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Imagine capturing stunning images while collaborating with a drone photographer! Or picture yourself exploring visual storytelling with a photojournalist. If you’re excited about applying your creativity to real-world careers, our VLACS Projects are the perfect fit for you!
This engaging learning pathway allows students to explore various career fields while mastering key concepts and skills. For each competency, you can choose to complete a pre-designed project that simulates real-life career tasks or create your own unique learning experience. Regardless of your choice, you’ll engage in thorough research and apply what you learn to authentic career scenarios.
With the pre-designed projects, you’ll tackle real-world tasks that align with each competency. If you decide to design your own experience, you’ll collaborate with your instructor and a mentor to design and complete meaningful career tasks that demonstrate your understanding. We have partnered with hundreds of mentors you can work with if you choose to design your own experience. Check out our Career Mentor Catalog here.
Take a look at the competency statements and pre-designed options below. We’re excited to support you on this exciting and open-ended learning adventure!
Note: This is a project-based course. If you’re looking for a traditional format, please return to the learning catalog and select the course.
Projects
Art Director
Competency: Portrait Photography
You are the art director for a small magazine. You’ve been assigned to take portrait photos for the magazine’s next edition. The photos will need supporting notes to verify that they meet the specs for portrait photography.
You will create a portfolio of portrait photos with supporting notes that will explain the use of the exposure triangle, analyze composition in portrait photography, and explain portrait photos that depict emotion.
Real Estate Agent
Competency: Landscape Photography
You are a real estate photographer for a real estate company. You’ve been assigned to take landscape photos for potential buyers. The photos will need supporting notes to verify that they meet the specs of landscape photography.
You will create a portfolio of landscape photos with supporting notes that will explain the use of natural light, analyze composition in landscape photography, and explain landscape photographs that depict a mood.
Advertising Manager
Competency: Product Photography
You are an advertising manager for an online shopping website. You’ve been assigned to take product photos of various products to entice consumers to buy your products. The photos will need supporting notes to verify that they meet the specs of product photography.
You will create a portfolio of landscape photos with supporting notes that will explain the use of artificial light, analyze composition in product photography, and explain product photographs designed to entice consumers.
Newspaper Editor
Competency: Documentary Photography
You are a journalist for a newspaper. You’ve been assigned to take documentary photos for the next edition of the newspaper. The photos will visually tell the story and should include people, places and objects.. The photos will need supporting notes to verify that they meet the specs for documentary photography.
You will create a portfolio of documentary photos with supporting notes that will explain storytelling through photography, analyze composition in documentary photographs, and explain sequencing of documentary photographs.
Competencies
Portrait Photography
Students will demonstrate an understanding of landscape photography by explaining the use of natural light, analyzing composition in landscape photography, and explaining landscape photographs that depict a mood.
Landscape Photography
Students will demonstrate an understanding of landscape photography by explaining the use of natural light, analyzing composition in landscape photography, and creating landscape photographs that depict a mood.
Product Photography
Students will demonstrate an understanding of product photography by explaining the use of artificial light, analyzing composition in product photography and creating product photographs designed to entice consumers.
Documentary Photography
Students will demonstrate an understanding of documentary photography by explaining storytelling through photography, evaluating composition in documentary photographs, and creating documentary photographs.