Basic Digital Photography and Digital Darkroom Lessons

Lessons are conducted on Wednesdays over an eight week period. Lessons are between 2 and 2.5 hours each with makeup classes on mutually acceptable evenings.

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Topics covered by segment are as follows:

Segment 1 Topics

• Objective
• Cameras
• Lenses
• Accessories

Segment 2 Topics

• Digital capture
• Pixel demystified
• File formats and compression
• Optical vs. digital zoom
• The crop factor

Segment 3 Topics

• Process flow simplified
• Digital Media
• Image Transfer
• Storage and Retrieval
• Viewing and editing displays
• Digital imaging software
• Printers

Segment 4 Topics

• Photography One on One
• The eye vs. the camera
• The viewfinder and focus
• Exposure (aperture, shutter, ISO)
• Depth of Field
• Optics (Lenses and when to use what)
• Bracketing
• Light and Color
• White Balance
• Use of Flash
• ND Filters

Segment 5 Topics

• Photography Two on Two
• Light
• Composition
• Point of interest
• Point of view
• Simplicity
• Controlling depth of field
• Balance and contrast
• Framing

Segment 6 Topics

• Types of Photography
• Outdoor
• Indoor and Studio
• Travel
• Portraiture
• Landscape
• PJ
• Micro, Macro
• Sports and Action
• Fine Art

Segment 7 Topics

• Digital Darkroom Basics
• The environment
• Hardware
• Software
• Tools
• File size
• Formats, and resolution
• Printing from your computer
• Sharing, Creating slide shows

Segment 8 Topics

• Color Management
• Camera
• The Monitor
• Adobe Photoshop
• The Printer Segment 9 Topics
• Enhancing digital and scanned images
• Using the basic tools of Adobe Photoshop™
• Color correction techniques in Photoshop™
• Selection and masking techniques
• Working with color correction layers and masks
• Digital retouching techniques
• Printing tips, tricks and techniques