courses
Whether your goal is a career or expanding your knowledge, we start at the very beginning, with basic skills like how to hold and focus a 35 mm camera.
What you'll need:
— A 35 mm camera capable of manual settings for shutter speed and apertures, and a lens that is between 50 mm and 125 mm.
— Supplies such as enlarging paper and film, with an average cost of about $275 a semester.
We supply chemicals, darkrooms, studios and most equipment, including view cameras, strobes, etc.
Most likely, you'll finish our introductory class making professional quality black-and-white prints from negatives you've exposed and processed yourself. Then you can explore the options of color lab technology, photoillustration, fine art photography, photojournalism, portraiture, and digital imaging. Most classes in our program are directly transferable as undergraduate units to the Cal State and University of California systems, as well as other colleges and universities.