Photography's Fun when
You Know the Basics
~~ Course Outline ~~
I want you to come along with me and for the next six
weeks, let’s work as a team to make the early stages of learning
photography as exciting and fun for you as it was for me.
Session 1:
The language of photography
The horrible manual and how to use it
Getting started – and making it fun
Session 2:
Aperture and Shutter controls
Film or Digital … not a problem
Ways to make it easy
Tripods and other equipment you may or may not need
A brief overview
Session 3:
Learning to Experiment
How to set an experiment up for maximum learning
and using it all: ISO, Aperture & Shutter controls &
Depth of Field
Photographic Choices
What kind of choices do I have?
How to make them – the process of selection
How will they affect the final image?
Session 4:
Evaluating your own images
Learning to see photographically
Sketching … don’t panic now
Learning your personal “Visual Keys”
Session
5:
Putting it all together - Getting ready for the fun stuff
Setting up a shoot
Evaluating what is there
Step-by-step method for getting lots of good
shots
Session 6:
Going wild and loving it
Tips to make your photography great
More fun assignments
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