PHOT 403 Professional Practices For Fine Art
Photography MW 2
PHOT 745 Photographic Art Marketing Practices
This course may be substituted for PHOT 400 Business Practices.
MW 2:00 Bergen 206 Faculty
Rebecca Nolan rnolan@scad.edu
PHOT 403 Professional Practices For Fine Art
Photography
Course Description:
Providing students with a
comprehensive introduction to accepted practices in the marketing of fine art
photography, this course takes a multifaceted approach to professional art
business concerns. Course topics include how to approach galleries, portfolio-reviewing
events, legal considerations, collectors, museum practices, portfolio
preparation and self-promotion. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 219.
This course covers all
things business that are not related to commercial or fashion photography. A
vast array of resources and outlets for your photography as an artist,
documentary photographer, interested in the gallery/museum world and the non-profit
organizations associated with photography and the arts. Researching and
applying to graduate school is also covered in the course.
PHOT 745 Photographic Art Marketing Practices
This seminar provides
self-motivated graduate students with insights into today’s multifaceted markets
for photography. The course focuses on understanding and navigating the
business of being an artist. Classroom lectures foster a broader
awareness of career
options and professional prospects for photographers seeking to approach
successfully the world of art. Individual research required allows students to
explore an area in depth. Students share their research methodology and results
with their fellow students, fostering growth of peer relationships.
Prerequisite(s): PHOT 719
Applying to teach at the
college level is also covered in the course.
PHOT 413 Controlled Lighting III
This course is only offered once a year.
Wednesday 11-4:30 Professor Keating tkeating@scad.edu
In this senior-level studio course, students’ skills are directed toward
using controlled lighting to create a portfolio with which to enter the
commercial marketplace. Emphasis is on pinpointing potential markets
for photography and developing professionally lit and photographed
images for a client within that market. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 314.
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Note: if you are interested in the course but have not taken PHOT 314 please speak to Professor Keating.
PHOT 716 Commercial Photography 1
In this graduate-level studio course, students
are directed toward creating a body of work representational of the commercial
marketplace. Students are exposed to diverse, image-driven assignments, working
with interior studio spaces and exterior set-ups. Prerequisite(s): PHOT 715.
PHOT 330 The Fabricated Image MW 2
PHOT 743 Constructed Photography
Mark Dorf (B.F.A.,
photography, 2010)
This course
explores the issues involved in making photographs that are conceived as
surrogates for reality. Areas of investigation include historical precedents,
major movements and practitioners of style that lie outside the bounds of
documentary photography or the aesthetics of straight art photography.
Prerequisite(s): PHOT 219, PHOT 220, PHOT 240.