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ART131: Photography I – 3 credits

Basic photographic principles and techniques. Basic camera functions and controls. Experience in the image-making process by creating and editing photographs for various display environments. Introduction to the photographic aesthetic and photography's role in society. Prerequisites: None. Note: Camera required.

General Education Designations: Arts and Humanities [AHM], Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU]

Class# Location Delivery Dates Days Times Instructors Availability
21654
Phoenix
ART215 - Photo studio
In Person
8/24 – 12/18
Fall 2026
M
6:00PM – 10:00PM
  • Staff
Open
9 of 15 seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $50.00
  • Students will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:
    https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.
    This course requires the use of a computer or mobile device with internet access.
    Course requires a 35mm manual SLR film camera
  • Textbook info pending
15105
Mesa: Dobson Campus
AC 1E
In Person
8/24 – 12/18
Fall 2026
M,W
9:00AM – 11:45AM
  • D. Adams
Open
4 of 18 seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $35.00
  • Fully-adjustable, high-resolution, digital camera is required. (digital SLR recommended). Art100, Introduction to Computer Graphic Art, is highly recommended as a precursor to this course. This class is taught using Macintosh computers. A DSLR camera is required. ART131 is required for the Certificate of Completion in Digital Arts: Digital Photography and the AAS Digital Arts: Digital Photography Track. Information: 480-461-7526 or see the Art Department website at: www.mesacc.edu/departments/art.
    Students in this class will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username, for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:
    https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.
21052
Phoenix
ART215 - Photo studio
In Person
8/24 – 12/18
Fall 2026
M,W
10:00AM – 12:40PM
  • J. Laffoon
Open
3 of 15 seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $50.00
  • Students will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:
    https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.
    This course requires the use of a computer or mobile device with internet access.
    Course requires a 35mm manual SLR film camera
  • Textbook info pending
12386
Glendale
FA 116
In Person
8/24 – 12/18
Fall 2026
M,W
10:00AM – 12:40PM
  • B. Regan
Open
3 of 18 seats available
10917
Chandler-Gilbert: Pecos Campus
Pecos Cholla Hall Rm 112
In Person
8/24 – 12/18
Fall 2026
M,W
10:00AM – 12:40PM
  • B. Sullivan
Closed
No seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $40.00
  • This course is a darkroom-based course (film processing and printing). It does not cover digital photography. 35mm or medium format camera required
    For Honors option, see ART131 11039.
    While it is not required, if you wish to work on your assignments on a home computer/laptop, you must purchase a student photography (Lightroom Classic CC & Photoshop CC) subscription from the Adobe Creative Cloud. Your computer will also need to meet Adobe's system requirements. This software is not required for this class because a campus digital media lab is available for student use outside class hours. Purchasing information will be available in Canvas when the course starts or by contacting the instructor and is expected to cost $9.99 per month.
    Adobe Creative Cloud: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html
    Adobe System Requirements: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
11039
Chandler-Gilbert: Pecos Campus
Pecos Cholla Hall Rm 112
In Person
8/24 – 12/18
Fall 2026
M,W
10:00AM – 12:40PM
  • B. Sullivan
Closed
No seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $40.00
  • Honors Option Section: Limited seats reserved for CGCC Honors Program Students only. Honors Advisor signature required.
    This is the Honors Option for ART131 10917.
    While it is not required, if you wish to work on your assignments on a home computer/laptop, you must purchase a student photography (Lightroom Classic CC & Photoshop CC) subscription from the Adobe Creative Cloud. Your computer will also need to meet Adobe's system requirements. This software is not required for this class because a campus digital media lab is available for student use outside class hours. Purchasing information will be available in Canvas when the course starts or by contacting the instructor and is expected to cost $9.99 per month.
    Adobe Creative Cloud: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html
    Adobe System Requirements: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
11129
Chandler-Gilbert: Pecos Campus
Pecos Cholla Hall Rm 108
In Person
8/24 – 12/18
Fall 2026
M,W
1:00PM – 3:40PM
  • B. Sullivan
Open
17 of 18 seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $40.00
  • Slow Looking: Composition through the Artistic Lens is a learning community requiring concurrent enrollment in:
    ENG101 10779 (W, 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM) and
    ART131 11129 (MW, 1:00 - 3:40 PM)
    Learning Community
    Slow Looking: Composition through the Artistic Lens is a learning community requiring concurrent enrollment in:
    ENG101 10779 (W, 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM) and
    ART131 11129 (MW, 1:00 - 3:40 PM)
    While it is not required, if you wish to work on your assignments on a home computer/laptop, you must purchase a student photography (Lightroom Classic CC & Photoshop CC) subscription from the Adobe Creative Cloud. Your computer will also need to meet Adobe's system requirements. This software is not required for this class because a campus digital media lab is available for student use outside class hours. Purchasing information will be available in Canvas when the course starts or by contacting the instructor and is expected to cost $9.99 per month.
    Adobe Creative Cloud: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html
    Adobe System Requirements: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
12431
Glendale
FA 116
In Person
8/24 – 12/18
Fall 2026
M,W
1:00PM – 3:40PM
  • B. Regan
Open
7 of 18 seats available
21053
Phoenix
ART215 - Photo studio
In Person
8/24 – 12/18
Fall 2026
M,W
1:00PM – 3:40PM
  • J. Laffoon
Open
12 of 15 seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $50.00
  • Students will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:
    https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.
    This course requires the use of a computer or mobile device with internet access.
    Course requires a 35mm manual SLR film camera
  • Textbook info pending
32731
Estrella Mountain
Montezuma Photo Lab Rm 214
Hybrid In-Person
8/24 – 12/18
Fall 2026
Tu
1:00PM – 3:40PM
  • J. Fike
Open
1 of 16 seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $30.00
  • Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0.
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
24445
Paradise Valley
E 150: Comp Commons 18 PCs
Hybrid In-Person
8/25 – 12/18
Fall 2026
Tu
6:00PM – 9:30PM
  • G. Sudduth
Open
5 of 18 seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $50.00
  • Hybrid Class meets in-person on campus at the designated location, days and times. Additional online work will be required. This type of class is designed for highly motivated, self disciplined, technology-literate students; requires reliable Web and e-mail address for communication and assignments outside of the classroom. Contact the PVCC Technology Help Desk for more information at 602.787.7780.
    Low-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of the required materials for this course is $40 or less.
    Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0.
    Students will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:
    https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.
    Classes are digital in focus, requiring a digital camera, not a film type camera.
  • Textbook info pending
11118
Chandler-Gilbert: Pecos Campus
Pecos Cholla Hall Rm 112
Hybrid In-Person
8/25 – 12/18
Fall 2026
Tu,Th
10:00AM – 12:40PM
  • J. Martin
Closed
No seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $40.00
  • For Honors Option, see ART131 11119.
    This course is a darkroom-based course (film processing and printing). It does not cover digital photography. 35mm or medium format camera required
    Hybrid classes combine a reduced amount of scheduled classroom time with required out-of-class learning activities, typically conducted online.
    While it is not required, if you wish to work on your assignments on a home computer/laptop, you must purchase a student photography (Lightroom Classic CC & Photoshop CC) subscription from the Adobe Creative Cloud. Your computer will also need to meet Adobe's system requirements. This software is not required for this class because a campus digital media lab is available for student use outside class hours. Purchasing information will be available in Canvas when the course starts or by contacting the instructor and is expected to cost $9.99 per month.
    Adobe Creative Cloud: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html
    Adobe System Requirements: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
11119
Chandler-Gilbert: Pecos Campus
Pecos Cholla Hall Rm 112
Hybrid In-Person
8/25 – 12/18
Fall 2026
Tu,Th
10:00AM – 12:40PM
  • J. Martin
Closed
No seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $40.00
  • Honors Option Section: Limited seats reserved for CGCC Honors Program Students only. Honors Advisor signature required.
    This course is a darkroom-based course (film processing and printing). It does not cover digital photography. 35mm or medium format camera required
    Hybrid classes combine a reduced amount of scheduled classroom time with required out-of-class learning activities, typically conducted online.
    This is the Honors Option for ART131 11118.
    While it is not required, if you wish to work on your assignments on a home computer/laptop, you must purchase a student photography (Lightroom Classic CC & Photoshop CC) subscription from the Adobe Creative Cloud. Your computer will also need to meet Adobe's system requirements. This software is not required for this class because a campus digital media lab is available for student use outside class hours. Purchasing information will be available in Canvas when the course starts or by contacting the instructor and is expected to cost $9.99 per month.
    Adobe Creative Cloud: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html
    Adobe System Requirements: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
16104
Mesa: Dobson Campus
AC 1E
In Person
8/25 – 12/18
Fall 2026
Tu,Th
12:30PM – 3:15PM
  • M. Barnhart
Closed
No seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $35.00
  • Fully-adjustable, high-resolution, digital camera is required. (digital SLR recommended). Art100, Introduction to Computer Graphic Art, is highly recommended as a precursor to this course. This class is taught using Macintosh computers. A DSLR camera is required. ART131 is required for the Certificate of Completion in Digital Arts: Digital Photography and the AAS Digital Arts: Digital Photography Track. Information: 480-461-7526 or see the Art Department website at: www.mesacc.edu/departments/art.
    Students in this class will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username, for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:
    https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.
11071
Chandler-Gilbert: Pecos Campus
Pecos Cholla Hall Rm 112
In Person
8/25 – 12/18
Fall 2026
Tu,Th
1:00PM – 3:40PM
  • R. Pence
Open
2 of 16 seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $40.00
  • While it is not required, if you wish to work on your assignments on a home computer/laptop, you must purchase a student photography (Lightroom Classic CC & Photoshop CC) subscription from the Adobe Creative Cloud. Your computer will also need to meet Adobe's system requirements. This software is not required for this class because a campus digital media lab is available for student use outside class hours. Purchasing information will be available in Canvas when the course starts or by contacting the instructor and is expected to cost $9.99 per month.
    Adobe Creative Cloud: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html
    Adobe System Requirements: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
10829
Chandler-Gilbert: Pecos Campus
Pecos Cholla Hall Rm 112
In Person
8/25 – 12/18
Fall 2026
Tu,Th
6:30PM – 9:10PM
  • R. Pope
Open
16 of 18 seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $40.00
  • This course is a darkroom-based course (film processing and printing). It does not cover digital photography. 35mm or medium format camera required
    While it is not required, if you wish to work on your assignments on a home computer/laptop, you must purchase a student photography (Lightroom Classic CC & Photoshop CC) subscription from the Adobe Creative Cloud. Your computer will also need to meet Adobe's system requirements. This software is not required for this class because a campus digital media lab is available for student use outside class hours. Purchasing information will be available in Canvas when the course starts or by contacting the instructor and is expected to cost $9.99 per month.
    Adobe Creative Cloud: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html
    Adobe System Requirements: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
18025
Scottsdale
Art Bldg. AB 135
In Person
8/26 – 12/18
Fall 2026
W
10:30AM – 2:30PM
  • R. Brace-Stille
  • M. Garcia
Closed
No seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $50.00
  • Low-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of the required materials for this course is $40 or less.
    This course will explore a diversity of film-based tools. Requires a 35mm manual SLR film camera. Cameras are available to check out for the term. For questions regarding camera requirements or specifications, contact instructor. This is a traditional wet darkroom course, hand developing film and making gelatin silver prints is the basis for the semester. Time management is essential for success.
    Requires additional 120 minutes of lab time each week and Instructor will provide details the first day of class.
    This class requires an additional out-of-pocket expense, usually exceeding $100.
    For more information contact the Instructor at https://directory.scottsdalecc.edu
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
17992
Scottsdale
Art Bldg. AB 135
In Person
8/26 – 12/18
Fall 2026
W
3:30PM – 7:30PM
  • R. Brace-Stille
  • M. Garcia
Closed
No seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $50.00
  • Low-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of the required materials for this course is $40 or less.
    This course will explore a diversity of film-based tools. Requires a 35mm manual SLR film camera. Cameras are available to check out for the term. For questions regarding camera requirements or specifications, contact instructor.
    This is a traditional wet darkroom course, hand developing film and making gelatin silver prints is the basis for the semester. Time management is essential for success.
    Requires additional 120 minutes of lab time each week and Instructor will provide details the first day of class.
    This class requires an additional out-of-pocket expense, usually exceeding $100.
    For more information contact the Instructor at https://directory.scottsdalecc.edu
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
23069
Estrella Mountain
Montezuma Photo Lab Rm 214
Hybrid In-Person
8/24 – 12/18
Fall 2026
Th
10:00AM – 12:40PM
  • J. Fike
Closed
No seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $30.00
  • Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0.
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
25001
Paradise Valley
E 150: Comp Commons 18 PCs
Hybrid In-Person
8/27 – 12/18
Fall 2026
Th
6:00PM – 9:30PM
  • G. Sudduth
Open
8 of 18 seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $50.00
  • Hybrid Class meets in-person on campus at the designated location, days and times. Additional online work will be required. This type of class is designed for highly motivated, self disciplined, technology-literate students; requires reliable Web and e-mail address for communication and assignments outside of the classroom. Contact the PVCC Technology Help Desk for more information at 602.787.7780.
    Low-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of the required materials for this course is $40 or less.
    Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0.
    Students will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:
    https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.
    Classes are digital in focus, requiring a digital camera, not a film type camera.
  • Textbook info pending
25258
Paradise Valley
ONLINE
Online
9/21 – 12/18
Fall 2026
N/A
N/A
  • J. Rodier
Open
17 of 23 seats available
  • Online courses require reliable internet access. If you have not taken an online course or used the Canvas Classroom, please contact the PVCC Technology Help Desk for more information at 602.787.7780.
    Online classes do not meet at specific class times. Coursework must be completed according to deadlines. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device.
    Low-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of the required materials for this course is $40 or less.
    Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0.
    Students will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:
    https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.
    Classes are digital in focus, requiring a digital camera, not a film type camera.
  • Textbook info pending
24682
Paradise Valley
ONLINE
Online
8/24 – 12/18
Fall 2026
N/A
N/A
  • L. Zirbel
Open
13 of 23 seats available
  • Online courses require reliable internet access. If you have not taken an online course or used the Canvas Classroom, please contact the PVCC Technology Help Desk for more information at 602.787.7780.
    Online classes do not meet at specific class times. Coursework must be completed according to deadlines. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device.
    Low-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of the required materials for this course is $40 or less.
    Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0.
    Students will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:
    https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.
    Classes are digital in focus, requiring a digital camera, not a film type camera.
  • Textbook info pending
16105
Mesa
Online Course
Online
8/24 – 12/18
Fall 2026
N/A
N/A
  • Staff
Open
1 of 22 seats available
  • This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
    Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information.
    Fully-adjustable, high-resolution, digital camera is required. (digital SLR recommended). Art100, Introduction to Computer Graphic Art, is highly recommended as a precursor to this course. This class is taught using Macintosh computers. A DSLR camera is required. ART131 is required for the Certificate of Completion in Digital Arts: Digital Photography and the AAS Digital Arts: Digital Photography Track. Information: 480-461-7526 or see the Art Department website at: www.mesacc.edu/departments/art.
    Students in this class will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username, for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:
    https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.
12459
Glendale
Online Class
Online
8/24 – 12/18
Fall 2026
N/A
N/A
  • M. Hayes
Open
1 of 24 seats available
12523
Glendale
Online Class
Online
9/28 – 12/18
Fall 2026
N/A
N/A
  • Staff
Open
24 of 24 seats available
  • Costs include ART Course Fee: $50.00
  • Students will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at:
    https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class.
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor