Digital Photography

Unit 1: Introduction to Digital Photography & Your Camera

• Introduction

• Tools & Equipment

• Brief History of Photography

• What is Digital Photography?

• Cameras - Helpful or Hurtful?

• Digital Photography and Technology

Unit 2: The Digital World

• Introduction

• Understanding Your Digital Camera

• Managing Digital Files

• Experimenting with Camera Settings

• Digital Understanding

Unit 3: Getting in Focus

• Introduction

• What's Happening Inside the Camera

• Focusing On Composition

• Focusing On Objects

• Symbolism of Objects

• Getting in Focus

Unit 4: Extremely Focused

• Introduction

• Closeups And Macros

• Manual Camera Settings

• Composition Using Photo Editing Software

• Subjects and Settings

• Macros

Unit 5: Getting More Personal

• Introduction

• Ethics And Image Use

• Portraiture As An Art Form

• Controlling The Light

• Portraits

• Ethics and Portraits

Unit 6: Moving Out

• Introduction

• Landscape Photography

• Elements & Principles of Design

• Architecture Photography

• Landscape And Architecture

Unit 7: Special Effects

• Introduction

• Action Photography

• Abstract/Conceptual Photos

• Commercial Photography & Photo Editing

• Special Effects Review

Unit 8: Lasting Impressions

• Introduction

• Street Photography and the Documentary Tradition

• Photos That Changed The World

• Digital Photography