The Portraiture major is designed to prepare students for jobs in the largest employment field in photography. Portrait photographers can have successful careers in communities of almost any size, and skills in this field can also be applied to other areas of professional photography. The Brooks curriculum reflects how dynamic the portrait industry has become, providing instruction in traditional, documentary, and fine art approaches, using film-based and digital workflow processes. The curriculum emphasizes a realistic awareness of today's professional market, and it is designed to develop the technical and artistic competence to consistently make saleable photographs of people, whether for personal or business use.