GRADES: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: None
Length: One trimester/one-half credit (may not be repeated for credit)
Course Description
In this course, students will be introduced to the basics of digital photography including: shutter speed, aperture, ISO, depth of field, camera operation, handling & safety, light quality & quantity, composition and professional photo editing software. Students use Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom to create various independent and group projects.
Course qualifies for Fine Arts and Career & Tech credit.
Required Material
- Chromebook (provided by the school)
- iMac (provided by the school)
- Headphones (provided by the school)
- Nikon D3500 (provided by the school)
Course Resources
- Nikon Website
- Digital Photography School Website
- LinkedIn Learning Website
- Adobe Website
- other texts and websites applicable to the field
Course Calendar
Activities
A – Classroom Introduction
- Student Questionnaire (Worksheet)
- Course Introduction (Presence or Notes)
- Classroom Introduction (Google Form)
- Classroom Computers (Google Form)
- Portfolio Cover Design
- Padlet
- Portfolio Creation
B – Photography Basics
- What is Photography?
- Fabulous Photography
- Phone Photography vs. DSLR
- Careers in Photography
- A Brief History of Photography
- File Formats & Sizes
C – Introduction to Photography Equipment
- Camera Expectations & Safety
- Camera Body Parts
- Camera Operation
- Shapes (include Introduction to Adobe Lightroom)
- Tripod Basics
- Lens Basics
- How to change a lens
- Small activity to use the other lens
D – Introduction to Composition
- Composition Basics (incl. Programmed Auto Mode)
- Composition Collection
E – Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
Pre-Assessment Photoshop
- Adobe Photoshop Basics
- Color Splash Effect –> include a Master of Photography
Mid-Assessment Photoshop - Miniature World –> include a Master of Photography
- Warhol Portrait
Post-Assessment Photoshop
F – Introduction to Aperture
- Aperture Basics (incl. Aperture Priority Mode)
- Aperture Exposure Series
- Shallow Depth of Field
- Deep Depth of Field
G – Introduction to Shutter Speed
- Shutter Speed Basics (incl. Shutter Priority Mode)
- Shutter Speed Exposure Series
- Frozen Motion
- Blurred Motion
H – Introduction to Manual Mode
- Exposure –> Note: Mention ISO
- Reflections –> include Masters of Photography: Vivian Maier
- Lightpainting –> include a Master of Photography
- One more project??
Z – Classroom Checkout
- Knowledge Test
- Portfolio Completion
- Equipment Return
- Computer Checkout
- Gallery Walk