Digital Photography 101

no certificate
with CEU Certificate*
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13Lessons
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33Exams &
Assignments -
7,987Students
have taken this course -
8Hours
average time -
0.8CEUs
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 digital cameras, have become affordable, more powerful and much more complicated. This 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. We take the mystery out of pixels, megapixels, filters, flashes, exposure meters and much more.
You know how important communication is. That's why we'll show you how to shoot photos that will enable others to feel what you do. And we'll show you how to tell a story through your pictures.
This Digital Photography course also 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 this online class.
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs

Course Lessons
Lesson 1 What Is Digital Photography?
Lesson 1 Video
Take Poll: Digital Camera
Take Survey: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete: Lesson 1 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 1 What is Digital Photography
Lesson 2: Understanding Your Camera
Lesson 2 Video
Complete: Lesson 2 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 2 Understanding Your Camera
Lesson 3 Digital Photography and Your Desktop Computer
Lesson 3 Video
Complete: Lesson 3 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 3 Digital Photography and Your Desktop Computer
Lesson 4 The Power of Light
Lesson 4 Video
Complete: Lesson 4 Assignment A
Complete: Lesson 4 Assignment B
Complete: Lesson 4 Assignment C
Complete Exam: Lesson 4 The Power of Light
Lesson 5 Still Life, Group, and Landscape Photography
Lesson 5 Video
Review 2 Articles: 150 Things to Shoot; Group Pictures
Take Poll: Photgraph Subject
Complete: Lesson 5 Assignment A
Complete: Lesson 5 Assignment B
Complete: Lesson 5 Assignment C
Complete Exam: Lesson 5 Travel Photography
Lesson 6 Exposure and Shutter Speed
Lesson 6 Video
Review 2 Articles: Exposure Bracketing; A Tedious Explanation of the f/stop
Complete: Lesson 6 Assignment A
Complete: Lesson 6 Assignment B
Complete: Lesson 6 Assignment C
Complete Exam: Lesson 6 Exposure & Shutter Speed
Lesson 7: People and the Environment
Lesson 7 Video
Complete: Lesson 7 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 7 People and The Environment
Lesson 8: Magical Water Photography
Lesson 8 Video
Review Article: Water, Streams, and Waterfalls
Complete: Lesson 8 Assignment A
Complete: Lesson 8 Assignment B
Complete: Lesson 8 Assignment C
Complete Exam: Lesson 8 Magical Water Photography
Lesson 9: Improving Your Camera Techniques
Lesson 9 Video
Review Article: Filters and Effects
Complete: Lesson 9 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 9 Improving Your Camera Techniques
Lesson 10: Understanding Image Quality
Lesson 10 Video
Review Article: RGB Versus CMYK
Complete: Lesson 10 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 10 Understanding Image Quality
Lesson 11: Black and White is Back
Lesson 11 Video
Take Poll: Black and White vs. Color
Complete: Lesson 11 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 11 Black and White is Back
Lesson 12: Portraits
Lesson 12 Video
Complete: Lesson 12 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 12 Portraits
Lesson 13: Creative Tips for Your Photography Hobby or Career
Lesson 13 Video
Take Poll: Course Completion Poll: Your Thoughts
Take Survey: Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Complete Exam: Lesson 13 Creative Tips For Your Photography Hobby/Career
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.
- Summarize the usage of light in taking pictures.
- Summarize 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.
Additional Course Information

- Document Your Lifelong Learning Achievements
- Earn an Official Certificate Documenting Course Hours and CEUs
- Verify Your Certificate with a Unique Serial Number Online
- View and Share Your Certificate Online or Download/Print as PDF
- Display Your Certificate on Your Resume and Promote Your Achievements Using Social Media

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Student Testimonials
- "Video of lessons were most helpful." -- Fred S.
- "It explained everything well making it easy to learn and grow and complete each lesson. It was a fun experience. Thanks to the instructor for the patience of it taking forever for me to finish the course." -- Addie S.
- "Everything was great, the lessons where well explained. I want to thank you for your help, I enjoyed being a part of this course." -- Imelda Z.
- "The instructor was very helpful and responded in an impressive immediate manner. I thoroughly enjoyed it, thank you." -- Samiah K.
- "A very good instructor and well designed course." -- Ray H.
- "The entire course was very helpful. I had in the past done film photography and using digital was a complete change for me. The basic photography was about the same but new. Thank you." -- Allan B.
- "Found everything quite helpful. Learned a lot." -- Cynthia W.
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