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Online Class: Photography Basics

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Learn the Fundamentals of Photography - Digital or Film!

This course covers all the basics you need to know to get the most out of your film or digital camera. Learn how to take great pictures. Learn how to correctly adjust your aperture settings, use the correct film speeds, how to adjust the exposure, what type of lighting you need for all situations, how to focus and zoom, and how to enhance your photos. Moreover, when you finish this course, you'll be more comfortable shooting stellar pictures on "manual" mode rather than keeping it on "auto" everything.
Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion.
Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription
Basic Course (no certificate)   =   $30.00
Course with Online Certificate*   =   $55.00
* Document your course completion with an online certificate (additional shipping/handling charges apply for hard copy delivery). Instantly download, print, and share your certificate and CEUs once awarded. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions, and a Certificate Verification Service you can use so others may view and verify the authenticity of your awards.
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Course Description

Are you tired of the pictures that have been coming out of your camera? Maybe everyone's eyes are half closed or perhaps there is always a shadow that makes everyone in the picture look like they have a beard. Maybe you want to take better pictures but just can't seem to click at the right time, in the right place to get what you want.

 

You are not alone. So many people want to take good, memorable pictures to capture their experiences but so few feel comfortable enough with their cameras to actually make it happen on a consistent basis.

 

What's great about Photography Basics is that its full of the stuff you've always wanted to know and there's nothing that you don't need to know. What that means is that you can have the assurance that you can go into this course with little or no knowledge of how your camera works and you'll come away with two things:

 

  •       Some knowledge on the actual function of your camera
  •    A lot of skills in the area of creating great photographs

 

So if you want technical jargon thats difficult to understand, this is not the course for you. If you want quality content that shows you step by step how you can make great pictures again and again and again, this is the course you want to take.

 

After all, why do you own your camera? Is it so you can say that you own a good camera? Or is it because you want to take great pictures? If you are ready to start clicking your way to unforgettable pictures, click here to begin!

 

Course Lessons

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Camera Basics- Lesson 1

In this first lesson we will go over how all cameras work and the parts of the camera that you need to be aware of.

Operating a Camera- Lesson 2

This lesson will show that more than just pointing and clicking is required in order to take great pictures.

Types of Film- Lesson 3

This lesson will not only examine the different film types and the type you should use, but it also will explain the differences between digital cameras and film cameras (and reveal which one is actually better!)

Exposure- Lesson 4

What is exposure and how it will play a role in creating a great picture is discussed.

Lighting- Lesson 5

The importance of lighting for great picture taking is discussed.

Choosing Lenses- Lesson 6

Types of lenses and their impact on pictures, whether digital of regular, are explained.

Enhancing Photographs- Lesson 7

This lesson will reveal when and how to enhance your picture in some easy ways.

Organizing the Picture- Lesson 8

How to arrange your picture so that the picture in your mind will turn out to be the photograph that comes out of your camera.

Optional Certificates Awarded

  1. Certificate of Class Participation
  2. Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
In addition to the standard Certificate of Course Completion, Merit Awards may be issued by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student achievement. Merit awards also incur an additional $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online. Official Merit Awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers to verify your achievement).
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Additional Information

Course Title : Photography Basics
CEU Value :

1.0 (Continuing Education Units)

Course Number : 30276
Course Type : How To
Course URL :

http://photography.onlineclasses.com

Course Rating : Excellent Course! 4 Star Rating
Instructor :

Eric Thomas

Syllabus :

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Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Course Fee :

Basic Course: $30

   

with CEUs & Certificate: $55

NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment. This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.

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Student Testimonials

  • "Instructor was very knowledgeable and course was a good learning expierience." -- Jerry F.
  • "Thanks--enjoyed!!!!" -- Laura H.

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