Digital Photography 101

no certificate
with CEU Certificate*
Course Description
You just bought your first digital camera and don't know the ins and outs of all those buttons. If that isn't daunting enough, the user's manual is pages thick and intimidating. Well, you've come to the right place.
Owning a great digital camera is no guarantee you will take great pictures. Over the years digital SLRs, and other powerful digital cameras, have become affordable, more powerful and much more complicated. The Digital Photography course is designed to give you a comprehensive overview of digital camera designs and capabilities, and the series of steps to take great photographs. You'll learn about lenses, when to use them and how to select the right lens for your pictures. The course takes the mystery out of pixels, megapixels, filters, flashes, exposure meters and much more.
You know how successful communication is getting your point across. Whether it's done through words or pictures, your photos will show you want someone else to feel what you do. The Digital Camera course will show you how to tell a story through pictures.
Good composition is the hallmark of any outstanding photograph. You'll learn the rules of good composition, the Rule of Thirds, background and the S Rule.
Black and white is back. Learn the tricks of professional photographers, and how you can photograph and compose stand out black and white photos.
Digital Photography teaches you ways to house your special memories forever. Should it be a family reunion, wedding, new baby or that special vacation, you'll learn how to incorporate camera tools to photograph stunning water reflections and mesmerizing sky images. Imagine creating professional looking imagery using your digital camera, the help of your PC and the Digital Photography course.
Course Requirements
Any type of digital camera will work and can be used in this course
Course Goals
Lesson 1 What Is Digital Photography?
Lesson 2 Understanding Your Camera
Lesson 3 Digital Photography And Your Desktop Computer
Lesson 4 The Power Of Light
Lesson 5 Travel Photography
Lesson 6 Exposure And Shutter Speed
Lesson 7 People And The Environment
Lesson 8 Magical Water Photography
Lesson 9 Improving Your Camera Techniques
Lesson 10 Understanding Image Quality
Lesson 11 Black And White Is Back
Lesson 12 Portraits
Lesson 13 Creative Tips For Your Photography Hobby/Career
Course Materials
Grading Policy
.Many of the lessons will also follow up with a review quiz that will highlight aspects of each lesson for you to note. Students will successfully complete this course by mastering all learning outcomes with 70% or higher overall grade.
Learning Outcomes
- Define what digital photography is.
- Describe the basic functions and features of a digital camera.
- Describe how digital photography utilizes the desktop PC.
- Know the usage of light in taking pictures.
- Know techniques used in travel photography.
- Describe exposure and shutter speeds and how they affect photography.
- Describe the best ways to photograph people.
- Describe image quality and what to do to enhance it.
- Create black and white pictures.
- Demonstrate portrait picture taking, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Assessment Guide
Assessment | Points |
---|---|
Lesson 1 Assignment | 25 |
Lesson 1 What is Digital Photography | 9 |
Lesson 2 Assignment | 25 |
Lesson 2 Understanding Your Camera | 8 |
Lesson 3 Assignment | 25 |
Lesson 3 Digital Photography and Your Desktop Computer | 6 |
Lesson 4 Assignment A | 25 |
Lesson 4 Assignment B | 25 |
Lesson 4 Assignment C | 25 |
Lesson 4 The Power of Light | 8 |
Lesson 5 Assignment A | 25 |
Lesson 5 Assignment B | 25 |
Lesson 5 Assignment C | 25 |
Lesson 5 Travel Photography | 8 |
Lesson 6 Assignment A | 25 |
Lesson 6 Assignment B | 25 |
Lesson 6 Assignment C | 25 |
Lesson 6 Exposure & Shutter Speed | 10 |
Lesson 7 Assignment | 25 |
Lesson 7 People and The Environment | 10 |
Lesson 8 Assignment A | 25 |
Lesson 8 Assignment B | 25 |
Lesson 8 Assignment C | 25 |
Lesson 8 Magical Water Photography | 9 |
Lesson 9 Assignment | 25 |
Lesson 9 Improving Your Camera Techniques | 8 |
Lesson 10 Assignment | 25 |
Lesson 10 Understanding Image Quality | 8 |
Lesson 11 Assignment | 25 |
Lesson 11 Black and White is Back | 9 |
Lesson 12 Assignment | 25 |
Lesson 12 Portraits | 10 |
Lesson 13 Creative Tips For Your Photography Hobby/Career | 10 |
Total Points: | 613 |
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