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Oct 23, 2026
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ART 2165 - Digital Photography II
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
This course expands on the photography techniques covered in Introduction to Digital Photography. The course covers camera operation, image editing software, digital photographic output, and photographic color theory. Students will learn about digital photographic history and aesthetics and digital photography’s social impact. The course will emphasize students’ development of individual artistic voice while engaging with technological, aesthetic, and conceptual issues in their work. Students will use a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera or a digital mirrorless camera. Cameras are provided for each student who needs one by the ARCC Art Department.
Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better): ART 1165 or ART 1155
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s) fulfilled: Goal 06C: The Humanities and Fine Arts
Additional fee to student: Yes
Learner Outcomes
- Create photographs that demonstrate advanced technical competence.
- Create photographs that demonstrate the ability to express an idea, mood, feeling, or concept.
- Demonstrate advanced understanding of the following technical skills: digital camera exposure, computer image editing, and digital photographic output.
- Demonstrate a basic use of color theory in the digital photographic process.
- Articulate and evaluate the effectiveness of personal artwork and the work of others through the critique process.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the history of digital photography.
- Demonstrate an aesthetic awareness of their visual world.
- Demonstrate an understanding of health and safety issues within the discipline.
- Demonstrate an ability to work in a collaborative environment.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Survey of the expressive qualities of digital photography on a developed level
- Survey of digital photographic techniques using color on a developed level
- Introduction to tools and materials used in creating digital color photographs on an advanced level
- Advanced examination of the visual landscape and the role of digital photography in history and society
- Advanced critical response to works of art in the tradition of digital photography
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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