Chabot College
September 1998
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for Photography 62
PORTFOLIO WORKSHOP
Catalog Description:
62 - Portfolio Workshop
May be repeated 3 times
3 units
Visual and technical problems of assembling a portfolio. Emphasis on individual projects and the
production of a finished portfolio of black and white and/or color images. Prerequisite: Photography
50. Strongly recommended: Photography 60 or 61. 2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 35, laboratory 70]
Prerequisite Skills:
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. demonstrate an understanding of how light and chemicals interact with film and paper to create
photographic images;
2. demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the essential mechanisms of the camera and the functional
relationships of those mechanisms;
3. demonstrate a working knowledge of various photographic materials, including film, printing
paper, and photo chemicals;
4. develop black and white film and make contact prints and enlargements from negatives;
5. spot and dry mount black and white photographs;
6. demonstrate an appreciation for the importance of a well conceived and executed photograph;
7. articulate critical responses to photographic images.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, the student should demonstrate an ability to:
1. appreciate the special problems involved in selling and exhibiting;
2. understand various historical and critical issues regarding color and black and white photographs;
3. define an area of photography of special interest and value to him/her and proposed a design to
explore that area;
4. critically evaluate the progress of his/her project/portfolio at every stage of production as well as
joining in evaluating the projects/portfolios of classmates;
5. produce a project/portfolio of a quality suitable for exhibition or submission in support of future
employment applications;
6. work intensively and with strong self-direction to explore, in depth, concepts and photography
techniques of specialized interest to the advanced student.
Course Content:
1. Advanced critical problems
a. Standards for exhibition quality images
b. Various critical approaches to discussing the photographic image
c. Historical position of color processes in photography
d. Current critical positions regarding photography
2. Directed Individual Projects
a. Identifying and outlining projects or portfolios of special value to individual students
b. Directed research and experimentation to support individual projects/portfolio
c. Critical evaluation of projects/portfolios at various stages of production
d. Intensive evaluation of finished projects/portfolios by student originator, instructor and class
e. Final editing and refining of projects/portfolios to produce a body of work suitable to exhibit or
support employment applications
Chabot College
Course Outline for Photography 62, Page 2
September 1998
3. Photography as Art
a. Current trends in photography
b. Gallery exhibits
c. Work of contemporary photographers
Methods of Presentation:
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Lecture
Laboratory demonstration
Audio/visual materials
In-class critique
Selected readings
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Written examinations
2. Critiques of photographs submitted
Textbook(s) Typical:
None
Special Student Materials:
None
DL:kh Photo6298
Revised: 11/16/98