Photography (PHT) at Patrick & Henry Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- PHT 100 - Introduction to Photography
- Introduces principles of photography with outside shooting assignments related to lecture topics.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits - PHT 101 - Photography I
- Teaches principles of photography and fundamental camera techniques. Requires outside shooting and lab work. Part I of II.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - PHT 102 - Photography II
- Teaches principles of photography and fundamental camera techniques. Requires outside shooting and lab work. Part II of II.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - PHT 105 - Basic Photography
- Studies fundamental techniques of the camera and its expressive possibilities.Lecture 2-4 hours. Laboratory 1-3 hours. Total 3-7 hours per week.
3-4 credits - PHT 107 - Nature Photography
- Teaches fundamentals of outdoor and nature photography.Credits - 3. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits - PHT 126 - Introduction to Video Techniques
- Concentrates on skills necessary to light, edit, and record on video tape. Covers situations such as weddings, meetings, and small corporate productions.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - PHT 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - PHT 197 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - PHT 201 - Advanced Photography I
- Provides weekly critiques of students' work. Centers on specific problems found in critiques. Includes working procedures and critical skills in looking at photographs. Part I of II.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite: PHT 102 or equivalent.3 credits - PHT 202 - Advanced Photography II
- Provides weekly critiques of students' work. Centers on specific problems found in critiques. Includes working procedures and critical skills in looking at photographs.Part II of II.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite: PHT 102 or equivalent.3 credits - PHT 211 - Color Photography I
- Introduces theory, materials, and processes of modern color images. Includes additive and subtractive theory, color filtration, and negative and positive printing techniques. Part I of II.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite: PHT or equivalent.3 credits - PHT 216 - Outdoor and Wildlife Photography
- Teaches advanced wildlife, outdoor and nature photography. Covers topics such as flash, hyperfocal distance, and maximizing the cameras' digital potential.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits - PHT 221 - Studio Lighting I
- Examines advanced lighting and camera techniques under controlled studio conditions. Includes view camera use, electronic flash, advanced lighting techniques, color temperature and filtration, and lighting ratios. Requires outside shooting. Part I of II.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - PHT 222 - Studio Lighting II
- Examines advanced lighting and camera techniques under controlled studio conditions. Includes view camera use, electronic flash, advanced lighting techniques, color temperature and filtration, and lighting ratios. Requires outside shooting. Part II of II.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite: PHT 102 or equivalent.3 credits - PHT 226 - Commercial Photography
- Examines advanced topics relating to commercial photography. Emphasizes advertising, portraiture, and commercial and public relations.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - PHT 227 - Careers in Photography and Media
- Introduces students of photography and video to a variety professional opportunities in the field. This is an advanced course for students who would like to know more about their options in staff and freelance work.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - PHT 247 - Alternative Photographic Processes
- Explores manipulated imagery including traditional and non- traditional processes such as non-silver and electronic imaging. Uses enlarged film negatives in order to investigate a variety of methods.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - PHT 295 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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