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Class Syllabus Autumn 2009 Sunday Classes with Julie
Class Syllabus Autumn 2009 Wednesday Classes with Peter
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GENERAL
INFORMATION AND GUIDES
| This is a list of Book that are of interest. The first two books The Digital Photography Books, I and II by Scott Kelby are what we recommend for ease of reading and understanding. NOTE Kelby's Book III is now available and Amazon have a speical as a boxed version as of 6th Oct 2009 |
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Introduction to Digital Photography - Glossary. Introduction à la photographie numérique- Glossaire. |
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WEEK-1
Understanding
the components of your digital camera. |
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| Memory Cards - a discussion on the different types on the market. | |
| Shooting Dial |
WEEK-2
| Understanding what is the RAW file format | |
| Locate the following | |
Resolution-Compression-File
formats |
| The important points of week-3 | |
Course
notes on how your exposure meter works |
Learn
more about shutter speeds |
Learn
more about aperture |
Histograms |
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Using
Exposure Compensation |
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Understanding
Camera Metering and Exposure |
WEEK-4 WHITE BALANCE, FOCUS AND LENSES
White
balance lesson notes |
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| How to set WB | |
Selective
Focus |
Tips
on selective focus |
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Focus
Modes and lenses (Click on the bottom of each page to advance to the
next segment) |
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A
very detailed article on lenses-worth the effort to read through |
WEEK-5 COMPOSITION AND PERSPECTIVE
| Photo Composition | |
| The Art Of Subtraction - Communicating emotions | |
| Portraits | |
| Photo Composition: Using Perspective |
| How to Photograph Architecture (Exterior) |
| Aesthetics of Photography |
WEEK-8 LIGHTING
Lighting Techniques |
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| Flash Photography-Class Notes |
| Second Curtain Sync. |
WEEK-9
DIGITAL WORK FLOW AND POST SHOOTING PROCESSING