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Description
Our introduction to digital photography course will teach you the basic skills and techniques you need to know to get professional results from your digital camera.
Digital photography is a key skill for any digital designer today. Whether you're a fine artist, graphic designer, or Web developer, a mastery of digital photography gives you creative control of the medium.
If you've outgrown the basic features of your digital camera, and you're looking to take professional-quality photos, zoom in on our introduction to digital photography course.
In this hands-on course, you'll discover how photography techniques and environmental factors interact to create powerful digital images. You'll learn the fundamentals of lighting, perspective, and set up and explore techniques for classic assignments: portraits, product shots, indoor and outdoor location shoots, and fast-action sports.
In each exercise, you'll submit shots from your assignment and get a critique from a professional photographer.
Our introduction to digital photography course will have you shooting like a pro! Enroll today.
Outline
LESSON 1 Beyond the Basics What does that setting do? The first lesson of this course guides you through the lighting and exposure settings that are critical to getting good results. You'll learn to work with white balance using foundation features, proof photos using a histogram, and optimize ISO settings. A case study explores creating and recreating a digital image. Your first exercise will explore white balance, histograms, and ISO parameters.
LESSON 2 Photographing People Ready to shoot the client? People are the subject in the majority of photoshoots. To get good results from candid shots, portraits, or environmental photos, a mastery of lighting, positioning, and technical issues is required. The subtle art of handling people is discussed, and case studies look at different approaches to journalism, dramatic portraits, and business assignments. Better find a willing subject, as the exercise will require you to work with portraiture in-depth.
LESSON 3 Product Photography Whether you're shooting products for a catalog or archiving antiques to sell on the Web, a good shot can make all the difference in a sale. Lesson Three looks at the lighting, equipment, and planning that must go into shooting products in close-up and getting professional results for print or Web applications. In the exercise, you'll get down to business by planning and executing a product shoot.
LESSON 4 Interiors and Exteriors Indoors or out, an architectural photograph must be handled with drama and impact. In addition to lighting and equipment concerns, Lesson Four covers ways to handle location shoots professionally and compose photos for a desired effect. You'll read a case study about interior and exterior shots at a factory, then take a trip to your location of choice for the exercise.
LESSON 5 Action and Sports Photography Fast-action photos can capture the heat of the moment or the frustration of missed opportunities. Are you on the ball? Lesson Five looks at ways to capture key moments in a sporting event and how to prepare yourself for action photography so you don't miss out on the winning shot. In the exercise, you'll play the sports photographer and capture several types of action photos.
LESSON 6 The Photo Shoot from Start to Finish There's much more to a photo shoot than showing up on-location with your camera (though it's a start). In this lesson, you'll explore working with a client, planning a shoot, preparing your equipment, and one of the toughest jobs of any photographer or designer -- selecting your best work for client presentation after the shoot. You'll wrap up the course by brainstorming, planning, producing, and editing a photo shoot of your choice.
Additional Info
- Languages
- English
- Course Length
- 60.00 hours
- Duration of Access
Enrolled students have access to the class for six months. During this period, questions or assignments may be submitted at any time to the instructor. Each course lesson requires an average of 10 hours of study time.
- Instructor
Gatlin International is honored to have Ken Milburn teaching our introduction to digital photography course. Ken Milburn is a professional photographer and leading expert in digital photography. Ken's photographic career has ranged from starlet publicity photos for Univeral Pictures, to album covers, advertising, and editorial work for the TV Guide and Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine. His work has been featured in Design Graphics Magazine and Computer Graphics World. Ken is the principal author of 20 computer and photography books including Digital Photography: Expert Techniques from O'Reilly Associates, and The Digital Photography Bible from Wiley and Sons, and several books on Photoshop techniques. Ken has has written more than 300 articles on digital media, featured in Publish, DV Magazine, MacWorld, Computer Graphics World, PC World, and InfoWorld.
- Prerequisites/Audience
Our introduction to digital photography course is designed for adult learners interested in building skills and portfolio for a design career. To take the course, students simply require a computer (PC or Mac), an Internet connection (56 Kbps modem or faster), and any required software. For courses with software requirements, computers must meet software manufacturers' system requirements.
- Requirements/Materials Included
To take this introduction to digital photography course you'll need a digital camera, with adjustable ISO and adjustable white balance features recommended, Adobe Photoshop or equivalent digital imaging program, and basic experience in the software package needed for this course.
- Certification
3 CEU’s
Sessions College is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). Certificate programs are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools.