Photography
Capture moments that move people.
As a Photography major at CCAD, you’ll learn how to create original images with meaning as you develop your technical skills alongside your understanding of aesthetics and theory—and how to market yourself and your work. You’ll work closely with faculty who maintain professional practices, and you’ll learn from your peers via the Photography Collective, too.
And as a CCAD photo student, you’ll have access to professional gear and cutting-edge digital tools, as well as traditional techniques and historical processes—a combination that’s unlike what you’ll find anywhere else. It’s also one that provides you with many career options to choose from, whether you pursue fine arts, commercial photography, start your own studio, or work for someone else.
Recent employers
- Anthropologie
- ArcLight Cinemas
- Best Buy
- Culinary Institute of America
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- Express
- Gene Siskel Film Center
- HuffPost
- Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
- Jo-Ann Stores
- OneKreate
- Paramount Pictures
- Rocky Brands
- Wall Street Journal
- US House of Representatives
Photography student work
Reincarnation
Jakob Riki O'Gara
Bethany
Delaney Yoha
Open House
Parker Crabtree
Clear Tears
Jihirah Mulrain
Alternative Processes
Westly Williams
Untitled
Danasha Edgington
Lens Based Narrative
Delaney Yoha
Untitled
Jayla Ray
Landscape Photography
Jhad Judeh
Photographic Thought
Nicholas Bungart
Lens Based Narrative
Westly Williams
Reincarnation
Jakob Riki O'Gara
2024
Image Transfer and Mixed Media Installation
Bethany
Delaney Yoha
2024
Photography
Open House
Parker Crabtree
2024
Cyanotype and Mixed Media Installation
Clear Tears
Jihirah Mulrain
2025
Digital Collage
Alternative Processes
Westly Williams
2025
Photography
Untitled
Danasha Edgington
2023
Photography
Lens Based Narrative
Delaney Yoha
2023
Photography
Untitled
Jayla Ray
2023
Photography
Landscape Photography
Jhad Judeh
2023
Photography
Photographic Thought
Nicholas Bungart
2023
Photography
Lens Based Narrative
Westly Williams
2023
Photography
Spaces to Make
Our campus has the tools and the spaces to help you make your vision real.
Faculty
Meet the people who will help you along your creative and professional journey.
Course Spotlight
Studio Lighting I Methods and Meaning
Introduces photographic lighting techniques and studio practices in relation to commercial photographic methods. Theoretical and applied components of photographic lighting, as well as technical and design issues through assignments, are derived from real-world commercial photography scenarios. As the foundation of commercial photographic practice, multiple tasks involved in making professional commercial imagery are covered, and both technical expertise and creative process are expected to bring projects to completion.
Photography First Year Experience
Academic Year
Freshman Year - Fall
| Course Title |
|---|
| 2D Creative Practices |
| Systems of Drawing |
| Collaboration |
| Art History |
| Writing and the Arts |
Freshman Year - Spring
| Course Title |
|---|
| Photo I |
| What Can a Drawing Do? |
| Making with Care |
| Art History |
| Liberal Arts: Self and Society Course |
Photography careers
After earning their BFA in Photography, our graduates leave ready to take on such roles as:
- Architectural photographer
- Art director
- Commercial/product photographer
- Editorial photographer
- Fashion photographer
- Forensic/scientific photographer
- Fine art photographer
- Photojournalist
- Studio manager
Photography News
Irah Mulrain (Photography, 2026) is getting hands-on experience learning the ins and outs of running a successful art gallery thanks to a summer internship at the Amber Collective in Detroit.
