Adjunct Faculty

About

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    Jill P. Mott Photography

  • Office Hours:

    Tuesday/Thursday 9-10am, Tuesday/Thursday 1-2pm

  • Role:

    Faculty

  • Position:

    • Adjunct Faculty

  • Concentration:

    • Multimedia Journalism

  • Department:

    • Journalism & Media Communication

  • Education:

    • Bachelor of Science in Photography
    • Master of Arts in Art Education

Biography

I'm a passionate instructor committed to fostering a love for lifelong learning and cultivating social, professional, and technical skills mastery. With over 10 years of experience in journalism, spanning both national and international contexts, my interactive teaching style is designed to stimulate discussions, raise awareness about current topics, and create opportunities for out-of-the-box thinking. I take pleasure in applying a diverse range of presentation techniques rooted in current professional practices, incorporating hands-on exploration, cooperative learning, active learning strategies, and traditional lectures.

Courses

  • JTC335 Digital Photography

    This course starts with the basics of digital camera operation. It moves on to assignments more specific to photojournalism, finishing with a multi-image photo story. The student will also do a presentation on a notable photojournalist. The class will explore the journalistic, aesthetic, artistic, ethical and legal considerations for photographers.

    Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to:

    Know how each of the 3 legs of the Exposure Triangle affect a photo; be able to manipulate each leg to produce a creative result.
    Learn to effectively and creatively use the tools of photographic technology to achieve desired image creation objectives, including time exposure;
    Successfully completed assignments in general news, sports, feature, environmental portraiture, and news photography – and understand how to critique these images and those of others;
    Have a new understanding of the varied roles of the photographer as an artist, photojournalist, social commentator, and historical documentarian;
    Have a heightened awareness of the need to accurately represent diverse cultures, perspectives, and social practices in your images to a variety of audiences online and in print publications;
    Have a concrete understanding of the ethical and legal issues involved in the practice of professional photography and photojournalism;
    Create a portfolio of creative photographic images from course assignments.

  • JTC536 Organizational and Commercial Photography

    The course will begin with a review of fundamental concepts and practices in both digital and analog photography, followed by a review of technical issues unique to digital imaging. Once these technical issues are addressed, the focus in the course will shift to organizational, commercial, aesthetic, artistic, and ethical considerations in photography. The course will explore varied approaches to organizational and commercial photography as it is currently practiced by working professional photographers. Completing this course will improve your photographic vision and skills.