Digital Photography Technology

Program Details

Program Description
Date, Times, & Location
Admission Process
Tuition, Labs, & Fees
Financial Aid
Links to Career Resources
Meet The Instructor

Short Description:

Students learn the use of digital cameras techniques, commercial and industrial applications with emphasis on composition and color dynamics, printing, workflow, software and use, care, and maintenance of photographic equipment. Students build a photographic portfolio using Adobe Creative Suite.

Program Content:

The purpose of this program is to prepare students for careers in the photography industry.
This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Arts, A/V Technology and Communication career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Arts, A/V Technology and Communication career cluster.
The content includes, but is not limited to, communication skills, leadership skills, human relations and employability skills, safe and efficient work practices, and the use of digital cameras techniques, commercial and industrial applications with emphasis on composition and color dynamics, printing, workflow, software and use, care, and maintenance of photographic equipment. Students build a photographic portfolio using
Adobe Creative Suite; includes Adobe Photoshop, Image Editing and retouching, and studio lighting. Students will graduate with an interview ready full portfolio case and International Adobe Certification.

Certification/Licensure: Adobe Certified Professional (ACP) – Visual Communications with Adobe Photoshop.

CTSO: SkillsUSA and/or HOSA are the approved co-curricular career and technical student organizations which provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction by providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills.

Articulation: May be available toward credits at Florida public colleges/universities.
Speak with a career counselor for more information.

Start Date:

August, January

Times:

Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Program Length:

Full-time 1050 hours – approximately 9 months to complete.

Program’s OCP (Occupational Completion Points)

OCP A

Course Number: PGY0190

Course: Photographic Specialist

150 hours

OCP B

Course Number: PGY0191

Course: Photography Technician

300 hours

OCP C

Course Number: PGY0192

Course: Studio Photographer

300 hours

OCP D

Course Number: PGY0193

Course: Digital Photographer

150 hours

Location:

MTC Main Campus, 6305 State Road 70 East, Bradenton, FL 34203

1. Apply to MTC at https://www.manateetech.edu/apply-now/. Submit your application to access your “To-Do List.” You are not accepted into the program after applying, you must complete your do list.

2. Complete your “To-Do List” at https://www.MTCdashboard.net.

Note: The Basic Skills Assessment must be taken within 6 weeks of your admit date unless exemption criteria have been documented per State Statute. For exemption information, see the Student Handbook located here: https://manateetech.edu/students/quick-docs

Program #K100300 CIP# 0650060502

Estimated Tuition, Lab, and Fees (includes $60.00 administrative fee)

$5,082.00

Additional Fees Due Prior to Pre-Admittance

Application Fee

$45.00

Bookstore

Textbook(s)*

$74.39

Uniform*

$28.00

*Estimated Total Cost of Program

$5,229.39

*Uniforms may be covered, for Pell eligible students once aid has been applied to all tuition & fee charges. Prices are subject to change.

Financial aid available depending on student’s eligibility.

All pre-admission fees are non-refundable and not covered by Financial Aid.

Prices are subject to change.
Annual fees (charged each academic year from July 1—June 30).
Estimated textbook list and pricing:
Textbook estimate. Current book list and prices.
Tuition is $2.92 per hour for Florida residents. Tuition is $11.71 per hour for Non-Florida residents.

Visit MTC Financial Aid page for more information.

Florida Department of Education: Frameworks

Possible Careers and Outlook:

27-4021.00 Photographers

27-4032.00 Film and Video Editors

Top Local Employers:

GG Fine Art Portrait, Bridget Lopez Photography, Real Estate, Freelance Photography

Marina Proskurina, Digital Photography Technology Instructor

Marina Proskurina is an accomplished artist who began her career in Russia and moved to the United States in 1998. She earned her Ph.D. in Fine Arts and Design from Moscow State University of Arts and Industry and her Master of Fine Arts in Art and Design from the Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry, both in Moscow, Russia.

In addition to receiving the Florida Degree of Artistic Excellence and Master Artist title, Marina was an adjunct professor at Daytona State College for 13 years, where she taught a variety of courses in drawing, painting, design, and digital imaging. She currently teaches Photography and Digital Design as a full-time instructor at Manatee Technical College in Bradenton, Florida.

To learn more about Marina Proskurina, visit her personal website or personal blog:

Personal Website Personal Blog

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