Week 1: Course Overview

Overview of Course Topics

Making great pictures = Seeing the world differently

• Useful camera skills (focus, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, etc.)
• Helpful picture making strategies (framing, composition, color)
• Exploring varied subject matter (people, places and things)
• Photographing ideas (Word assignment)
• Digital workflow from capture to print 

Working with Photoshop:

• Layers
• Compositing
• Restoration and retouching
• Quality Prints/Output
• Matting and presentation

Working Concepts and Modes: Typology

Introduction to lighting

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Artist responses and blog postings

Developing a Personal Project:

1. People, places, things
2. Follow your interests
3. Final project

Cameras, cameras and more cameras!

There are many considerations when shopping for a camera: budget, purpose, size, format, lenses, to name a few.

Some of you have asked for advice on purchasing cameras. Let's start by having you visit this great website, that has various reviews and tools for narrowing your choices. Then, I can work with you individually.  

https://www.dpreview.com/products/cameras

Assignment 1: Warm Up

   

© 2019 Christopher Jordan

Due: Wednesday, 1/19.

Assignment: Begin with your favorite 3-5 subjects, shooting as many pictures as possible of each. Try to be as purposeful as you can... often, making a picture about one main thing is better than trying to put too much in the frame

Start where you are: use your present knowledge about making pictures to the best of your ability. No worries, we need to start somewhere!

Bring files to class to work on in photoshop via card, hard drive or cloud

Ground rules:

• For now, no pets (sorry!)
• Shoot in natural light/outside
• Camera phones are okay for now
• Brace the camera carefully using proper stance
• Keep camera steady
• Focus the camera carefully, or use auto focus
• Set camera settings to those you are familiar with. The settings you know that work for you, now.
• Image Quality:  Jpeg (high quality) or RAW
• If you know how, change the ISO ass appropriate or set to auto
• Shoot auto, aperture priority, shutter priority, or manual, as you are comfortable

Canon

Nikon

Sony