Exploratory Course
Pratt Institute
Take an introduction into the digital, visual world of photography. Learn the basic principles of photography, and develop a workflow to process and catalog your images once they have been captured.
About
Founded in 1887, Pratt Institute is a global leader in higher education dedicated to preparing its 4,875 undergraduate and graduate students for successful careers in art, design, architecture, information and library science, and liberal arts and sciences.
As one of the world’s multicultural epicenters for arts, culture, design, and business, New York City provides Pratt students with an exceptional learning environment that extends beyond the Pratt campuses in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Pratt’s programs are consistently ranked among the best in the country, and its faculty and alumni include the most renowned artists, designers, and scholars in their fields.
In this program, students will be given a variety of tools to visualize, create, process their work, including Adobe Lightroom. Study the foundation of graphic design as a communication tool. Learn the steps to create a project from concept through execution.
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Teaching Team
Pratt Professor/Instructor
Pratt Professor or instructor teaching throughout the entire program.
For Admissions
Letter of recommendation
Students will receive a letter of recommendation from a current Pratt Institute Professor.
Cultural Experiences
Art Museum Visit
Students will visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art and enjoy New York city sightseeing.
Syllabus
Here is a part of what you will learn from the program.
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- Digital Photography & Graphic Design I
- Digital Darkroom & Field Trip to The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- Digital Photography & Graphic Design II
- Graphic Design & Field Trip to The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET)
- Digital photography & Graphic Design III
- Drawing & Model Making Workshop I
- Drawing & Model Making Workshop II, Field Trip to Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Drawing and Model Making Workshop II
- Using model making to build your design
- Final Presentation
Official Certification
Official certification of completion will be issued by Pratt.
Digital media is eclipsing traditional media. An art program delivers opportunities to cultivate an interdisciplinary curriculum to support individual student academic paths, and the possibilities are numerous.
– Chris Ferrara, Pratt Institute
