This is the first of a sequence of required advertising photography courses that investigates visual problem solving when applied to commercial photography. Studio and other controlled environments will be encountered through assignments. Advertising and editorial solutions and applications will be explored. The skills necessary to photograph people, places, and things will be learned through various assignments.

This course explores the genre of still life in photography alongside current trends in food photography for both advertising and editorial settings. Students will engage with a variety of photographic expressions, solving visual challenges related to still life imagery while also discussing techniques in food preparation, staging, styling, and specialized lighting. The course allows students to develop creatively while balancing theoretical conversations in both still life and food photography.

This course is required for advertising photography students who are approaching graduation and are preparing to present themselves to potential employers. Students will narrow their field of interests to focus their work for an end-of-study portfolio and public presentation. Existing and new work will be edited, sequenced and prepared to form a professional quality portfolio, promotional materials, a resume/cover letter, a market research paper, and a treatment/pitch deck for an advertising campaign.

This course will provide an immersive introduction to the field of the photographic arts. It will emphasize both craft and visual problem solving. The course will explore: seeing and appreciating the quality of light, image capture, photographic vision, historical and contemporary genres of photography, best practices and workflow as well as an introduction to the critique forum and its practices.

This course will provide an introduction to the professional opportunities where the fields of photography, graphic design and print media overlap. Students will develop an understanding of the working relationships between professionals involved in each of the three career areas. Successful visual media experts require a contemporary understanding of the business practices necessary to manage the workflow, financial operations and personnel necessary for success. Students in this class will experience the breadth of interactions between these three career paths, and appreciate the management necessary in their dynamic relationships. Students pursing the Visual Media option are required to take this course.

This course will introduce students to the practical methods for researching possible careers and opportunities after graduation. Using research and writing, students will identify a career field that might interest them. Further investigations will focus on the realities of working in that environment so that further decisions can be made leading to that career. Students will interview visual media alumni in their work environments. Students will create effective resumes and an effective cover letter necessary for employment.

This course is the second required for all 4th year students in visual media and is the last required course in the curriculum. Students will finalize their career preparation in anticipation of entry into the industry of choice. This course will require a major media project, allowing students to create a package/portfolio that represents their photographic, design, motion, printing or management skills.