Learning Resources

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. 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.