SCHEDULE
Photo 201
Fall 2008
(Second 8 wk. session)
Schedule subject to change at instructor's discretion.

 
WEEK 1
October 23

Syllabus / Schedule

Problems With Digital: Cost, Planned Obsolescence, Shutter Lag, Latitude, Disclaimer

Camera Types: PNS, SLR, TLR, Rangefinder

Camera Parts: Body, Lens, Display, Shutter Release, Battery, Memory Card, View Finder, Diopter...

Shooting Modes: Manual, Automatic, Automatic with Over-ride, Partial Automatic

Camera to Computer: Transferring, Saving, Naming, Formatting
, Burning a CD

Setting Up Your Camera: jpeg, largest size, best quality, lowest ISO, auto wb, digital zoom off, sound off, adobe rgb (if possible), exposure compensation, turn off date stamp

Focus: Auto Focus vs. Manual Focus, Focus Points, Focus Lock, Half-Press, Image Stabilization / Vibration Reduction

Project #1 Assigned
Read: 1-32 and your camera’s manual!



WEEK 2
October 30
The Lens: Digital Zoom vs. Optical, Field of View, Focal Length, Crop Factor (focal length multiplier for SLR cameras), Lens Markings, Cleaning and Changing (SLR's)

Controlling Exposure:
Apertures, Shutter Speeds, ISO, Light Meter, Meter Modes, Histogram, Exposure Compensation, Bracketing, Reciprocal Nature of Photography, Exposure Latitude, Clipping, High Lights, Shadows, AE-L

Recipe Modes: portrait, landscape, sports, macro, night portrait, night landscape, museum, snow, beach, back light, flower, self-portrait, fireworks, text, black and white, natural green, retro, pet, food, etc…

Project #2 Assigned
Read: 33-85

WEEK 3
November 6

More Shooting Settings: Single Shot, Multi-Shot, Burst, Self-Timer, Remote Control

Composition: Rule of Thirds, Points of Perspective, Triadic Harmony, Shooting Angle, Symmetry

Review Images from previous weeks
Quiz
Project #3 Assigned




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WEEK 4
November 13


Image Components: Formats, Sensors, Aspect Ratios, Resolution, Megapixels vs. Megabytes, PPI, DPI, File Formats, Compressed vs. Undcompressed, JPG, TIFF, RAW, NEF, CR2, CRW, DNG...

Resizing Images: Resize to Email, Compression, Save for Web

Metadata: How to View, Exif, File Properties, IPTC Core, Keywords, Copyright

Review Images from previous weeks

Project #4 Assigned
Read: 87-138


WEEK 5
November 20

Color: Settings, Color Space, Adobe 1998, Bit Depth, White Balance

Printing:
Print Size vs. Resolution, Prepping Images for Printing, Profiles, ICC, Colorimeter, Online Print Services, Printing at Home

Review Images from previous weeks
Project #5 Assigned
Print Project Assigned

WEEK 6
November 27

Holiday - No Class!



WEEK 7
December 4

Flash: Auto Flash, Slow Shutter Flash, Flash Compensation, Red Eye Reduction, 1st or 2nd Curtain Flash, Shutter Drag, Shutter Sync

Low Light Shooting: Off Camera Flash, TTL, Slaves, TTL, Open Shutter (Bulb), Light Painting, Specular, Diffused, Bounced

Review Images from previous weeks
Project #6 Assigned

WEEK 8
December 11

In Camera Effects: Sepia, B&W, Sharpening, Vivid Color, Stitching

Applications: Management vs. Manipulation, Flickr, Photobucket, iPhoto, Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom, Aperture, Picasa...

Digital Darkroom: RAW Palette, Spotting, Retouching, Sharpening, Resizing,


Final Review

Review Images from previous weeks
Project #7 Assigned
Print Project Due
Final Review

WEEK 9
December 18

Final Exam
Final Critique of Images