PGY 2215C PROFESSIONAL STUDIO PORTRAITURE 4 credits

Prerequisites: PGY 2401C and PGY 2801C. This is a course for students to explore on both an individual and group basis the utilization of photographic lighting equipment and techniques for portrait photography. The emphasis will be a “hands on” approach working with other students, models and potential clients in portrait situations. Students will develop basic lighting skills and practice in the production of studio portraits. Students will examine various methods of photographing individuals and groups of people in a studio environment and how photographic styles have expanded the visual syntax in all visual forms of expression and communication in cultures throughout the world. 92 contact hours.