INTROWeek 1-Aug 30 Exposure/HistoryWeek 2-Sep 6 Aperture/Depth of FieldWeek 3-Sep 13 Lightroom/Mobile AppsWeek 4-Sep 20 Composition/HistogramsWeek 5-Sept 27 ISO/Night PhotosWeek 6-Oct 4 Shutter Speed/TripodsWeek 7-Oct 11 FALL BREAKWeek 8-Oct 18 Street Photos/EthicsWeek 9-Oct 25 Image StackingWeek 10-Nov 1 Pano/StitchingWeek 11-Nov 8 Portraits/PeopleWeek 12-Nov 15 Storytelling ToolsWeek 13-Nov 22 ThanksgivingWeek 14-Nov 29 Printing/Sharing PhotosWeek 15-Dec 6 Present StoriesWeek 16-Dec 3 Finals Week.
All class topics and assignments are listed by week in the Schedule below. Each week you learn from readings and videos, explore camera and photos skills, then practice them on the field trip, and finally finish the project for that week on your own. Unless otherwise noted, each week in schedule corresponds to:
- Tuesday; regular class; readings/videos/quizzes due by class time
- Thursdays: outdoor fields trips
- Sunday: photo assignments due
BRING DSLR and smartphones to class on Thursday! Most Thursdays will be hands-on & field trips
CLASS
- Intro: : Website, & Slack, Cambridge in Color, Adobe Plans
- Breakout Greetings–Fill out the Google Drive Gear Survey by interviewing a classmate
- What is Photography? A Short History*
LEARN
- Basic Exposure video
- Canon Rebel 6 -tues; Firstlight –thurs
- Use Canon Rebel Cheat Sheet to find all the Basic Camera Settings
- Digital Camera Modes—beginners use P mode for point-and-shoot images
DUE FRIDAY
- A Short History of Photography*
- Basic Exposure video
- Quiz 1 (do not start until ready; one try , 60 minutes; due Fri this week, otherwise quizzes due before Tues class)
DUE SUNDAY
RESOURCES
CLASS
- Depth of Field: Using Aperture Priority Mode
Watch above video, then take a of photos (raw format) with 4 different aperture settings progressively blurring background - Review Criteria
LEARN
- PetaPixel Exposure Guide
- Camera Exposure: Aperture, ISO & Shutter Speed
- White Balance-skim
- Depth of Field-skim
DUE TUES
DUE SUNDAY
RESOURCES
LEARN
- FirstLight and smartphone cameras
- Lightroom Mobile App for smartphone–free
- Ansel Adams lessons*
- Why Lightroom for Digital Asset Management *
- Lightroom Basics, Import/Export*
DUE TUES
DUE SUNDAY
- Task 3: Editing with Lightroom
RESOURCES
LEARN
- The Rule of Thirds
- Composition Techniques
- Histograms, Part 1: Tones & Contrast
- Histograms, Part 2: Luminosity & Color
- Digital Exposure Techniques: Expose to the Right, Clipping & Noise
- ETTR: Expose to the Right Explained
DUE TUES
DUE SUNDAY
- Task 4: Composition
RESOURCES
LEARN
- Adjusting ISO & Exposure compensation
- Natural Light tips
- Nighttime photos and Nighttime tips
- White Balance In Post
DUE TUES
DUE SUNDAY
- Task 5: Nighttime photos
RESOURCES
FIELD TRIP
LEARN
- Exposure: Shutter Speed
- Live view; Slo-mo and Time Lapse
- Shutter Priority Mode for Action or Blur
- Using Camera Shutter Speed Creatively
- Reducing Camera Shake with Hand-Held Photos
DUE TUES
DUE SUNDAY
- Task 6: Shutter Speed
- Shutter Speed Chart
RESOURCES
- Ralston Gallery, Rockport, Maine
LEARN
DUE TUES
- Quiz 7
- Outdoors with 50 MM and 85 MM lens Thurs
DUE SUNDAY
- Prime Lenses, part 1, part 2
- Task 7: Prime lenses
RESOURCES
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LEARN
- Ethics, Consent, Privacy* OR Photo Code of Ethics
- NPPA Code of Ethics*
- Street Photography
- Ethics in Developing Country
- Sontag/Momaday
- Staging Manipulation & Truth in Photography
- Theft, Plagiarism, Wildlife*
DUE TUES
- Quiz 8: Ethics
DUE SUNDAY
RESOURCES
LEARN
- Image Stacking: AEB setup for Canon Rebel
- What is Dynamic Range
- High Dynamic Range (HDR)
- Blending Images: HDR, Pano, Focus Stacking
DUE TUES
- Quiz 9
- Begin thinking about Story Proposal, due in a few weeks
DUE SUNDAY
RESOURCES
CLASS
- Panoramas in DSLR or smartphone
- Le Monde Photos of US
LEARN
- Photo Stitching Digital Panoramas, Part 1: Overview & Capture
- Photo Stitching Digital Panoramas, Part 2: Using Stitching Software
- Photo Stitching Digital Panoramas: Image Projections
DUE TUES
DUE SUNDAY
RESOURCES
LEARN
DUE TUES
- No Quiz
- Photo Story–review assignment, and begin collecting photos & draft story idea
- Present ideas/photos in class Tues/Thurs
RESOURCES FOR PHOTO STORIES
- The Importance of Visual Storytelling in Photography
- The Significance of Depth, Background and Color in Storytelling
- Visual Storytelling in Portraiture
- Photo Narrative tips
- Single photo narrative
- Multi-photo narratives
ADOBE SPARK GUIDE (USE WEB PAGE OR VIDEO FORMAT)
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Work on Photo Story
LEARN
- Printing Settings
DUE TUES
- Photo edited and exported for printing in class
DUE THURS
- Printed photo
MONDAY DEC 6 FINAL STORY PRESENTATION DUE during class this week
Final Photo Story Due Mon Dec 13
RESOURCES
Extras
- Digital Camera Modes—how to use your camera!!
- Digital Camera Sensors
- Digital Camera Sensor Sizes: How Do These Influence Photography?
- Diffraction: Pixel Size, Aperture and Airy Disks
- Digital Cameras vs. The Human Eye
- Hyperfocal Distance
Learning to See (all 11 parts) & What Else There is to See
Assignment 2 Rule of Thirds
QUALITIES OF DIGITAL PHOTOS
- Photography in Fog, Mist or Haze
- Introduction to Macro Photography
- Intro & Common Obstacles in Night Photography
TONES & CONTRAST
IMAGE RESIZING
- Digital Image Interpolation
- A Closer Look at Resizing an Image for the Web & Email
- Optimizing Digital Photo Enlargement
View JIM KASSON
Assignment 3
Getting Comfortable Photographing Strangers
:Giving Feedback using Review Criteria posted in the Guides section
Field trip Fay Hyland Gardens
Assignment 6 SHOW ‘N TELL
IMAGE FILES
- Bit Depth
- Image Types: JPEG & TIFF
- RAW Files: Why Should I Use RAW?
- Digital Photo Restoration: Bring Old Photos Back to Life
- Converting a Color Photo Into Black & White
- How to Create Animated 3D Stereo Photos
- Tilt/Shift Lenses: Using Shift Movements to Control Perspective
- Tilt/Shift Lenses: Using Tilt Movements to Control Depth of Field
CAMERA TYPES & ACCESSORIES
- Compact vs. Digital SLR Cameras
- Color Management, Part 1: Concept & Overview
- Color Management, Part 2: Color Spaces
- Color Management, Part 3: Color Space Conversion
- Gamma Correction & Digital Tones
- How to Calibrate Your Monitor for Photography
- Soft Proofing: Matching On-Screen Photos with Prints
- Working Space Comparison: sRGB vs. Adobe RGB 1998
- A Background on Color Perception
- Digital Pixels: PPI, Dithering & Print Size
LENSES
- Great overview of different types of lenses
- Macro Lenses: Magnification, Depth of Field & Effective F-Stop
- Macro Extension Tubes & Close-up Lenses
- Extending Depth of Field Using Focus Stacking
- F-Stop Stacking: Depth of Field & Corner Sharpness
_________
OPTIONAL
Smartphone
Lighting
- Making the Most of Natural Light in Photography
- Camera Flash, Part 1: Light Quality & Appearance
- Camera Flash, Part 2: Flash Ratios & Exposure
Reflectors
Filters
- Choosing a Camera Lens Filter: Polarizers, UV, ND & GND
- Polarizing Filters
- Using Graduated Neutral Density (GND) Filters
- Neutral Density (ND) Filters
Studio Lights
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Assignment 10
Google Nik Collection, How to Shoot HDR
Week 11:
Week 13
Lens Characteristics
- Camera Lens Flare: What It Is and How to Reduce It
- Camera Lens Quality: MTF, Resolution and Contrast
- Using Lens Corrections to Improve Image Quality
Common Gear
- Selecting & Using a Camera Tripod
- Audio
- Remote shutter
- Bags
SHARPNESS
WEEK 14
Camera & Photo Care
- Digital Camera Sensor Cleaning: Tools & Techniques
- Make Archival Digital Photo Backups
- Protect Online Photos: Copying, Watermarks & Copyrights
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Assignment 13b
- FINAL PHOTO STORY