Photography (PHT) at New River Community College


         
 
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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
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PHT 103 - Black and White Darkroom Photography I
Highlights principles of photography including camera operation and darkroom procedures. Focuses on black and white photography. Requires outside shooting and lab work.
3 Credits. Lecture 2 hours per week, Lab 2 hours per week, Total 4 contact hours per week.
3 credits
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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
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PHT 110 - History of Photography
Surveys important photographers, processes, and historical influences of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Lecture 3 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 135 - Electronic Darkroom
Teaches students to create and manipulate digital photographs. Covers masking, color corrections, and merging of illustrations with photographs. Examines the ethical and property-rights issues which are raised in the manipulation of images.
Lecture 2 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
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PHT 164 - Introduction to Digital Photography
Teaches the fundamentals of photography including camera function, composition, and image production as they apply to digital imagery.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits
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PHT 199 - Supervised Study
Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
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 206 - Large Format Photography
Discusses 4x5 view camera techniques and controls, and sheet film processing. Demonstrates the image-making advantages of large format photography.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite: PHT 102 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
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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
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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
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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
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PHT 231 - Photojournalism I
Introduces equipment, techniques, skills, and concepts of photojournalism. Teaches photography for features, spot news, and photo essays. Emphasizes editing, captioning, and layout May require individual projects. Part I of II.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite: PHT 102 or equivalent.
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
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PHT 264 - Digital Photography II
Teaches theory and practice of digital photography. Emphasizes use of digital cameras in studio and on location. Teaches advanced techniques of image editing. Provides training in digital image transmission from remote locations.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits