Page 10 - 2018-2019 Quest Course Catalog

• Creative Photography (MS, HS, Adult) This course will help you discover the artist in you…you
will learn how to shoot creatively and boldly. You will learn to incorporate different elements such
as light, emotion, perspectives and special photography tricks (like using prisms, free lensing, the
ring of fire, multiple exposures and more!!!). In the second semester we will cover editing tools in
Lightroom, such as head swaps, extending canvases and adding elements to promote balance
and symmetry and more. So, weather you want to capture amazing shots for your blog, social
media, photo albums, your wall at home, or just for yourself this course will catapult your art to a
new level. Course Content: Lightly touch on Camera Settings, Exposure, ISO, Aperture and
Shutter Speed, Composition, Self-Expression, and Basic Lightroom. Required Materials:
Camera- iPhone, PAS (point-and-shoot), or DSLR (PLEASE note: quality of pictures and more
creative options will be with a DSLR), Camera manual, notebook and pencil or laptop for
notetaking, USB cable or other method of transferring your digital images to a computer, Course
textbook Creative Photography Lab, by Steve Sonheim, Access to a laptop or home computer to
download and edit digital images OPTIONAL: a laptop to bring to this course for a few specific
dates, to work on in-class image editing. Instructor Syria Sanchez Recommended Donation $12
per weekly session

• Psychology from a Biblical Perspective (HS) - **May Be Offered 2019-2020** Students will
be introduced to the study of Psychology from a distinctly Christian perspective. The course
focuses on individual behavior and why an individual thinks, feels, and reacts to certain stimuli.
Major emphases will be placed on research methods, stages in childhood and adolescence,
how the brain works, motivation, learning and memory, sensation and perception, stress and
health, altered states of consciousness, psychological testing and disorders. The course will
incorporate weekly activities and discussions to help students understand how psychology is
observed and utilized in our everyday lives. Psychology is a great course to take if the student is
college-bound. Nearly every higher-level institution, whether it is a community college or
university, requires every student to take an Introduction to Psychology course, regardless of
their major. Students will be prepped to take the CLEP Psychology test to receive (4) college
credits. Required Textbook: Psychology - Visualizing Psychology (2nd edition), Carpenter &
Huffman Instructor: Ginger Maghran Recommended Donation of $10 per weekly session

• Filmmaking (HS) - We all love movies! Movies help us experience something meaningful,
funny, profound or painful. In this Filmmaking Fine Arts course, we figure out how movies cause
us to experience something. This course is driven by a short film, 3–5 minutes long, that you will
complete by the end of the semester. To prepare for that project, you will also create a shorter
(60-second) film, write a screenplay, study film history, and watch and discuss many classic
films. We also learn about storytelling, cinematographic elements, video editing, special effects,
and film promotion. Then, at the end of it all, your films will be shown at the Quest Fine Arts
Festival. Whether you desire to work in the film industry or just want to make funny videos of
your cat playing an accordion while walking on a tightrope, this course will give you the basic
knowledge to help you reach your goals. Required Items: pending Instructor: Pending
Recommended Donation of $15 per weekly session