Cabrillo College Courses

Introduces black and white photography as a means of visual communication and personal expression through the study of historical and contemporary photographs and image creation with camera operation,

• California Community Colleges System
• 108 hours
• 24th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Continues black and white photography practices with a focus on fiber-based paper printing, refined exposure methods, and thematic projects. Introduces medium format photography, basic Zone System con

• California Community Colleges System
• 126 hours
• 24th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Continues the study of black and white photography with a focus on refining printing techniques and metering techniques such as Zone System practices, thematic projects, and portfolio development. Inc

• California Community Colleges System
• 126 hours
• 24th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Continues the study of video art production, emphasizing experimental approaches to video creation and post-production, as well the expressive use of digital video in the production of moving image ar

• California Community Colleges System
• 108 hours
• 24th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Explores the visual grammar and aesthetics of photography while examining its evolving roles in the history of the arts and society. Develops techniques for analyzing and critiquing photographic image

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• 24th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Introduces techniques and aesthetics of medium and large format photography through hands-on training with medium format camera systems and 4X5 view cameras. Includes specialized exposure, processing

• California Community Colleges System
• 108 hours
• 24th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Examines the impact of new technologies and photography on culture and analyzes the global social change achieved by current and historical movements in photography. Investigates how photography in ne

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• 24th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Examines the impact of new technologies and photography on culture and analyzes the global social change achieved by current and historical movements in photography. Investigates how photography in ne

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• 24th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Surveys creative photographic image-making possibilities utilizing historical, contemporary, experimental, and non-traditional applications of silver-based and non-silver photographic processes. Inclu

• California Community Colleges System
• 126 hours
• 24th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Examines the images of contemporary photographers worldwide to illustrate the major themes and concepts in photography from 1945 to the present. Includes visual presentations of images, discussions, a

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• 24th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Introduces fine art and commercial applications of studio lighting equipment for film and digital photography. Covers basic lighting principles and techniques for lighting, tabletop setups, and larger

• California Community Colleges System
• 126 hours
• 24th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Teaches expressive image-making through in-depth investigations of selected historical, contemporary, experimental, non-traditional, and lensless photographic processes. Emphasizes hands-on discovery,

• California Community Colleges System
• 126 hours
• 24th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Surveys the evolution of the moving image through the analysis of film, television, new media, and video art. Examines questions of form and content, aesthetics and meaning, history, and cultural dive

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• 24th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Covers expressive and interpretive lighting for both fine art and commercial portrait photography utilizing digital cameras and/or film cameras. Includes on-location lighting techniques, complex light

• California Community Colleges System
• 126 hours
• 24th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Examines the role of Latinx photography and lens-based media in shaping perspectives on race and ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, immigration status, and national identity in the United States. Cr

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• 24th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course