Photography Proficiency Certificate

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    Program Duration: Short-Term Program
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    Degree Type: Proficiency Certificate
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    Total Credit Hours: 13
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About This Certificate

Learn the basic skills in photography, video production, digital imaging and printing. In this program, you will become proficient with film camera operation, and black and white darkroom techniques. You will demonstrate an understanding of the principles of video production, including pre-production, video acquisition, editing and final output; demonstrate proficiency with Adobe Photoshop tools, including creation of composites and image restorations; and also demonstrate the ability to apply accepted aesthetic criteria to given assignments.

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Launch Your Career in Photography

  • Desktop Publishers – est. salary $67,300
  • Multimedia Artists and Animators– est. salary $31,814
  • Art Directors – est. salary $97,380
**EMSI Data, 2022; The greater Philadelphia region; a percentage of people in these jobs may have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Career Outlook

$56,717

Median Salary of a Graphic Designer

1,287

Number of Jobs in the Region

+4.7%

10-year Job Outlook in the Region for Photographers

Featured Career

Graphic Designer

Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.

Starting Pay: $31,477

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Typical Tasks

  • Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.
  • Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts, based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.
  • Confer with clients to discuss and determine layout design.
  • Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Web sites.
  • Use computer software to generate new images.