University of Wisconsin - Stout

Specialization Description

The nature of photography has changed drastically in the last five years. Digital photography has been the cause, and it continues to change at an amazing pace. Virtually all news gathering organizations have changed from conventional to digital formats. Many professional photographers have also made the change. Telephones are now being marketed with built-in cameras to send digital images as well as voice messages. New models of digital cameras are being introduced every month that offer higher quality and lower price than the previous month. Crude image manipulation programs are bundled in the software packages on new computers. More powerful image manipulation programs have become available at reasonable prices. Image scanners and high-resolution photo printers are almost giveaway items. Digital photography will replace conventional as the norm in the near future.

UW-Stout's specialization in Digital Photography emphasizes the digital aspect of photography to serve both on-campus students and the needs for continuing professional education.

With elimination of wet darkrooms associated with conventional photography, many organizations are doing photography in-house with existing electronic systems. People need to be trained in this new technology as part of their continuing professional education. Digital photography is marketed as being foolproof, but the task of obtaining, manipulating, and presenting quality images remains daunting.

With the addition of digital photography to your professional preparation, you will gain an important competitive edge you would expect from a UW-Stout degree.

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For more information, contact

Peter A. Schlosser, Specialization Adviser
162A Communication Technologies Bldg.
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, WI 54751-0790

Phone: 715/232-8816
E-mail: schlosserp@uwstout.edu