This course is a combination of presentation, demonstration, voluntary critique,and student photographic themed assignments.

See Session 4 notes:

Photography for Beginners Course Outline:

1) Getting to know your camera

a) Explaining all of the symbols, buttons, dials, and settings

b) Modes of shooting

c) To flash or not to flash

d) Single lens cameras vs removable lenses

2) Basic terminology 101

a) Depth of Field

b) Focal length

c) Portrait vs Landscape

d) Rule of thirds

e) JPEG, TIFF, Raw formats

3) Just the facts

a) How things like ISO, Shutter speed and aperture work AND

why we all need to understand it

4) Getting the Red out

a) Eliminating or reducing red eye in pictures

5) Getting the shot

a) Composition and subject matter

b) Focusing for creative shots

c) Landscape, portrait, and artistic

6) You captured the perfect shot - now what?

a) Getting the images out of the camera

b) Sizing for print or email

c) Not all printers are created equal

d) Camera storage cards - Does size really matter?

7) Practice makes perfect- we will go out and play with the cameras

and then check out how we did.

8) What's missing?

a) Summary of the topics covered

b) Any special questions or ideas you may have

9) It's a "wrap"