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Major Employment Areas
Program Requirements
Certificate
Course Descriptions
Faculty Advisers
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
In today's world, communication of thoughts, ideas, events and products is being accomplished more and more with visual images. Photography professionals are needed to create, process and produce the images of tomorrow, and the College of DuPage Photography program is ready to train them.
Graduates of the Photography degree or certificate programs find employment opportunities in many entry-level jobs in the photographic industry, including portraiture, photojournalism, lab processing specialists, studio photographers, photographer's assistants and freelance photographers.
A rapidly growing area of the photographic industry is computer enhancement of photographs as digital images are being used more frequently, especially in commercial applications. Demand for photographers who have skills in this new technology is increasing, and it will continue to do so.
To access a wider variety of job opportunities, some students choose to continue their photographic education with a bachelor's degree. Many take advantage of articulation agreements with Columbia College in Chicago and Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA, that let them begin training at College of DuPage and complete it at one of these well-respected schools.
The photography teaching facilities at College of DuPage are among the finest in the greater Chicago area. The darkrooms are fully equipped, with separate areas for black-and-white and color photography. Studios, used for portraiture, product and fashion photography, have 2 1/4" x 2 3/4", 4" x 5" and 8" x 10" cameras, as well as electronic flash and tungsten lighting equipment. A high-end Macintosh computer lab, equipped with scanners and printers, is used for digital imaging classes.
Faculty Advisers
Liberal Arts Division
IC 3098
942-2047
MAJOR EMPLOYMENT AREAS
Photography Program
• Photographer
• Photographer's Assistant
• Photographic Lab Technician
• Digital Image Specialist
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The following files describe in detail the requirements for this program. They are portable document format (PDF) files that can be viewed and printed with free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you may download it here.
Please consult a faculty adviser listed below before beginning your coursework.
Degrees
• Photography, Associate in Applied Science
When planning your coursework, use the Student Planning Worksheet. Degree information and the worksheet can be found on the following files:
[Photography, A.A.S. Degree, PDF file]
[Student Planning Worksheet, PDF file]
Certificate
• Photography Technology
Information on the certificate listed above can be found on the following file:
[Certificate, PDF file]
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FACULTY ADVISERS
If you are considering this program as an area of study, consult with a faculty adviser in this field. To send an e-mail, click on the name of the adviser you wish to reach:
Location Phone Jeffrey Curto AC 274 942-2527 Glenn Hansen AC 273 942-3380 Terry Vitacco AC 272 942-2329
If you are unable to contact an adviser, messages may be left with the Liberal Arts Division, IC 3098, (630) 942-2047.
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