This class will be on two consecutive Saturdays. On each day we will meet from 10:30 to noon, and again from 1:30 to 3:00. Optional homework will be given after the first meeting.
Syllabus, Beginning Photography Class
First 1.5 Hours:
A. “Getting to Know Your Camera”: main dials and menu controls, image size and quality settings, focal length, focusing techniques.
B. “Seeing Like a photographer.”
Second 1.5 Hours:
Exposure: scene modes, metering modes, shutter speed and aperture correlation, depth of field, manual exposure, white balance, ISO.
Third 1.5 Hours:
A. Continue Exposure Discussion.
B. Demonstration of Picasa Photo Editing Software
C. Composition: Rule of Thirds, “Learning the Rules and Creatively Breaking the Rules.”
Fourth 1.5 Hours:
“the golden hour,” sunsets, nature, night photography, tripods and monopods, pets, individual, children, family and group portraits, sports, special effects (creative blur, panning, light trails, and more).
The class is taught primarily by Powerpoint. Each student is also invited to be a member of a closed group on Facebook where students can post homework and other photos for critique. I also post links, photography quotes, and other helpful information in this group. Students are also offered a free membership in the MS/LA Photography Meetup group of which I am Organizer, and I always try to schedule at least one Meetup during the period of time classes take place. These Meetups offer an excellent opportunity for students to get more individual attention on using their cameras.
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