Course Description
Open to: Grades 10, 11, 12 One Semester Course
Prerequisite: Photography 3 or Instructor Approval
Content: (Photography 3 and 4) These semester courses are designed to help
the student increase their skills in film processing and enlarging with the
use of photographic chemicals and solutions. This course is designed to expose
the student to advanced instruction in the use of commercial cameras. The use
of studio lights will be reviewed for commercial photography. Formal portraiture
lighting, as well as electronic strobe are introduced. This course covers methods
of preparing photographic prints for presentation by means of mounting, matting,
framing and spraying. Photographic spotting and retouching are required. The
use of digital cameras will be explored. Scanning and downloading images, manipulation
of images using Photoshop or other photo software will be presented.
Major Concepts/Content:
The purpose of this program is to prepare students for employment in the field
of commercial photography (89914751).
The program familiarizes individuals with various
black and white film, their processes and printing
of black and white film, along with an emphasis in
digital photography. The content includes, but is not
limited to, communication skills, leadership skills,
human relations and employability skills, safe and
efficient work practices, using film, camera, chemicals,
photographic paper, laboratory practices, photographic
equipment, computers, scanners, and printers.
Listed below are the semester courses that comprise
this program when offered at the high school level:
Photo 1
Photo 2
Photo 3
Photo 4
Photo 5-recommend a 2 hour block
Photo 6-recommend a 2 hour block
This program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding
and demonstration of the following elements of the Commercial Photography industry;
planning, management, finance, technical and product skills, underlying principles
of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental
issues.
Laboratory Activities
Laboratory activities are an integral part of this program and provide instruction
in the tools, materials, processes and precision equipment found in general
use throughout the photography industry for the purpose of photographing,
processing and presenting photography.
Special Note
The Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, Inc. (Skills USA/VICA), is the
appropriate vocational student organization for providing leadership training
and for reinforcing specific vocational skills. Vocational Student Organizations,
when provided, shall be an integral part of the vocational instructional
program, and the activities of such organizations are defined as part of
the curriculum.
The cooperative method of instruction may be utilized
for this program. Whenever the cooperative method is
offered, the following is required for each student:
a training plan, signed by the student, teacher and
employer which includes instructional objectives and
a list of on-the-job and in-school learning experiences;
a work station which reflects equipment, skills and
tasks relevant to the occupation the student has chosen
as a career goal. The student must receive compensation
for work performed.
The outcomes and student performance standards which
the handicapped student must master must be specified
in each student's individual education plan (IEP).
Additional credits may be earned when outcomes and
standards are mastered in accordance with subsequent
IEPs. The job title for which the student is being
trained must be designated in the IEP.
Performance Goals
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Course Scope & Sequence
| Unit 1 |
Darkroom, Camera & Printing |
3 Weeks |
| Unit 2 |
Various Format Cameras & Lighting |
4 Weeks |
| Unit 3 |
Image Manipulation |
4 Weeks |
| Unit 4 |
Color Principles & Printing |
3 Weeks |
| Unit 5 |
Finish Photographs/Portfolio |
3 Weeks |
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Assessment
Correlation acronyms key
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Unit
1 |
Darkroom, Camera & Printing |
3 weeks |
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Instructional Objective
0127.01 Perform laboratory skills. |
Standard Reference
District |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Process and print advanced film techniques & photographs. |
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TMA, TO |
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02 |
Take care of the darkroom responsibilities,
including chemical preparation and cleaning the
area. |
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03 |
Load a bulk film loader and load a reusable
film cartridge. |
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04 |
Select appropriate photographic paper (gloss,
pearl, matte, ect.) and filters. |
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Instructional Objective
0127.02 Control Exposures. |
Standard Reference
District |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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05 |
Apply photography skills to obtain needed exposure
using: shutter speeds and aperture, depth of
field, and filter photography. |
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TMA, TO |
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06 |
Select appropriate film type: ISO, 35mm, 120mm,ect.. |
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07 |
Control exposure on digital cameras. |
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Unit
2 |
Various Format Cameras & Lighting |
4 weeks |
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Instructional Objective
0127.03 Understand the workings of various
format cameras. |
Standard Reference
District |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Understand the medium format camera. |
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TMA, TO |
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02 |
Understand the large format camera. |
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03 |
Understand digital technology as used in photography. |
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04 |
Understand digital still and video cameras. |
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Instructional Objective
0127.04 Understand and utilize various photographic
lighting techniques. |
Standard Reference
District |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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05 |
Take photographs with available light. |
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TMA, TO |
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06 |
Take photographs with electronic strobe. |
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07 |
Take photographs with photo-flood lighting. |
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Instructional Objective
0127.05 Take studio photographs. |
Standard Reference
District |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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08 |
Take portraits, commercial products, ect., within
a studio setting. |
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TMA, TO |
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09 |
Use their photographs to create advertising
media. |
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Instructional Objective
0127.06 Demonstrate proficiency in using image
manipulation programs. |
Standard Reference
District |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Use a variety of paint/edit/selection tools
and special effects filters to manipulate digital
images. |
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TMA, TO |
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02 |
Identify and apply industry standards and practices
in file image compression, storage, and retrieval. |
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03 |
Apply image and color correction procedures/tools
to continuous tone files. |
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04 |
Use photo-editing software to adjust output
requirements into continuous tone files. |
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05 |
Evaluate image (output) quality. |
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06 |
Calibrate a desktop color scanner. |
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07 |
Calibrate a color monitor. |
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08 |
Submit files to and use: servers, spoolers,
queues |
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09 |
Print quality photographs on a printer; to include
large format. |
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Instructional Objective
0127.07 Demonstrate an understanding of color
principles as applied to the preparation, production,
evaluation and correction of color printing. |
Standard Reference
District |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Identify and apply industry standard criteria
to the evaluation of color in imaging and publishing. |
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TMA, TO |
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02 |
Describe and identify the components and p processes
of color publishing systems. |
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03 |
Evaluate and color correct the quality of color
publishing images. |
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04 |
Identify and describe models used to specify
color. |
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05 |
Describe and identify color output devices of
digital imaging systems. |
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06 |
Evaluate the quality of digital imaging color
output devices. |
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07 |
Identify and describe the purposes of a Color
Management System. |
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Unit
5 |
Finish Photographs/Portfolio |
3 weeks |
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Instructional Objective
0127.08 Finish Photographs. |
Standard Reference
District |
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No. |
Performance Objective |
Resource Reference |
Assessment Correlation |
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01 |
Mat/frame photographs. |
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TMA, TO |
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02 |
Produce a final print portfolio. |
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