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Photography Degree & Certificate Requirements

Photography Degree & Certificate Requirements

 Photography Certificate of Achievement

The Photo Certificate published in the 2023-24 Laney Catalogue is in error. Thus one us the official version as of July 2023.

Course # Course Title Core Units
Core Units Required 21
P20 Photojournalism I 3
P25 Looking at Images: History & Aesthetics of
Photography
3
P71 Introduction to Digital Photography 3
P30 Beginning Photographic Art & Design 3
P74A Introduction to Professional Photography 3
P75A Intermediate Professional Photography 3
P76A Advanced Professional Photography 3
Elective Units Required 3
P11 Introduction to Black/White Film Photography 3
P12 Intermediate Black & White Darkroom Printing 3
P13 Creative Darkroom: Alternative Processes 3
P21 Photojournalism II 3
P30B Intermediate Photographic Art & Design 3
P30C Advanced Photographic Art & Design 3
P72 Intermediate Digital Photography 3
P74B Introduction to Professional Photography 3
P75B Intermediate Professional Photography 3
P76B Advanced Professional Photography 3
P180 HDSLR Workflow for Digital Photography and
Cinematography
3
P182 Introduction to Lighting for Video and Video
Equipped DSLR
3
Total Units Required 24

 

 

Photography AA Degree

You can accomplish your AA degree by fulfilling the above Photography Certificate of Achievement classes, along with the more General Education courses, to achieve 60-unit balance. Please consult your counselor.

 

 

Photography Certificates of Proficiency

The Laney Photo Department believe that it is important to recognize significant performances of several types. We offer Photography Certificates of Proficiency in Professional Lighting, Photographic Fundamentals, and the Darkroom Photography, each for 9 units (3-3unit classes) within each respective division.

 

Professional Lighting-Certificate of Proficiency

This Certificate recognizes the development of photographers with pre-existing level of general photographic performance.

Course # Course Title Core Units
Core Units Required 9
P74A Beginning DSLR and Lighting 3
P75A Intermediate DSLR and Lighting 3
P76A Advanced DSLR and Lighting 3

 

Photographic Foundations-Certificate of Proficiency

This Certificate recognizes the substantial development of basic principles of digital capture, image aesthetics, and basic lighting.

Course # Course Title Core Units
Core Units Required 9
P71 Introduction to Digital Photography 3
P30A Beginning Photographic Art & Design 3
P74A Beginning DSLR and Lighting 3

 

 

Darkroom Photography-Certificate of Proficiency

This Certificate recognizes the substantial development of traditional film capture, development, darkroom printing and alternative processes.capture.

Course # Course Title Core Units
Core Units Required 9
P11 Introduction to Black & White Film Photography 3
P12 Intermediate Black & White Film Printing 3
P13 Creative Darkroom: Alternative Processes 3

 

Questions? Contact: Michael Mejia, Chairperson.  mmejia@peralta.edu  or 510 541 7880