At a Glance
- Professional preparation: students will network, learn the field, and gain experience.
- Hands-on, in-depth studio training focuses on capturing and editing in video, film, and digital photography.
- State of the art facilities include lighting studios, darkrooms and fully equipped digital labs.
The Studio Art: Commercial Photography program produces artists who are technical masters, creative problem-solvers and professionally prepared for careers in art and photography.
Through a studio-based art curriculum and a foundation in the liberal arts, students in this Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program will explore all forms of lens-based media including digital and film photography, Photoshop manipulation, alternative processes, studio lighting, video editing and large format photography.
Interdisciplinary courses enable students to develop their photographic skills alongside skills in marketing, web design, management and critical thinking.
Dedicated, professional faculty mentor students through a highly individualized education tailored to each student’s artistic and academic goals, preparing them for careers as portrait, fashion, editorial or product photographers, to open their own photography studio or to pursue graduate work in the arts.
Kim Waale,
- Program Director, Commercial & Fine Art Photography
- Division Chair, Art & Design
- Professor, Art
