Students experiment with photograms and developing prints in the Igoe Hall darkroom. degree in photography, photography degree, major in photography.

Photography Program at Fredonia

Important:

  • Students are no longer accepted into this program as of June 5, 2024.
  • Students currently enrolled in this program are asked to contact their department chair for a teach-out plan.

Fredonia’s photography program nurtures creativity through photographic expression. 

The Fredonia Difference

The BFA photography degree covers various studio media foster a broad range of artistic knowledge with the intent to conceptualize ideas by using the medium of photography with related practices.

Career Opportunities for Photography

  • Arts Educator
  • Art Director
  • Brand Manager
  • Commercial Photographer
  • Studio Owner/Operator
  • Photo Archivist
  • Photojournalist
  • Photo Editor
  • Web Developer

Curriculum

What does a 4-year degree look like?

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What are all the required and elective courses offered to obtain this degree?

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Sample Courses

ARTS 255 Color and Light

Explores aesthetic and technical knowledge necessary to understand the art of color photography including color perception, materials and processes, and aesthetics of color.

ARTS 350 Experimental Photography

Students will study the working methods of early pioneers of photography, as well as examine present-day software development that fabricates and alters these processes. Historical working methods and contemporary mimicking approaches will be discussed.

ARTS 356 The Photographic Narrative

The course will focus on the art of visual storytelling through the medium of photography. All aspects of photographic narrative and image sequencing will be explored, from documentary to tableau vivant.

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