XPHO2010 - Introduction to Photography
Course Description
Black and white photography is a critical building block for a photographer’s development of basic shooting and lighting techniques. In this hands-on course, students investigate black and white and color film and digital photographic images as they develop technical and conceptual skills. Topics include using a 35mm camera, Film and Digital DSLR, black and white film choices, camera formats, lenses, ISO, aperture, shutter speeds, taking a light meter reading, depth of field and basic lighting techniques. In addition, they will exposed to optional photography equipment for shooting such as a tripod, cable release, hand held light meter and flex fold. They will achieve their own photographs that consider composition and shooting in natural lighting conditions such as bright light, low light and extreme low light.
Notes:
- Through weekly Zoom meetings, students will work under the guidance of instructor expertise to achieve their work in a virtual studio environment. In addition, students take part in select course activities at their own time; course content will be posted on a weekly basis based on the scheduled meeting date.
- Please bring a 35mm Camera - Film Camera and or DSLR that has manual settings and or a camera that is both manual and automatic to the first class.
- Prerequisite: None
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Fine Arts : Core Courses
- Photography : Core Courses