Digital Image and Design

This course introduces students to applied photographic techniques and design, with emphasis on photojournalism, its practices and methodologies. Using digital single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras, students learn exposure, design and composition, available light, and fill flash techniques. Students design page layouts, prepare images for publishing, and learn to work with images using a variety of software, including Photoshop and InDesign. Critical analysis, ethics, and history of photojournalism are components in this course.