advanced Placement syllabus is covered and this course is centered around slide lectures, class discussions and reading. Museum visits and technical demonstrations are also included. The course begins with the fundamental aspects of photography such as composition, lighting and basic darkroom procedures. The students progress to a more advanced level in which they are assigned topics such as texture, still life and available light photography.
Students do a photo-essay each term in addition to the regular assignments.
This enables the student to develop a personal style. Each student is required to provide their own 35mm camera with flash.