Introduction to digital photography
History of photography. Photography genres. Cameras and lenses.
Camera settings
File format and quality. Exposure mode. Aperture, shutter speed, ISO. Histogram and exposure compensation.
Basic principles of composition
Leading lines. Rule of thirds. Layering. Sub-framing. Rule of odds. Symmetry. Negative space.
Importing and managing photos
Storage and backup, albums and collections, flags, ratings, labels, keywords, metadata, location tags.
Developing basics
Lens corrections, crop, profile, white balance, exposure, clarity, saturation and vibrance, sharpening and noise reduction.
Local adjustments
Clone and heal brushes, adjustment brushes, linear gradients, radial gradients.
Color editing
Color mixer, color grading.
Black and white photography
In camera black and white photography. Black and white editing ing Lightroom, Capture One Pro, Silver Efex Pro and DxO Filmpack.
Online platforms for publishing photos
Photography communities. Photo sharing. Portolio, sales and image management. Image management and editing.
Copyright and legal considerations
Copyright. Creative Commons licenses. Photography in public spaces. Contracts.
Photography portfolio
Example portfolios. Choosing photos for a portfolio. Building an online portfolio.
Mobile photography
Camera apps. Editing apps. Camera connection apps. Geotagging and photo location apps.