Photography (MA)

Discover the importance of concept in photography, sharpen your technical and creative abilities, and learn to apply your individual artistic style in a concept-driven body of work as you set the foundation for advanced portfolio projects.

Explore the contemporary language of photography and visual communication strategies through aesthetic, technical, and practical aspects of the medium. Examine artistic interpretation and technique by studying image capture, processing, and presentation methods in fine art, commercial, and documentary photography.

Gain hands-on experience using lighting equipment. You will learn studio lighting techniques, light modification, and creative lighting design to advance your professional photography portfolio. Explore how quality of light affects concept and mood in numerous photographic applications.

Explore photography as an intricate visual language. You will discover individual artistic expression using applied composition and photographic design skills and understanding relationships of form and narrative in single images and complete bodies of work.

Learn to organize, edit, and create finished images using innovative tools in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. You will gain asset management, RAW processing, image editing, color correction, and print preparation skills using the latest release of Adobe CC.

Learn to make professional quality prints that meet industry presentation standards. Using various paper and print options, you will gain file preparation, color management, scanning, and printing skills to accurately reproduce color and black and white images.

Apply your knowledge of photographic concepts and techniques to your photography projects through concept development, image capture, and advanced-level critique. You will develop a cohesive and professional body of work for graduate committee review.

Utilize your capture and concept abilities on an advanced-level photography project. You'll put knowledge gained from PH 673 into the ongoing development of your unique body of work, while receiving in-depth critique from faculty and peers.

Edit, sequence, print, design, and prepare your portfolio for professional application. You will produce both a digital and physical portfolio that includes a completed body of work showcasing your advanced-level conceptual and technical abilities. Conclude with a complete marketing package designed to meet your individualized goals as a photographer.