hobby to the next level with the Digital Photography certificate. This program is designed to meet the needs of anyone interested in photography, portraiture, digital image-editing or selling photos or services on the Web. To earn a certificate in Digital Photography, candidates must complete the following four courses: Digital Photography I, Digital Photography II, Adobe Photoshop CS6 for Photographers, and Business of Photography. Please contact Marci Barnes at 781-280-3669 or barnesm@middlesex.mass.edu when the courses are complete in order to receive your certificate. Instructor: Professional Photographer Alyce O'Connell. classroom instruction, one-on-one consultation, shooting assignments and critique, an expert digital photographer will guide you through the ins and outs of both the technical and artistic aspects of good digital photography. Delve into your camera's menu and discover how to optimize its features for beautiful results. Students need an SLR Digital Camera. (18 hours) $249 1/20-2/24 Learn and feel more comfortable using your camera's manual setting. Learn how to expose and compose beautiful photographs. Through assignments, critique and guidance from the instructor you will work toward developing your own personal style of photography. Students need an SLR Digital Camera. (18 hours) $249 3/24-4/28 photography. Explore portfolio preparation, marketing, freelance photography, working for a photographer and opening a photography studio. (18 hours) $199 5/4-6/15 wondered, how they did that? Perhaps you have marveled at the way a portrait can be transformed to make the subject appear 10 years younger or how people can be added or deleted to a scene. This course will cover batch processing images, advanced masking techniques, special effects and filters. We will explore the exciting possibilities in High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR), the current creative trend in image manipulation. Photoshop CS has become an essential tool for professional and amateur photographers and is considered to be "Today's Darkroom." (18 hours) $249 5/7-6/11 credits for course ART 144, Digital Photography. Through classroom instruction, in-studio photo assignments and critique you will learn how and when to use different types of lighting. Gain confidence in using strobe lighting equipment. Three of the classes will take place off-campus at a studio in Littleton (DSI Marketing Communications, 160 Ayer Road, Littleton) for the hands-on experience needed to be successful in this area. The first class meets at the Bedford campus. Students need to have a Digital SLR and understand photographing in manual mode. (15 hours) $289 3/5-4/9 |