Course Outline & Expectations

• Proposed Scope and Sequence
• Classroom Expectations
  
  
• The Text book of Digital Photography
  

• How to choose the right SD card
• Capacity of an SD Card

The Digital Camera

• Introduction
  • How a Digital Camera Works
    • How a Digital Camera Works Video Questions
  • Nikon D5200 manual
    • Introduction details for the D5200
      
      
  • The BEST Way to "Hand Hold" your camera
    
  • QuickTip: Setting up a Tripod
  • Transferring Images from your SD Card
    
    
• Advanced Exposure Control
  • Introduction
    • Understanding Exposure & Camera Settings
    • Aperture, Shutter Speed & ISO Information Sheet
      
      
  • ISO
    • ISO Explained
    • ISO Chart
    • The impact of ISO on a photograph.
    • Nikon ISO Settings
      
      
• Manual Exposure Control
  • Nikon Manual Exposure Settings
    
    
• Shutter Speed
  • Shutter Speed - - as fast as Possible
  • The Camera Shutter - The Slow Mo Guys
  • Working with the Shutter Activity
    • Canon Exposure Simulator
  • Shutter Speed Class Assignment
    
    
• Aperture
  • Understanding Aperture
  • Depth of Field (example)
    • F4.5
    • F22
  • iPhone Promo for Portraits
    
    
  • Working with the Aperture Activity
    • Canon Exposure Simulator
      
      
  • Depth of Field Basics (Selective & Maximum Focus)
    • Types Focus vs Depth of Field
    • The AF Area Mode
  • Aperture Size Class Assignment
    
    
• Reciprocity
• Definitions & Information for Reciprocity & Types of Focus
• Aperture, Shutter Speed & ISO
• The Exposure Triangle Simulator
• Where Do You Start
  • Reciprocity Information Sheet
  • Reciprocity & Types of Focus Worksheet

• Exposure Bracketing
  • What is Bracketing?
  • How to use Bracketing
  • Bracketing Activity & Worksheet

Basic Photographic Techniques and Resources

• Photographic Lighting
  • Setting Up a Classic Photographic Studio
    
    
  • 3 Point lighting set-up
    • Portrait Lighting Techniques
      • A Single Light Studio Techniques (with Permission)
    • Basic Video & Photographic Lighting Demonstration
    • Class Assignment
      
      
    • How to Photograph a Headshot with Butterfly Lighting
    • How to Shoot Group or Team Photos
      
      
• Camera Lenses
  • Focal Length, Speed, Stabilizing 
  • Lens Basics
  • Focal Lens Activity Sheet
    • Focal Length Activity Examples
      
      
• Macro Photography
  • Macro Photography Basics
    • How To Use Macro (Close Up) Filters
    • Using an Extension Tubes for Macro Photography
      
      
  • Fundamentals & Equipment
    • Options in Macro Photography
      
      
  • Macro Lenses & Focal Length Selection
    • Lenses and macro accessories
      
      
  • Using Diopter Lenses
    
    • Diopter Photography Activity Sheet
    • What is it DiopterActivity

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  • Using Extension Tubes
    
• Extension Tube Activity Sheet

  
  

• Product Photography
  • Product Photography Basics
  • DIY Product Photos - Easy, Cheap and Good-looking   
  •   Product Photography three Context Catagories
    • Context Catagories
      • Studio Shot- Clear, Concise Images for e-Commerce
      • LifeStyle Shot- Showing the image in context of who or how it might be used.
      • Dramatic Detail Shot - Showing the craft or drama of a product.
  • Great examples of product Photography
    
    
  • Creating Website Product Pages
    
    • What is a product page?
      
        Download Product Page Templates
      
      
      
• Flash Photography
  • When do I use a Flash?
    • How to Get Better Lighting with Camera Flashes
    • Camera flash for Beginners
    • Nikon Speedlight SB-700: Basics....
    • Flash photography: 5 essential tips
      
      
    • Example Images using Master and Remote
      • Kitchen
      • Kitchen with Flash
      • Kitchen with Flash (Master and Remote)
      • Living Room
      • Living Room with Flash
      • Living Room with Flash (Master and Remote)
        
        
  • Back of the Nikon SB-700 Flash
    
    
  • Flash Photography Shooting Assignment
    
    

Special Photographic Techniques

• Forced Perspective Photographs
• How to take forced perspective photos
• 25 Forced Perspective Images
• How to Take Forced Perspective Photos
  • Shooting Assignment
  • Shooting Assignment - Grading Rubric
    
    
• Light Painting
• Light Painting Tutorial
• Light Painting Worksheet
• Class Assignment
• Student Examples
  
  
• Shadow Photography
• Creative ideas for shadow photography
  • Create Dramatic Portraits with Shadow Photography
  • Embrace your Shadows: A lesson for Light and Life
• Shadow Photography Worksheet
• Class Assignment
• Student Examples
  
  
• Sihouettes
• Creating a Simple Silhouette
• Camera Settings
• Student Examples
  
  
• Reflection Photography
• Intro to Reflection Photography
• Reflection Worksheet
• Class Assignment
• Student Examples
  

Editing your Digital Images

• Photoshop
  
• Photoshop Key press Shortcuts
  
  
• Review Activities
  
  
  • The Image Menu
    • Image Menu Demo
    • Class Assignment: Image Menu Activity
    • Image Menu Activity
    • Images
      • Folder containing Images (click and download)
        
        
      
      
      
  • Layers
    • What is a Layer?
    • Types of Layers
      • Background Layer - a layer that duplicates the original image.
        
        
      • Image Layer
        • Creating a Composite Image with multiple Image Layers
          • Images for Composite Image
            
            
          • Office Desk Composite Images
            
            
          • Cartoon Characters Composite Image Folder
            
            
            
      • Text Layer
        • Adding Text to an Image
        • Images
          • Santa and Reindeers
            
            
        • Class Assignment - Text Layers
          • Feeling Chart
            
            
      • Adjustment Layer
        • Introduction to Adjustment Layers
        • How to use Adjustment Layers in Photoshop CS6
          
          
        • Class Assignment: Adjustment Layer Activity
          • Images
            • Elephant
            • Flower
            • Sailing Ship
            • Tornado
            • Earth
            • Canal
              
              
        • Shooting Assignment: Basic Editing and Adjustment Layers
          • Basic Editing and Adjustment Layers - Rubric
    
    
    
    • Creating 3-D Images
      • Introduction to 3-D Effects in Photoshop
      • 3-D Worksheet
      • Class Assignment
      • Student Examples

Capstone Project

 

• Video Editing
  • . Every editing software has a different set of specifications, but the basics of editing are the same regardless of the software used or the purpose of the project:
    
    
  • Video Editing Example
  • Video Editing Fundamentals
  • 10 Lessons from the Top Film Editors
    
    
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    • Hollywood's History of Faking It | The Evolution of Greenscreen Compositing
      
      
  • Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2018

• Premiere Pro Work Space
  • Detailed description of workspace
  • Time Line Tools
    
    
• Learning Activities
  • Basic Editing Techniques
    
    
• <Activity #1 - Retrieving and Combining video segments
  • Activity #1 Files
  • Snowboarding
    
    
• <Activity #2 - Retrieving and Combining video segments
  • Activity#2 Files
  • Surfing
    
    
• Activity#3 - Trimming video clips, Adjusting audio track
  • Activity#3 Files
  • Car Racing
  • NEW Auto Ducking Premire Pro 2018
    
    
• Activity#4 - Trimming video clips, Adjusting audio track
  • Activity#4 Files
  • Planet Earth
    
    
• Activity#5 - Video and Audio Fade
  • Activity#5 Files
  • Fade In / Fade Out
    
    
• Activity #6 - Adding Video Transitions
  • Activity#6 Files
  • Video Transitions
    
    
• Activity #7 - Adding Text to a Video Clip
  • Activity#7 Files
  • Seasons
    
    
• Activity #8 - Creating Text Effects using Video Transitions
  • Seasons (Text Effects)
    
    
• Activity #9 - Creating the opening for a Video Broadcast
  • Opening for a Video Broadcast
    • Video Broadcast Files
      
      
• Activity #10 - Creating a Slide Show Video
  • Activity#10 Files
  • Gettysburg Address
    
    
• Activity #11 Broadcast segment
• Activity#11 Files
• Broadcast segment