Photography Minor | Christian College in Oregon

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Program Type

Minor

Accreditation

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

Technology

Gain hands-on experience with a wide range of industry standard cameras, editing software and programs

Experience

Opportunity to submit work to shows and publications

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Do you love capturing the moments? Seeking out adventures that are photo-worthy and finding opportunities to share visual stories? Are you always looking for good lighting? Perhaps you want to photograph products for the market or expand your skills to capture images that matter?

George Fox’s 18-semester-hour photography minor can help you gain industry skills. It provides an overview of capturing images on film and digital, editing in Adobe platforms, and introducing you to skills such as lighting, composition, and printing.

Ultimately, the curriculum will prepare you not only for client- or art-related careers, but enhance skills needed for a variety of visual and technical careers.

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Program Distinctives Why Study Photography at George Fox?

Gain hands-on experience with a strong foundation using a variety of cameras and development processes.
Prepare professionally with an in-depth look at the photography industry. Build your portfolio to be career-ready.
Join the greater George Fox art department for discussions and reviews of artistic works.
Photography pairs well with any other major, you can gain skills and experience that help in a variety of industries including marketing, leadership, web design, and more.

Courses / Curriculum What Will I Study?

Core courses you will take include:

Beginning Photography is a 35mm black-and-white film class. You will learn the basics of photography, process film by hand, and print pictures in the darkroom.
The curriculum of Creative Suite and Digital Tools courses cover the Adobe platforms, including Photoshop. You will build on software competencies and editing skills.
In Intermediate Photography, you will explore a creative vision using large format 4x5 cameras, scanning film, editing software, and inkjet/analog printing. You will refine your photography interests and build a personal or professional portfolio.

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Cornerstone Core

The Cornerstone Core is a set of 12 courses across 10 academic disciplines that undergraduate students take at George Fox to cultivate their character within the Christian context.

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As an alternative to Cornerstone Core, students can participate in our great books honors program.

Our spaces/Where Will I Learn?

Art Annex

We have great news for our future art students! The vibrant and growing art and design program – housing the university’s graphic design, studio art and arts administration, illustration, and cinematic arts majors – will have a new home in the fall of 2025.

The new 6,000-square-foot facility will be located between the Maker Hub and Pennington Hall and will feature a large studio for pottery and ceramics, another space for glass and sculpture, and a partially covered courtyard work area with a ceramics kiln. You could be one of the first classes to use this new space and make your mark on the art program for years to come.

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Capturing the Moment

The camera 21-year-old Maddy Smith held in her hands was roughly the same age as the soft-skinned, smiling woman facing her. But Smith was more comfortable with the borrowed antique camera than with this stranger.

Smith, a senior at George Fox, and Michael Martin, a junior, were partners for this photography class project. It was OK, she supposed, that Martin was doing all the talking. She had one set of grandparents she seldom saw, so walking into the apartment of an older couple at Friendsview Retirement Community was a bit outside her comfort zone.

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