Photography 5 is a year long advanced course where students will focus on creating professional quality images for publication for the student yearbook, student newspaper, as well as photographing school events for school archival purposes, all with an emphasis on meeting deadlines and working in a professional manner. Students will also produce professional photographic prints, maintain a blog of their work, fine tune exposure and composition, fine tune their individual style, as well as produce an exhibition of their work. Students will be expected to work independently with guidance from instructor as needed. Students will research and comprehend the photography market and the technology used in industry standards. Students will explore employability skills, conduct a job search, write a resume, and create an electronic portfolio. Students will be encouraged to seek out and obtain an internship with a local photographer/studio. A Digital SLR is required for the course. Students will participate in SKILLS USA, a student leadership organization which will give the students the ability to compete against other students in the state and possibly at the national level where prizes and scholarships are awarded to winners.