Web Sites For Digital Photography I - Visual Art Centre

 

Class Syllabus Autumn 2009 Sunday Classes with Julie

 

Class Syllabus Autumn 2009 Wednesday Classes with Peter

 

HOME WORK ASSIGNMENTS

 

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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

Introduction to Digital Photography - Glossary.

Introduction à la photographie numérique- Glossaire.

Glossary

Glossaire

WEEK-1 CAMERA CONSTRUCTION

Understanding the components of your digital camera.
Memory Cards - a discussion on the different types on the market.
Shooting Dial

 

 

WEEK-2 RESOLUTION , FILE FORMATS AND CAMERA MENUS 

How to get the right resolution

Understanding what is the RAW file format
Locate the following
Resolution-Compression-File formats

WEEK-3 EXPOSURE AND CAMERA LIGHT METER
The important points of week-3
Course notes on how your exposure meter works
Learn more about shutter speeds
Learn more about aperture
Histograms
Using Exposure Compensation
Understanding Camera Metering and Exposure


WEEK-4 WHITE BALANCE, FOCUS AND LENSES

White balance lesson notes
How to set WB
Selective Focus
Tips on selective focus
Focus Modes and lenses (Click on the bottom of each page to advance to the next segment)
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
Flash Photography-Class Notes
Second Curtain Sync.

WEEK-9 DIGITAL WORK FLOW AND POST SHOOTING PROCESSING

Digital Workflow (Class slides)