WEEK
1
March 25
Syllabus / Schedule
Problems With Digital: Cost, Planned
Obsolescence, Shutter Lag, Latitude, Disclaimer
Camera Types: PNS, SLR, TLR, Rangefinder
Camera Parts: Body, Lens, Display, Shutter
Release, Battery, Memory Card, View Finder, Diopter...
Camera to Computer: Transferring, Saving, Naming, Formatting,
Burning a CD
Setting Up Your Camera: jpeg, largest size, best quality, lowest
ISO, auto wb, digital zoom off, sound off, adobe rgb (if possible), exposure
compensation, turn off date stamp |
WEEK
3
April 8
Recipe Modes: portrait, landscape,
sports, macro, night portrait, night landscape,
museum, snow, beach, back light, flower, self-portrait,
fireworks, text, black and white, natural green,
retro, pet, food, etc…
More
Shooting Settings: Single Shot, Multi-Shot,
Burst, Self-Timer, Remote Control
Resizing Images: Resize to Email,
Compression, Save for Web
Composition: Rule of Thirds, Points
of Perspective, Harmony, Shooting Angle,
Symmetry
Review
Images from previous weeks
Project #3 Assigned |
WEEK
5
April 22
Flash: Auto
Flash, Slow Shutter Flash, Flash Compensation,
Red Eye Reduction, 1st or 2nd Curtain Flash, Shutter
Drag, Shutter Sync
Low Light Shooting: Off Camera Flash,
TTL, Slaves, TTL, Open Shutter (Bulb), Light Painting,
Specular, Diffused, Bounced
Review Images from previous weeks
Project #5 Assigned |
WEEK
7
May 6
Final Review
Print Project Due
Review Images from previous weeks
Project #7 Assigned |
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WEEK
2
April 1
Focus: Auto Focus vs. Manual Focus,
Focus Points, Focus Lock, Half-Press, Image Stabilization / Vibration Reduction
The Lens: Digital
Zoom vs. Optical, Field of View, Focal Length, Crop Factor
(focal length multiplier for SLR cameras), Lens Markings,
Cleaning and Changing (SLR's)
Shooting Modes: Manual, Automatic, Automatic
with Over-ride, Partial Automatic
Controlling Exposure: Apertures, Shutter Speeds,
ISO, Light Meter, Meter Modes, Histogram, Exposure
Compensation, Bracketing, Reciprocal Nature of Photography,
Exposure Latitude, Clipping, High Lights, Shadows,
AE-L |
WEEK
4
April 15
Image Components: Formats,
Sensors, Aspect Ratios, Resolution, Megapixels
vs. Megabytes, PPI, DPI, File Formats, Compressed
vs. Undcompressed, JPG, TIFF, RAW, NEF, CR2, CRW,
DNG...
Metadata: How to View, Exif,
File Properties, IPTC Core, Keywords, Copyright
Color: Settings,
Color Space, Adobe 1998, Bit Depth, White
Balance
Printing: Print Size vs. Resolution,
Prepping Images for Printing, Profiles, ICC,
Colorimeter, Online Print Services, Printing
at Home
Review Images from previous weeks
Project #4 Assigned |
WEEK
6
April 29
In
Camera Effects: Sepia, B&W, Sharpening,
Vivid Color, Stitching
Applications: Management vs. Manipulation,
Flickr, Photobucket, iPhoto, Photoshop, Elements,
Lightroom, Aperture, Picasa...
Digital Darkroom: Spotting, Retouching, Sharpening, Resizing
Project #6 Assigned
Print Project Assigned |
WEEK
8
May 20 (no classes May 13)
Final Exam
Final Critique of Images |
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