Photography
Class Schedule
2025 Winter Schedule
21 classes scheduled
PHOT 4B
PHOTOSHOP FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS II
4 units
- Description: Intermediate-level exploration with the tools for expressive communication in digital photography using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Development of skills in image capture, enhancement, printing, and web publishing, for both fine art and commercial applications.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: PHOT 4A or equivalent experience; this course is included in the Digital Photography family of activity courses; not open to students with credit in PHOT 65B.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 3 hours lecture per week, 3 hours lab per week. 72 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu For more information about the Photography Program, contact: Kate Jordahl at jordahlkate@foothill.edu. The website can be found at: https://foothill.edu/photoSection: PHOT-004B-60D
Course Number (CRN): 32275
Dates: 1/7/2025 - 6/6/2025
DUAL ENROLLMENT
Closed
0 of 0 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): $0$0 indicates course/section uses materials that are free of charge.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This section is offered at Los Altos High School. Enrollment for this section is restricted to Los Altos High School students.
PHOT 5
INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY
4 units
- Description: A survey of the historical and practical aspects of photography as an art form and social document. Students will be introduced to the use of light, composition and communication through images. Significant photographers from a diversity of backgrounds will inspire students in the practice of photography and developing an understanding of the varied uses of the photographic image in our culture, including advertising, journalism, social concern, fine art, and scientific applications.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 3 hours lecture per week, 3 hours lab per week. 72 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu For more information about the Photography Program, contact: Kate Jordahl at jordahlkate@foothill.edu. The website can be found at: https://foothill.edu/photoSection: PHOT-005.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 30865
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Waitlist
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
3 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: PHOT-005.-02W
Course Number (CRN): 30848
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: PHOT-005.-03Y
Course Number (CRN): 31359
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on-campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: PHOT-005.-04Y
Course Number (CRN): 31539
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on–campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: PHOT-005.-05W
Course Number (CRN): 31540
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Waitlist
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
PHOT 8
PHOTOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CULTURES
5 units
- Description: Examination of photography's role in shaping ideas about race, class, gender, sexuality and national identity in America, from its historical roots to the present. Includes a wide variety of genres, such as commercial photography, portraiture, social documentary, photojournalism, ethnographic and scientific photography, erotica, and fine-art photography. Students will look at images from ethical, cultural, and critical perspectives as they develop visual literacy skills.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in PHOT 8H.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week, 3 hours lab per week. 84 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu For more information about the Photography Program, contact: Kate Jordahl at jordahlkate@foothill.edu. The website can be found at: https://foothill.edu/photoSection: PHOT-008.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 31360
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Waitlist
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: PHOT-008.-02W
Course Number (CRN): 31361
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Waitlist
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: PHOT-008.-03W
Course Number (CRN): 31362
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
PHOT 8H
HONORS PHOTOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CULTURES
5 units
- Description: Examination of photography's role in shaping ideas about race, class, gender, sexuality and national identity in America, from its historical roots to the present. Includes a wide variety of genres, such as commercial photography, portraiture, social documentary, photojournalism, ethnographic and scientific photography, erotica, and fine-art photography. Students will look at images from ethical, cultural, and critical perspectives as they develop visual literacy skills. The honors course offers an enriched and challenging experience for the more talented student, including deeper content, more rigorous grading, and more demanding and creative assignments requiring application of higher-level thinking, writing, and communication skills.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in PHOT 8.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week, 3 hours lab per week. 84 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu For more information about the Photography Program, contact: Kate Jordahl at jordahlkate@foothill.edu. The website can be found at: https://foothill.edu/photoSection: PHOT-008H-1HW
Course Number (CRN): 31363
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
9 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html HONORS courses are open access- they include more advanced and challenging assignments for students seeking additional academic training in preparation for university and college transfer. For more information, and to register as an honors student to receive additional support, please visit the Honors Institute at https://foothill.edu/honors/ or call 650.949.7061.
Section: PHOT-008H-2HW
Course Number (CRN): 31364
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Waitlist
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): $0-$50$0-$50 indicates course/section uses materials that may be free of charge or may cost less than $50.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html HONORS courses are open access- they include more advanced and challenging assignments for students seeking additional academic training in preparation for university and college transfer. For more information, and to register as an honors student to receive additional support, please visit the Honors Institute at https://foothill.edu/honors/ or call 650.949.7061.
PHOT 11
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
4 units
- Description: Survey of contemporary issues in photography. Critical theory and other issues surrounding contemporary photographic practices are explored through the style and content of work by selected contemporary photographers. Censorship, copyright, appropriation, and other current issues affecting the contemporary photographer are discussed. The interplay of traditional and digital photography and how it affects our concepts of truth, reality, society, and culture.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in PHOT 11H or 59.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 3 hours lecture per week, 3 hours lab per week. 72 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu For more information about the Photography Program, contact: Kate Jordahl at jordahlkate@foothill.edu. The website can be found at: https://foothill.edu/photoSection: PHOT-011.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 32230
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
PHOT 11H
HONORS CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
4 units
- Description: Survey of contemporary issues in photography. Critical theory and other issues surrounding contemporary photographic practices are explored through the style and content of work by selected contemporary photographers. Censorship, copyright, appropriation, and other current issues affecting the contemporary photographer are discussed. The interplay of traditional and digital photography and how it affects our concepts of truth, reality, society, and culture. The honors course offers an enriched and challenging experience for the more talented student, including deeper content, more rigorous grading, and more demanding and creative assignments requiring application of higher-level thinking, writing, and communication skills.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in PHOT 11 or 59.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 3 hours lecture per week, 3 hours lab per week. 72 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu For more information about the Photography Program, contact: Kate Jordahl at jordahlkate@foothill.edu. The website can be found at: https://foothill.edu/photoSection: PHOT-011H-1HW
Course Number (CRN): 32231
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html HONORS: Honors courses are open access- they include more advanced and challenging assignments for students seeking additional academic training in preparation for university and college transfer. For more information, and to register as an honors student to receive additional support, please visit the Honors Institute at https://foothill.edu/honors/ or call 650.949.7061.
PHOT 72
LIGHTROOM & PHOTOGRAPHIC DESIGN
4 units
- Description: Develop intermediate photographic skills with the use of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and photographic design techniques. Evaluate and utilize current methods of workflow, including archiving, file management, development, image publishing, beginning color management, and printing. Build skills in composition, design, project editing, and visual communication. Utilize design principles to create images that communicate effectively.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: PHOT 5 or equivalent experience; this course is included in the Digital Photography family of activity courses.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 3 hours lecture per week, 3 hours lab per week. 72 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: CSU
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu For more information about the Photography Program, contact: Kate Jordahl at jordahlkate@foothill.edu. The website can be found at: https://foothill.edu/photoSection: PHOT-072.-01Y
Course Number (CRN): 31533
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on–campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
PHOT 73R
INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PHOTOGRAPHY
4 units
- Description: Provides an opportunity for the student to expand their studies in photography beyond the classroom by completing a project or an assignment arranged by agreement between the student and instructor. The student is required to contract with the instructor to determine the scope of assignment and the unit value assigned for successful completion. Students may take a maximum of 6 units of Independent Study per department.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 12 hours lab per week. 144 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: CSU
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu For more information about the Photography Program, contact: Kate Jordahl at jordahlkate@foothill.edu. The website can be found at: https://foothill.edu/photoSection: PHOT-073R-01
Course Number (CRN): 32571
Dates: 1/13/2025 - 3/28/2025
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Type
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Day & Time
Instructor
0 of 0 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: Independent study courses are offered through agreements with individual faculty members. To enroll, students must meet with an instructor who then submits an independent study contract during the first two weeks of the quarter. Students must discuss enrollment and potential projects with interested faculty members.
PHOT 405
INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY NONCREDIT
0 units
- Description: A survey of the historical and practical aspects of photography as an art form and social document. Students will be introduced to the use of light, composition, and communication through images. Significant photographers from a diversity of backgrounds will inspire students in the practice of photography and developing an understanding of the varied uses of the photographic image in our culture, including advertising, journalism, social concern, fine art, and scientific applications.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- Repeatability: Unlimited Repeatability.
- Hours: 3 hours lecture per week, 3 hours lab per week. 72 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: None
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu For more information about the Photography Program, contact: Kate Jordahl at jordahlkate@foothill.edu. The website can be found at: https://foothill.edu/photoSection: PHOT-405.-01W
Course Number (CRN): 31537
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Waitlist
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: PHOT-405.-02W
Course Number (CRN): 32508
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.
Section: PHOT-405.-03Y
Course Number (CRN): 31538
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on–campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: PHOT-405.-04Y
Course Number (CRN): 31698
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on–campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: PHOT-405.-05W
Course Number (CRN): 32509
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Open
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: Fully Online asynchronous
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This fully online asynchronous class has online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor.
PHOT 472
LIGHTROOM & PHOTOGRAPHIC DESIGN NONCREDIT
0 units
- Description: Develop intermediate photographic skills with the use of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and photographic design techniques. Evaluate and utilize current methods of workflow, including archiving, file management, development, image publishing, beginning color management, and printing. Build skills in composition, design, project editing, and visual communication. Utilize design principles to create images that communicate effectively.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: PHOT 5 or 405 or equivalent experience.
- Repeatability: Unlimited Repeatability.
- Hours: 3 hours lecture per week, 3 hours lab per week. 72 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: None
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
TO CONTACT AN INSTRUCTOR VIA EMAIL: lastnamefirstname@foothill.edu For more information about the Photography Program, contact: Kate Jordahl at jordahlkate@foothill.edu. The website can be found at: https://foothill.edu/photoSection: PHOT-472.-01Y
Course Number (CRN): 31534
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/28/2025
NON-CREDIT
Waitlist
Type
Room
Day & Time
Instructor
5 of 5 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on–campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html