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180 Q PHOTOGRAPHY
Length/Credit 1 semester - 0.5 credit; (SHS only: 1 quarter - 0.5 Fine Arts credit)
Prerequisite None
Other Info None
Location Bellevue, Newport, Sammamish
 
Students learn to capture and compose images with a camera and to develop compositional skills with the “photographic eye”. Students will also learn the history and development of photographic technology while exploring its importance in journalism, advertising, and as fine art. At Bellevue and Sammamish students will use a 35 mm film camera, learn darkroom techniques, and be introduced to digital photography. At Newport, students will process, manipulate, and print digital images using PhotoShop. Access to a camera is required. See the photography teacher for options of cameras and processing.

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