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Business students are encouraged to join Business Professionals of America (BPA).

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Photography Instructor

Nikki Farmer

Titles: Teacher, Room 164
Locations: PV-TEC
Departments: CTE, CTC
Email:

Inside Look

Learners work with cameras and equipment to increase their capacity and skills to work in commercial photography 

Photography Pathway

#40813
Photography I
1 Trimester
2-hour block
@ PV-TEC
Grades 10, 11, 12

 

#40814
Photography II
1 Trimester
2-hour block
@ PV-TEC
Grades 10, 11, 12
 

#40815
Photography III
1 Trimester
2-hour block
@ PV-TEC
Grades 10, 11, 12

Photography Courses

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40813 Photography I - 1 Trimester 2 hour block – PV-TEC 10 11 12

This course is designed to introduce students to basic commercial photography. This course will focus on basic digital functions and composition. This will be a one-hour course, blocked with Photography II. Students will use software to enhance and manipulate photos. State code 110520 - STEM course

Updated

40814 Photography II - 1 Trimester 2 hour block – PV-TEC 11 12

Prerequisite: Photography I

This course will transport student to the next level of photography. The course will focus on lighting and manual settings. This will be a one-hour course blocked with Photography I. Students will use software to enhance and manipulate photos. State code 110521 - STEM course

Updated

40815 Photography III - 1 Trimester 2-hour block – PV-TEC 11 12

Prerequisite: Photography II

This is the capstone course for the Commercial photography pathway. The course will be project based. This will be a two-hour block course. Students will use software to enhance photos. Students will learn about camera lenses, filters, composition, and customer service. There will be opportunities to learn about night photography, and light sources:  Ambient, Artificial, and Color. The focus of this course is Entrepreneurship behind the camera. Students are encouraged to join SkillsUSA. State CTE code 110522 - STEM course