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VCT 1073 - Photo Editing and Printing

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture NoneLab None
Course Description: This course introduces industry standard practices for the capture and printing of digital photographs. Topics include digital workflow, paper selection, and printing photos. Students are required to furnish their own manual exposure digital single lens reflex camera, memory cards, and printing paper.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): VCT 1018  and VCT 1071  with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Calibrating monitors
  2. Characteristics of photographic paper
  3. Choosing the appropriate paper
  4. Color profiles
  5. Image white and black points
  6. Inkjet printer settings
  7. Inkjet printers
  8. Standard professional digital workflow
  9. Using a professional photo lab

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. download and install color profiles for specific paper.
  2. print photos on an inkjet printer.
  3. articulate characteristics of photographic paper.
  4. choose an appropriate photographic paper to enhance an image.
  5. adjust the white and black point in an image.
  6. prepare images for a professional photography lab
  7. calibrate a monitor.
  8. Using a professional photo lab


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