KSW Digital Photography Accelerated Workshop 2007
Registration Information
- Dates: Wednesdays. May 9, 16, and 23
- Time: 7pm to 10pm
- Location: 180 Capp Street. San Francisco, Ca.
- Fees: $95 regular / $80 ksw members
- Maximum Number of Students: 9
- contact Samantha Chanse at 415.503.0520 or sam@kearnystreet.org for registration
- more info
Course Description
The digital photography accelerated workshop presents basic digital camera handling skills, lighting basics, and post-processing at a quick pace. Learn basic photography controls and techniques to get the most out of your digital camera.
The material covered in this workshop typically takes a minimum of five 3 hour sessions, this course will cover the same material over three 3 hour sessions.
Class size will be limited to 9 students to maintain
a low student to instructor ratio. Class is a blend of lecture and activities. Homework will be assigned.
Target Audience
This course is designed for those new to digital photography. Basic familiarity with Macintosh or Windows operating system is a must.
Equipment Requirements
- Camera Manual (minimum)
- Point and Shoot Digital Camera with adjustable shutterspeeds and f-stops (minimum)
- Digital Single Lens Reflex (ideal)
- Laptop Computer (ideal)
Course Objectives
At the completion of the course, each student will be able to:
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of three major types of digital cameras
- Describe major camera specifications
- Identify major camera controls
- Manually expose photographs
- Using an appropriate f-stop, control the depth of field
- Using an appropriate shutterspeed, control the degree of motion captured
- Select an appropriate white balance setting, given a specific lighting condition
- Describe three major lens types
- Using three types of numbers, describe a lens
- Describe camera settings ideal for outdoor shooting
- Describe camera settings ideal for indoor shooting
- Prepare to cover a special event
- List three rules of basic composition
- Compare hard and soft lighting
- List two types of flash
- List five types of continous lighting
- Identify three major light modifiers
- Sequence a basic digital work flow, from capture to output
- Using an image editing program, perform three major photo edits
- Prepare an image file for web use
- Prepare an image file for a photo printer
- Quickly generate a webpage using Adobe Lightroom
High Level Topics
Module 01: Capture
- Camera Types
- Basic Camera Specifications
- Major Camera Controls
- Exposure
- Lens Types
- Indoor/Outdoor Shooting
- Special Event Preparation
- Traditional Rules of Composition
- Useful Accessories and Supplies
Module 02: Lighting
- Quality
- Ambient
- Artificial
- Types of Flash
- Types of Continuous
- Modifiers
- Triggers
- Power Sources
Module 03: Post Processing
- Workflow
- Basic Edits
- File optimization for Web Use
- File optimization for Photo Printer
- Creating a simple web page