The Art of Photography

The Art of Photography is a two-week deep dive into the many facets of the photography field. Students will work with historical processes like cyanotypes and large format cameras as well as modern digital cameras, printers, and professional studio lighting. Through technical activities, students will learn new, expressive ways to create images. At the end of the session, students will have a portfolio of new images, but more importantly, new ideas for continuing their own photographic journey.

 

Learning Outcomes in this course

  • Enhance your way of seeing through the camera to develop a photographic vision.

  • Understand the camera and its creative controls to create stronger images.

  • Develop awareness of the quality of light, both natural and flash.

  • Apply creative problem-solving to brainstorm exciting ideas.

 

When

Session Two
July 14 - July 26, 2024

Tuition

On-Campus Residential
$5,298 USD

 

Instructor

Jeff Van Kleeck has a range of photographic experiences including working as a professional custom photography printer, exhibiting photography in galleries, publishing in books and magazines, and photographing for clients like the Hard Rock Cafe. Jeff has studied with photography legends; John Sexton, Keith Carter, Robert Glenn Ketchum, and Jerry Uelsmann. His Master of Fine Arts is in photography from Central Washington University.

 
 

Summer Springboard @ Cal Poly is a partnership between The Cal Poly Extended, Professional & Continuing Education and Summer Springboard (SSB), a leader in pre-college summer programs for teens. The purpose of the program is to expose students to Cal Poly’s Learn by Doing philosophy and to allow high school students to experience living on the campus of Cal Poly.