This course is an advanced college preparatory course and will introduce students to photography as an art form. Students will create original photographs and learn techniques for digitally manipulating images using Photoshop. Taking photographs will be regularly assigned as homework, and class time will focus on discussion, critique, and digital manipulation of work. Through critique and lecture, students will develop the ability to capture photographs with an intentional application of the elements of design and composition. Context for the work will be established through learning about the historical development of photography as it relates to the history of art, and how contemporary photographers use the medium today. Students will work within this context to create work that is personally meaningful, socially relevant, and aesthetically aware.