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. | | Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription Course (no Certificate) = $30.00 Course with CEU Certificate* = $55.00 | * Instantly download, print, and share your CEU Certificate at course completion (additional shipping/handling charges apply for hard copy delivery).
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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: 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! Learning Outcomes By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Define basic camera terminology and functions.
- Summarize basic operations of a camera.
- Describe types of film.
- Describe exposure settings and demonstrate their uses.
- Describe lighting and photography and demonstrate different lighting techniques.
- Summarize methods for choosing lenses.
- Describe methods for enhancing photographs.
- Describe methods for organizing a picture, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Course Lessons |  | Camera Basics: Lesson 1In 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 2This lesson will show that more than just pointing and clicking is required in order to take great pictures. | Types of Film: Lesson 3This 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. | Lesson 4: ExposureWhat exposure is and how it will play a role in creating a great picture is discussed. | Lesson 5: LightingThe importance of lighting for great picture taking is discussed. | Choosing Lenses- Lesson 6Types of lenses and their impact on pictures, whether digital of regular, are explained. | Lesson 7: Enhancing PhotographsThis lesson will reveal when and how to enhance your picture in some easy ways. | Lesson 8: Organizing the PictureHow to arrange your picture so that the picture in your mind will turn out to be the photograph that comes out of your camera. |
Additional Information | Course Title | : | ABC's of Photography | | CEU Value | : | | | Standard | : | Course Adheres to the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard | | Accreditation | : | | | Languages | : | English - United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and other English speaking countries | | Course Number | : | 30276 | | Course Type | : | How To | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : |  | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Grading Policy | : | Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive a CEU Certificate documenting CEUs earned | | Assessment Method | : | Lesson assignments and review exams | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Requirements | : | View Technical Requirements | | Course Fee | : | Basic Course: $30.00 (no CEU Certificate) | | | | | 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, certification or educational requirements.
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