Photography Department Mission and Learning Outcomes

How we see it

The essential human behavior of drawing includes photography among its crafts. The science and engineering resulting in photography emerges from our fundamental fascination for the way nature works and how we live in it. We are informed and motivated by the power of pictures in documentary. We are enchanted and socialized by the charisma of pictures in art. We know of our heritage and bring our wares to market with pictures. We know more and more about our life together because we've made and shared and seen pictures of it.

With these thoughts in mind, we first encourage students to work with us as we explore and refine our techniques and address contemporary aesthetic considerations of the darkroom and digital photographic craft. Then, we promote opportunities for students to use their skills, craftsmanship, social awareness and aesthetic sophistication in photography everywhere within the full spectrum of human experience offered by the academic disciplines at the University of La Verne. Finally, we encourage our students to realize and nurture the commercial potential of their developing skills.

Our mission

We try our best to help each student learn to think photographically.

Learning outcomes

Become informed about the history of photography.
Develop technical skills in the chemical photographic craft.
Develop technical skills in the digital photographic craft.
Develop technical skills in lighting for the still photograph.
Demonstrate evolving maturity in composition.
Demonstrate socioeconomic awareness through the applications of photography.
Develop a working personal portfolio of photographs.