Want an exciting and challenging career? Learn to light and take photographs as the pros do using different types of lighting and props, while incorporating your ideas and design. Knowing which lenses to use, as well as appropriate lighting and equipment, are all part of being a knowledgeable photographer. This course will give you the needed experience in a photo studio and location environment. There will be great emphasis on advertising photography. Students are encouraged to shoot still-life ads with a 4x5" view camera and may also elect to use medium format or digital SLR for fashion with live models and illustration. We will discuss studio operations and the requirements of working with advertising agencies and clients in order to better equip you to enter the challenging field of advertising with confidence and savvy. PREREQUISITES: A working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and a basic photography course, or equivalent. NOTE: 4x5" cameras, lighting equipment, meters and seamless paper backgrounds will be provided during course hours. Students must have their own medium format or digital SLR camera and access to a computer with Adobe Photoshop. Students must supply their own props and backgrounds other than seamless. Those who choose to use film must have access to a commercial lab to process and scan images.