Photography - Bachelor of Fine Arts

Karl Staven
kstaven@uarts.edu
Chair
215-717-6552
 

Program Total Credits: 123

Students in the Photography program demonstrate the ability to use the department’s full range of media tools and resources to create their own artistic vision. The curriculum is designed to educate students who demonstrate the ability to be creative and inventive while exhibiting a solid technical competency. Students demonstrate confidence and an artistic voice of their own through exhibiting mastery of technique and the understanding and application of aesthetic analysis. This is achieved through a curriculum that values both the mastery of technique and the understanding and application of aesthetic analysis through critiques and dialog in classroom situations. Students acquire the skills to not only verbally discuss aesthetic issues, but to also form their thoughts and observations into written forms of various kinds. Additionally, students demonstrate critical thinking skills and the ability to understand and adapt to constantly changing aesthetically and technical environments.

Program Goals:

• Students demonstrate fundamental competencies in the use of film and digital, small, medium and large format cameras, hot lights, strobes, scanners, printers, computers and software programs such as Photoshop and Lightroom.
• Students demonstrate independent and original thinking and an understanding of wide aesthetic palette both inside and outside of the discipline spanning historic, contemporary, commercial and fine art work.
• Students will have a knowledge of the commercial world, whether it be the gallery market, commercial or editorial work. The student will demonstrate familiarity with marketing, professional and legal practices and the challenge of making a small business succeed.