Professional shooting techniques combined with hands-on learning show you how to use your DSLR camera to take world-class photographs. Master your DSLR camera as you learn professional workflows and manual camera controls like aperature, shutter speed, and ISO speed settings. Use Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop to edit your photos before creating a professional portfolio. Every image we see in media today is created using digital photography and image editing software. Whether students are considering a graphic design career or curious about how it all works this course will give them a deep dive into the fundamentals. Students will learn how to create stunning digital photography and enhance imagery in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. Students will build up their digital photography techniques first, then transition to developing their software and editing skills. By the end of the course, students will have a portfolio of professionally shot and edited photographs, and an understanding of how the photography industry works.
Professional shooting techniques combined with hands-on learning show you how to use your DSLR camera to take world-class photographs. Master your DSLR camera as you learn professional workflows and manual camera controls like aperature, shutter speed, and ISO speed settings. Use Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop to edit your photos before creating a professional portfolio. Every image we see in media today is created using digital photography and image editing software. Whether students are considering a graphic design career or curious about how it all works this course will give them a deep dive into the fundamentals. Students will learn how to create stunning digital photography and enhance imagery in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. Students will build up their digital photography techniques first, then transition to developing their software and editing skills. By the end of the course, students will have a portfolio of professionally shot and edited photographs, and an understanding of how the photography industry works.
Professional shooting techniques combined with hands-on learning show you how to use your DSLR camera to take world-class photographs. Master your DSLR camera as you learn professional workflows and manual camera controls like aperature, shutter speed, and ISO speed settings. Use Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop to edit your photos before creating a professional portfolio. Every image we see in media today is created using digital photography and image editing software. Whether students are considering a graphic design career or curious about how it all works this course will give them a deep dive into the fundamentals. Students will learn how to create stunning digital photography and enhance imagery in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. Students will build up their digital photography techniques first, then transition to developing their software and editing skills. By the end of the course, students will have a portfolio of professionally shot and edited photographs, and an understanding of how the photography industry works.
This course is one of our flagship Tech Camp experiences, infused with hands-on, project-based learning, designed to equip students with 21st-century technology skills. Students will engage in real-world problem solving and collaborate with fellow students to create solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems.
By the end of this course:
Students will be able to…
explain the elements of a good composition
explain the effect of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO changes
troubleshoot and fix a “bad photo”
demonstrate photo manipulation techniques
organize and improve photos in post-production
Students will create…
portraits, landscapes, closeups, and product shots
the purpose and value of an artist statement
a fast and efficient way to batch edit many photos at once
a series of images that tells a story
how to curate an online portfolio of their work
Course content
Unit 1: 1.1 Welcome & intro 1.2 What makes “good” photos & photo contest intro 1.3 Camera play – controls & scene modes 1.4 Photo scavenger hunt
Unit 2: 2.1 Adobe lightroom intro 2.2 Camera play – Aperture 2.3 Camera play – Shutter speed 2.4 Camera play – ISO 2.5 Checkpoint: campus postcard
N.B. Download and install Adobe software for free. You will receive a complimentary Adobe Creative Cloud license from Digital Media Academy to activate the software for the duration of the course.
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