PHOTOGRAPHY DIPLOMA – A GROWING INTEREST AT IOWA LAKES

While the one-year diploma in Photography at Iowa Lakes Community College was originally developed for students who wanted a career in photography, it has since become a very popular option for other students.

In the fall of 2005, the one-year diploma in Photography was created and offered to students at Iowa Lakes. The Photography diploma is under the umbrella of the Journalism and Photography Program which is based on the Estherville campus.

Currently, students who are working on their Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees are adding the diploma in Photography to their skills base.

Four photography courses offered in the diploma include: Intro to Photography, Digital Photography, News and Forensics and Intro to Portraiture. Along with the four photography courses are some general education courses such as: Composition I, a science course, Fundamentals of Speech, Small Business Management, Sales or Advertising Principals and Human Relations.

Upon completion of the diploma and a two-credit internship, students have a foundation in photography which enables them to open a small photography studio, assist another photographer in his/her studio, or work as a photojournalist. Some students just want to be better photographers in their leisure time and therefore fit the diploma into their other curriculum.

Anyone interested in learning more about the photography diploma at Iowa Lakes is asked to call Pam Buchholz at 712-362-7954 or 1-800-242-5106, ext. 7954.