Reportage Photography

Submitter's Information

Name

Erika Gentry

Title

Department Chair, Photography, City College of San Francisco

Region

Bay Area

College

City College of San Francisco

CTE Dean's Information

CTE Dean

Wendy Miller

Program Information

Program Title

Reportage Photography

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Applied Photography (101200)

Projected Start Date

2019-02-01

Catalog Description

This CTE certificate provides a foundation in reportage photography and includes instruction in ambient and electronic strobe equipment, and lighting techniques. Students completing this certificate program will be qualified for employment in the fields of editorial photography, photojournalism,documentary and social documentary photography, combat photography, public relations, and travel photography.

Enrollment Completer Projections

Enrollment and Completer Projections

From 2011-Spring 2018 approximately 182 degrees and Certificate of Accomplishments were delivered in PHOT. We are seeking to convert our current CTE programs to Certificate of Achievements.

CB01: Course Department Number	CB02: Course Title	Annual # Sections	Cap per class	Annual Enrollment Totals
PHOT 51	Beginning Photography	24-28	25 per class	600
PHOT100	Design Fundamentals	6-8	30 per class	200
PHOT 80	Outdoor & Ambient Lighting	2	30 per class	50
PHOT 85A	Beginning Lighting Techniques	3-4	25 per class	75
PHOT 93	Editorial Photography	1	25 per class	20
PHOT 102B	Documentary/News Photography	1	25 per class	25

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Type(s)

Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)

Program Goals

Program Goals and Objectives:In the bay area reportage photography and story -telling is in strong demand atnews corporations, editorial agencies, business and the style is employed in“wedding photojournalism”. Courses that make up this certificate prepare students for work in professional photography and capture including but not limited to news photography, editorial photography, corporate, travel photography and other commercial and editorial photography. Upon completion of this program,students will be able to:

· Use the traditional tools and techniques of photography.

· Apply aesthetics and principles of design in an iterative process.

· Apply the techniques and aesthetics of light to reportage photography.

· Create successful visual storytelling.

· Apply specific photographic business practices.

Course Units and Hours

Certificate Required Units

Units of Major Degree

n/a

Total Units for Degree

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

Students must complete each course with a grade of “C”or higher. Where applicable, grades of Pass may be used. Students must complete 4 of 6 courses at City College of San Francisco. All courses must be taken within a 4year period. The minimum time for completion of this certificate is 2 semesters. Completion time will vary based on student preparation and number of classes completed per semester. Courses Required for the Certificate of Accomplishment in Portrait Lighting Course Units

Required courses and recommended sequence (18 units):

1ST SEMESTER	PHOT 51	Beginning Photography	3 units	Fall or Spring
1ST SEMESTER	PHOT100	Design Fundamentals	3 units	Fall or Spring
2ND SEMESTER	PHOT 80	Outdoor & Ambient Lighting	3 units	Fall or Spring
2ND SEMESTER	PHOT 85A	Beginning Lighting Techniques	4 units	Fall or Spring
3rd SEMESTER	PHOT 93	Editorial Photography	3 units	Fall
3rd SEMESTER	PHOT 102B	Documentary/News Photography	2 units	Spring

Total:18.00

Program Requirements

Required courses and recommended sequence (18 units):

1ST SEMESTER	PHOT 51	Beginning Photography	3 units	Fall or Spring
1ST SEMESTER	PHOT100	Design Fundamentals	3 units	Fall or Spring
2ND SEMESTER	PHOT 80	Outdoor & Ambient Lighting	3 units	Fall or Spring
2ND SEMESTER	PHOT 85A	Beginning Lighting Techniques	4 units	Fall or Spring
3rd SEMESTER	PHOT 93	Editorial Photography	3 units	Fall
3rd SEMESTER	PHOT 102B	Documentary/News Photography	2 units	Spring

Total:18.00

Supporting Document(s)

Labor Market Information

Download LMI_San Francisco_Reportage Photography_December 2018.docx

Submission Details

Created At

02/25/19 - 04:02 PM

Status

Recommended

Bay Area Region Specific Questions

Goal of Program

CTE & Transfer

Additional Information

thin CCSF the proposed program seeks to “contribute to enrollment growth and development of in‐demand programs for degree/transfer and workforce certificates”. Once a locally approved certificate this CTE program has more units required and is more robust thus better falls under a Certificate of Achievement. The demand for still and product photography in the bay area is strong and thus our Industry Advisors encouraged us to train our students accordingly. This low unit certificate (18units) in PHOT is “stackable” which means the students earning them are also on a path to the AS degree and other certificates should they choose. This certificate can be acquired in three to four semesters. This is a unique program serving CCSF and collaborates with other departments (DSGN, VMD, JOURN) Previously we offered a Certificates of “Accomplishment” in this area. There are no other departments offering similar curriculum. Students prepare to transfer within the CSU system as well as to non-profit private colleges such as CCA. We are part of the 2+2 program within California College of the Arts (see attached). Students can also challenge to waive more courses depending on how much they’ve completed at CCSF PHOTO. See attached 2+2 agreement. Job demand for commercial photography and related occupations in the bay area is on the rise. In the east bay the projection for job increase according to https://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov is +14.3% and in San Francisco County 9.4%. Our certificates train students to work in the profession and to transfer to four-year colleges. According to our Industry Advisors (meeting minutes attached) wage summaries on the “doing what matters” website are low. This might be in part to the fact that they survey lower income companies such as department stores and retail outlets whereas most photographers are independent entrepreneurs or work in the bay area independently for Sunset Magazine, San Francisco Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle. Attached is a labor market demand and supply data for “photojournalist and photographer” was submitted from the Bay Region Center of Excellence. However attached results are in relation to Digital Photography so share some data. Note – this data does not take into account entrepreneurs or freelancers who are earning wages of approx. $80,000+ per year plus according to alumni surveys. (see industry advisor attachment) https://coeccc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5bsVg9uvO1Ym7uR Job advertisements for positions under ‘Photojournalist and Photographer” Marin Independent https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/staff-photographer-at-digital-first-media-940065863?utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic University of San Francisco https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/photographer-videographer-at-university-of-san-francisco-944531975?utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic Hearst Media https://www.linkedin.com/authwall?trk=gf&trkInfo=AQHCDWE3aJZB7gAAAWcPUETQjqZqvkfb7Wkt3dMRm2aiVA6IZtqVIe6PLlwr0QEOwyPtwM5HnuYe9f6VlS6xJuQTTT9kLPxKj4N2JGhZ-QKTl9AdbJhg-scc88dK4fh3irWpwIA=&originalReferer=https://www.linkedin.com/&sessionRedirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fjobs%2Fview%2Fphotographer-at-hearst-television-946540171%3FtrkInfo%3DsearchKeywordString%253APhotographer%252CsearchLocationString%253A%25252C%252BSan%252BFrancisco%252BBay%252BArea%252Cvertical%253Ajobs%252CpageNum%253A0%252Cposition%253A13%252CMSRPsearchId%253Adbcb9880-cae1-473c-aed6-5749d18756d6%26refId%3Ddbcb9880-cae1-473c-aed6-5749d18756d6%26trk%3Djobs_jserp_job_listing_text Yardbarker: Freelance Digital Shift Editor https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/freelance-digital-shift-editor-at-yardbarker-inc-937735344/?utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic

List of similar programs at other colleges in the service area which may be impacted, including the name of the college, the name of the program that may be impacted, the name of the person the submitter contacted and the outcome of that contact.

We are the most comprehensive program attracting students from other institutions such at Foothill College, Skyline college and Laney college who have smaller programs but are not as comprehensive and are outside of San Francisco proper. San Francisco State University offers a BA degree in Journalism but is not necessarily focused on photography and we serve many of their students. The Academy of Art University offers a degree in Photography however it is over $25,000 a year. City College San Francisco serves a separate urban population.

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Erika Gentry · 02/25/19

AS degree requirements removed - LMI had to be re-uploaded as software would not continue.

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