NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY

Catalog description

This course teaches you how to take beautiful nature and wildlife photographs. Learn to fine-tune your technical skills while examining the aesthetics of nature photography Nature locations are designed to offer a wide variety of opportunities and challenges while photographing on location at places like Joshua Tree, The Living Desert, Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, Painted Canyons, Anza Borrego, etc.. You will learn to identify your creative point of view, provide constructive feedback to others and prepare images for your portfolio. Topics include exposure, depth of field, simple close-up techniques and helpful equipment. Wildlife photography also will be discussed. Weather permitting: a chance to practice photography around campus will be included. Bring camera and camera manual to class. Students will learn to identify their creative point of view, sharpen their skills through participation in field trips, and prepare a selected group of images for sale and/or exhibition in a show.