Introductions

Syllabus

Beginnings of Photography
Discussion about Snapshot Vs Photograph
Pinhole Photography to Digital Photography

Anatomy of a Camera - Video

Discussion about digital cameras
Film vs. Digital

Discuss camera basics and terminology
Basic Camera Operation

•Shutter Speed
Shutter Speed - Video 1
Shutter Speed - Video 2
•Aperture and Depth of Field
Aperture - Video
•ISO
ISO - Video

•Reciprocity
•Focus

Project Alphabet

Discuss issues of exposure including aperture,

shutter speed, and ISO 

In class exercise: Experiment with exposure. 

Exposure Modes

Handout 1 (Film Vs Digital)

Handout 2 (Camera Specs)

Handout 3 (Exposure)

Handout 3 Sup (Aperture & Shutter)

Worksheet 1 (Film Vs Digital)

Project Alphabet

Worksheet 2 (Exposure)

Review Handout 3 (Exposure)
Seeing the light

Characteristics of Light

Basic Studio Lighting

In class exercise: Experiment with color temperature,

inverse square law, light direction, light quality

Project Bracketing

Flash Photography and Basic Studio Lighting

Handout 3 Sup (Bracketing)
 

Handout 4 (Characteristics of Light)

Handout 5 (White Balance)

Handout 5 sup (White Balance)

Handout 6 (Studio Lighting)

Project Bracketing
Example
 

Flash Photography and Natural Light

In class exercise: Flash Photography and modifying natural light

The Bridge

In class exercise: Picture process from start to finish.

Handout 7 (The Bridge)
 

Worksheet 3 (Lighting)
 

Due: Project Bracketing

Be able to download your images onto the computer

(Bring the appropriate cable or card reader)

The Bridge

Composition
•Intro to Composition
•Things to Avoid
•Simplicity
•Rule of Thirds
•Lines
•Balance
•Framing
•Get Close

Project Composition

Handout 8 (Composition)
 

Project Composition
 

In class exercise: Picture process from start to finish.

Prep-Project Composition
(Contact Sheet, Print)

Review Project Composition

Handout 9 (Photoshop)
 

Due: Project Composition

Be able to download your images onto the computer

(Bring the appropriate cable or card reader)

Project Light & Shadow

Introduction to Photoshop: Image Enhancement/Optimization

Using Photoshop to edit photographs

Handout 10 (Photo Editing)

Project Light & Shadow
 

Mid Term Test 
 

Be able to download your images onto the computer

(Bring the appropriate cable or card reader)

Half of Alphabet Project Due 

Mid Term Test

Discuss lens selection

Lenses

Landscape photography

Project Landsacape Photography

Review Light and Shandow

Handout 10.1 (Adobe Camera Raw)

Handout 10.2 (Looking at Photographs)

Project Landsacape Photography
 

Project Light & Shadow
 

Discuss resolution, file types and file compression.
 

Handout 11 (Resolution)
 

Worksheet 4 (Resolution)
 

Review Landscape
 

Due: Project Landscape

Be able to download your images onto the computer

(Bring the appropriate cable or card reader)

Color Correction
 

Photographing people

Handout 12 (Photographing People)

Handout 13 (Color Correction)

Project People Photography
 

Filters

Discuss Final Project

Handout 14 (Filters)
 

Final Project - Emotion
 

Due: Project People

Be able to download your images onto the computer

(Bring the appropriate cable or card reader)

Review People Photography

Work on final project

Full Alphabet Project Due
 

Final Project and Presentation due

Final Project & Presentation:
Come Prepared