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Art of Digital Photography
Art of Digital Photography
  Learn from an Official White House photographer whose work has been exhibited at the US Capitol and Smithsonian in Washington DC.

This is an introductory course in creating powerful, emotional, and technically solid still imagery using a digital SLR camera and computer.
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Overview

  You’ll learn how to use your camera in manual mode and completely set your artistic vision free. This course will examine why beautiful landscape photographs look well, beautiful and what it takes to make compelling portraits. We’ll also cover lens choice, ways to showcase your work, digital darkrooms, shooting in the dark and shooting color with black and white prints in mind.

Required supplies:
* Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera body
* Lens that mounts on your DSLR camera body
* Tripod (any, as long as it holds your camera steady)
* Compact Flash or Secure Digital memory card
* Memory Card Reader
* PC or MAC with CD and/or DVD burner. See minimum system requirements at: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/systemreqs/
* Proper storage media
* High speed internet access
* Adobe Lightroom 2 (sold at the campus bookstore for $99 with proof of paid enrollment confirmation letter)

Class will be held once a week for ten weeks. Each class is three hours long and will produce at least three hours of homework (shooting, editing, and watching online training videos). Some assignments require local travel. No images produced before this course will be accepted. Please read your camera’s instruction manual twice before our second class meeting.

Benefits / Objectives

  Participants will become comfortable using their cameras exclusively on manual settings to shoot still life and people photographs. You will begin to develop a critical eye and understand what elements make for great pictures. Also, you will know the process for digital workflow when taking your images from camera, to computer, to archive, to output.

Course Information & Registration

Art of Digital Photography (Beginning)

Intended Audience

  This is a beginning photography course, ideal for individuals who just bought or are about to buy a DSLR camera and individuals who already own a DSLR camera who want to start using the manual settings. Students may hold off buying a camera until after the first class when we talk about equipment.



Awarded Certificate

  A certificate of completion will be awarded upon successful completion of the course.