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Imagine working as a photographer for a magazine, capturing powerful images that tell real stories—or snapping behind-the-scenes shots on a movie set or at a sports event. Picture yourself exploring nature as a wildlife photographer or creating eye-catching content for brands and social media. If you’re excited about turning your photography skills into a real-world career,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
Event Planner
Competency: Food Photography
You are an event planner for a catering service who wants to entice future clients with the use of food photography.
You will create a portfolio of food photographs with supporting notes that will analyze food styling, analyze composition in food photography, and explain food photographs that capture appeal.
Sports Agent
Competency: Sports Photography
You are a sports agent for an athletic organization wanting to showcase the athletic ability of its clients through sports photography.
You will create a portfolio of sports photographs with supporting notes that will explain techniques used to capture the action of competition, analyze composition in sports photography, and explain sports photographs that document athletic activities.
Fine Arts Photographer
Competency: Find Arts Photography
You are an Independent fine arts photographer, planning an exhibition of work at a local museum for fine art photography.
You will create a portfolio of fine art photographs with supporting notes that will analyze subject matter in fine art photography, analyze composition in fine art photography, and explain fine art photographs that depict authentic expressions.
Recreation Director
Competency: Event Photography
You are a Recreation Director for the town, in need of promoting some local events via event photography.
You will create a portfolio of event photographs with supporting notes that will differentiate posed and candid photography, analyze composition in event photography, and explain event photographs that capture memorable moments.
Competencies
Event Photography
Students will demonstrate an understanding of event photography by differentiating posed and candid photography, evaluating techniques to capture memorable moments, and taking photographs of an event.
Fine Art Photography
Students will demonstrate an understanding of fine art photography by analyzing subject matter in fine art photography, evaluating composition, and taking fine art photographs based on one concept or subject.
Food Photography
Students will demonstrate an understanding of food photography by analyzing food styling, lighting, and composition techniques in food photography, and creating original photographs of food.
Sports Photography
Students will demonstrate an understanding of sports photography by explaining techniques used to capture the action and emotions of competition, evaluating compositions by professional sports photographers, and creating photographs that document athletic activities.