Photo II: Technique & Style

Photo II: Technique & Style
9 Weeks | $395 | Live Online with In-Person Field Trips

Designed to inspire intermediate photographers who are comfortable with the basics of photographic camera work (aperture, shutter speed, ISO), Photo II will help you take your work to the next level—both artistically and technically. To support your journey in this Technique and Style-driven course, you will be participating in detailed demonstrations, hands-on exercises and constructive critiques. Discover your personal photographic style while photographing a variety of subjects under varying conditions. Explore different methods and types of photography including narrative photography, still life photography, histograms, color theory, portraiture, electronic flash basics, night time photography, time exposures and more.

The course schedule is outlined below:

1. Wednesday, April 12 – 6-9pm (Live Online via Zoom)
2. Wednesday, April 19 – 6-9pm (Live Online via Zoom)
3. Wednesday, April 26 – 6-9pm (Live Online via Zoom)
4. Sunday, April 30 - 7pm-10pm (In-Person Field Trip)
5. Wednesday, May 3 – 6-9pm (Live Online via Zoom)
6. Sunday, May 7 - 9am-12pm (In-Person Field Trip)
7. Wednesday, May 10 – 6-9pm (Live Online via Zoom)
8. Wednesday, May 17 – 6-9pm (Live Online via Zoom)
9. Wednesday, May 24 – 6-9pm (Live Online via Zoom)

What You Will Learn:

• How to improve composition and exposure techniques.
• The ability to create compelling portraits.
• A basic comprehension of artificial lighting using off-camera lighting and light modifiers.
• How to develop the skills to photograph in low-light levels using long exposure times and composited exposures.
• The way to further develop a RAW workflow using Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Camera Raw and Adobe Photoshop software.
• How to tell a story with your photographs.

Quarters Offered: Fall, Spring | Live Online with In-Person Field Trips
Course Fee: $395
Prerequisite: Photo I: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO (ART-40629) and Digital Photography Workflow (ART-40705).
Materials/Software/Hardware: Adobe Creative Cloud subscription is required. Fully adjustable DSLR or prosumer camera and Creative Cloud Photography Plan required (Lightroom Classic not Lightroom CC).
Note: Required course for Photography: Images and Techniques professional certificate. Please note, this course includes field trips. For more information see course schedule below.
Contact: For more information about this course, please email the academic department at unex-digital@ucsd.edu.

Course Number: ART-40631
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Photography: Images and Techniques

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4/12/2023 - 5/24/2023

$370

Live Online

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• SECTION ID:

  171572

• CLASS TYPE:

  Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Wood, Christopher

  Christopher Wood teaches Photo I: Aperture, Shutter Speed, & ISO , Photo II: Technique & Style , and Photographic Portraiture I for the Photography: Images and Techniques certificate program. Chris earned his master's degree in geography before embarking on his career in photography. He has taught geography at the university level and lectured on photography at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. During the past 10 years, Wood has worked extensively as both a wedding and sports photographer.

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No information available at this time.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  Prerequisite required.
  No refunds after: 4/18/2023.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $370 ($395 if enrolled after 3/6/2023).
  

• NOTE:

  SCBWI/MOPA members can receive our $25 Early Enrollment discount prior to course start date. The max discount a MOPA/SCBWI member can receive for one class is $25. It is applied upon course enrollment over the phone or in person with proof of membership. This is a live online course; all class sessions are taught via Zoom. Course materials like the syllabus and handouts are delivered online. Login on your MyExtension account, select My Courses and click the link under LOCATION.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
4/12/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
4/19/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
4/26/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
4/30/2023	Sun	7:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.
5/3/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
5/7/2023	Sun	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.
5/10/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
5/17/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
5/24/2023	Wed	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.