Contact the Photo Department
Contact Administrative Assistant David Mendoza (Preferred Contact Method)
- Email: mendoza_david@smc.edu
- Phone: 310-434-3547
- Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Response Time: 48 hours
Department Chair Josh Sanseri
- Email: sanseri_josh@smc.edu
- Phone: 310-434-4933
Photography Events
Annual Student show - Opening Reception
June 4th, 2022 6-8PM
at Barrett Gallery
in the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center
1310 11th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Spring 2022 Student Portfolio Exhibit
June 4th, 2022 6-8PM
3rd Floor Drescher Hall Photo Gallery
Santa Monica College
1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
A Conversation with Henry Rollins & Frank Ockenfels 3:
The Art of Photographic Storytelling
April 26, 2021 at 7 p.m.
Photography Events
Photography Department
SMC Photography Department Student Success Stories
Digital Retouching
Commercial Studio Photography
People & Portrait Photography
What You'll Learn
Commercial Studio Photography
Our commercial photography degree and certificate programs are designed to help you develop command over the camera equipment and studio lighting as you work with the latest in camera, lighting, and software technology.
People & Portrait Photography
Our People & Portraiture curriculum emphasizes the skills necessary for creating dynamic and compelling images of people. Whether you’re photographing professional models or everyday people, you’ll learn to communicate and narrate stories using the visual language of light and composition.
Digital Retouching
Digital retouching in the field of photography applies to nearly every sector of the job market, with opportunities across entertainment, fashion and beauty, technology, digital marketing, advertising, graphic design, art, and more.
Analog Photography
Our curriculum in analog and non-silver processes is some of the most comprehensive in the country. Our well-equipped traditional B&W and color darkrooms play host to learning B&W film processing/printing, color (RA-4) printing, Lithe printing, Platinum/Palladium printing, Cyanotype printing, large format photography, and more.
Title image by SMC student Olesia Stoliar