3 Units

The basic mechanical, optical, and chemical principles of photography, including digital image systems. Darkroom laboratory experience involves problems related to camera and image output techniques.

Typical skills learned:

1. Camera Controls both traditional & digital
   

2. Exposure / Meters
   

3. Shutter (stop action, blur)
   

4. Depth of Field (shallow, great)
   

5. Film Processing / digital media storage
   

6. Output devices / enlarging / digital
   

7. Print tools (Dodging, burning and filters)
   

8. Output Papers
   

9. Outdoor Lighting
   

10. Basic Composition
    

11. Basic Portraiture
    

12. Studio Lighting
    

13. Story Telling