Digital Photography 2
Week 1
Today is about bringing everyone up to speed and make sure we’re all comfortable shooting in either manual, or aperture priority mode. We’ll go over back-button focusing, metering and focusing modes and any lingering questions on optimal menu settings. We’ll go over filters, lens types, extension tubes and other interesting gear.
Homework: Choose one or two of the recommended exercises and shoot it in manual mode.
Week 2
We will take a more creative approach to photography and leave the technical knowledge behind, after brief review of the homework, we will look at the work of some famous photographers throughout history. We’ll discuss composition and how to tell a story through a single image or a series.
Homework: Capture a narrative through a singular image or series of images.
Week 3
Field Trip
Weather permitting, we will visit the celery fields. Practice composition as well as the technical skills required for capturing an image. Goals will be given on the day, but be prepared to capture a landscape, an abstract, as well as tell a narrative through a series of images.
Homework: Select and edit the best photos from the trip.
We will review photos from our field trip, and do a brief overview of post processing. We will focus on the limits of post-production and how to incorporate it into how we shoot. We will quiz ourselves to ensure that the limits of our technical knowledge never inhibits our ability to express ourselves effectively.
Homework: Choose a photographer from the Great Photographers channel and watch the entire video.
Week 4
After a brief review of the homework, we will answer any lingering technical questions and then we can finally focus on the most utilized form of photography: portraiture. We will focus on all techniques related to portrait photography: lighting, posing, post-production, before wrapping up with a brief review.
Homework Assignment: Sign up for another class! :)
Week 5
Color palette generator | Adobe Color
YouTube:
Channel - Great Photographers - YouTube
Channel - Kim Grant - YouTube
My Photographic Process Had To Change (youtube.com)
Enhance Your Photographic Experience With This Simple Exercise (youtube.com)
Becoming A Beginner Again... (youtube.com)
Channel - Simon d'Entremont - YouTube
DON’T TAKE PHOTOS “OF” THINGS. Do THIS instead. (youtube.com)
BLOWN OUT HIGHLIGHTS? FIX IT with these 6 PRO TIPS! (youtube.com)
Photography MISTAKES that all beginners make (but I wish I could have avoided). (youtube.com)
IS FULL FRAME BETTER THAN CROP SENSOR? The truth people often don’t believe (youtube.com)
Channel - Pat Kay - YouTube
How To Shoot In Manual Mode (Complete Guide) (youtube.com)
The Secret Weapon For Cleaner Compositions — Photography Visual Patterns #2 - YouTube
The Best Technique To Tell Stories In Your Images — Photography Visual Patterns #3 - YouTube
The Ultimate Guide To Composition In Photography — Photography Visual Patterns #8 - YouTube
4 Simple, Daily Habits That Will TRANSFORM Your Photography Forever (youtube.com)
Channel - Courtney Victoria - Youtube
The Art of Noticing - Woodland Photography with a Nikon D750 (youtube.com)
How and Why I Focus Bracket my Fungi Photography (youtube.com)
Channel (Film) - Every Frame a Painting - YouTube
In Praise of Chairs (youtube.com)
Memories of Murder (2003) - Ensemble Staging (youtube.com)
Others:
Visual Storytelling: How to Creating Stories with a Set of Photos - YouTube
How to tell Stories with your Photos... - YouTube
Visual Storytelling 101 | The Creative Process with Emily Teague - YouTube
The ONLY 4 RULES of COMPOSITION that you need to know - YouTube
Print Lab Comparison - YouTube
Simple Tips For Directing A Portrait Photoshoot (youtube.com)
How to Take Epic Portraits: Pro Secrets Revealed (youtube.com)
Back Button Focus:
Canon cameras 1, Canon Cameras 2
Simon d’Etremont’s Custom Settings (Canon)
Products:
Amazon.com: ZEISS Pre-Moistened Lens Cleaning Wipes, 600 Count : Electronics