Photography

Learning to "See" Through the Lens

Photography, like any visual art, is about learning to see. The photography courses offered at Tabor emphasize this while teaching the mechanics of capturing images with a camera. The beginning course introduces students to the camera and the darkroom and the creative use of their controls. The more advanced courses refine the technical and expand the abstract. Trial and error and critique are important teaching tools on the road to becoming an excellent photographer.

Student photography is on permanent display throughout the school and is featured on almost every page of this website, and in every issue of our school magazine, Tabor Today. 

Equipment

Students use Nikon cameras with various sized lenses for different projects. We use Lightroom for editing and Vidigami to store and organize pictures for different campus clients such as yearbook, communications, athletics, etc.

Co-Curricular Options

A unique after school co-curricular program exists for interested photographers called PhotoPool. Participants are assigned real projects from the school's Strategic Marketing & Communications Department to complete from set up to final editing and delivery, just like a photojournalist. This program encourages high standards of achievement and responsibility and allows students some level of insight into the work of professional photographer while building a portfolio. Many students will go on to do a Senior Project in photography their senior year.

Much of the photography on this website, our promotional materials, in the school magazine, and adorning our campus is provided by Tabor students through our after-school photography program.