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Professional classes

We offer all of the Pro Lighting classes at once on Wednesday Evening to allow more students the opportunity to work large sets and shoots. Fear not, P74 splits off with Professor Mejia to experience its own curriculum. P74 picks up where P71 left off and early classes let all shooters get up to speed. It is specifically designed to establish strong foundations in light understanding, capture, teamwork, and administrative methods fundamental to success in P75/76.

© Ochchimeg Salazar 2023

 

The P75/76 sections are woven together by Professor Avery to express team projects. With the P76 students taking more directive roles, P75s will continue to develop from their P74 foundations.7/76 sections will work together on a variety of sets, in studio and on location, through a range of lighting schemes and time demands. Light sources will be mixed, location sets will become more elaborate. Shooters will find themselves supporting different department around campus. The pace is higher than P74 and we’ve found that even skilled shooters from outside the program may find themselves better off with a semester of 74 under their belts.

©Hasain Rasheed 2023

Throughout the semester the Pro Cluster will come together to produce larger shared shoots. Recently we’ve had Anime, dance, yoga, cosmetology, and theater. We shoot in teams so everyone gets a chance. These are big productions with many shot in lighting schemes built by the P74 class.

 

Throughout the Pro Cluster we focus on behaviors that lead to professional performance. Shoot management, studio and lighting gear, set-up, capture, strike, process, and delivery. Training in parallel, studio swapping, and shooting jointly builds bonds across the sections over time. So, key to success is the dedication of your time. Certainly dedication enhances technical strength, freeing up aesthetic energies but, and perhaps most importantly, it shows that you support a community of dedicated photographers.


Photo-74:

Introduction to Professional Photography

© Jon Taylor 2023

Course Number: PHOTO 74 A, B. Units: 3.

Taught concurrently. Wednesday evening 6-10 PM

P74A (43906) Lec (43905) Lab

Prerequisite: Photo 71 or by instructor permission.

P74B (43907) Lec (43908) Lab

Prerequisite: Photo 74A or by instructor permission.

 

Description: Enriched DSLR capture and digital processing. Refine critical color and exposure techniques through a deeper understanding of light properties and qualities. Strengthen camera capture skills, integrating fundamental techniques for ambient and continuous light sources with an introduction to on-camera speedlights and strobes. Develop basic set building and photo production for portraiture, editorial, event, and tabletop products. Introduction to commercial assignments. 

Instructor: Michael Mejia   mmejia@peralta.edu


Photo-75:

Intermediate Professional Photography


© Ernesto Tamayo 2023

Course Number: PHOTO 75 A, B.  Units: 3.

Taught concurrently. Wednesday evening 6-10 PM

P75A (41421) Lec (41422) Lab

Prerequisite: Photo 74A or by instructor permission.

P75B (41423) Lec (41424 Lab

Prerequisite: Photo 75A or by instructor permission.

 

Description: Intermediate professional-level DSLR capture and digital processing. Employ critical color and exposure techniques and strengthen camera capture skills with mixed light sources; ambient, continuous, and strobe. Refine set building and photo production for portraiture, editorial, event, and tabletop products. Continuation of development of commercial assignment execution. Introduction to business practices, marketing, and customer service. 

Instructor: Franklin Avery.  FL@franklinavery.com


Photo-76:

Advanced Professional Photography

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© Katy Castro

Course Number: PHOTO 76 A, B.  Units: 3.

Taught concurrently. Wednesday evening 6-10 PM

P76A (41790) Lec (41791) Lab

Prerequisite: Photo 75A or by instructor permission.

P76B (41792) Lec (41793) Lab

Prerequisite: Photo 76A or by instructor permission.

 

Description: Development of Advanced commercial camera skills, set building and lighting in the studio and on location for advertising, portraiture, editorial, event, tabletop, fashion and sports photography. Advanced and enriched image production through in-camera capture and the digital process. Continue to develop commercial assignment execution, business practices, marketing, and customer service. 

Instructor: Franklin Avery.  FL@franklinavery.com