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 or other type of computer
- Headphones
- Digital Camera – can be checked out from 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
- Course Introduction
- Classroom Introduction
- Classroom Computers
- All About Me –> Add Portfolio Creation after this next term
- What is Photography?
- Creativity
- Introduction to GMetrix
- Adobe Photoshop Part 1
- Camera Operation (include Shapes as test-assigmnment)
- Introduction to Adobe Lightroom
- What is a good photo?
- Tripod Basics
- Composition
- Aperture
- Shutter Speed
- Exposure (mention ISO)
- Introduction to Lenses
- Masters of Photography: Vivian Maier
- Reflections
- Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
- Color Splash Effect
- Masters of Photography: ??? –> Find Different Person
- Fast Shutter Speed
- Lightpainting
- A Brief History of Photography
- Miniature World
- Careers in Photography
- Portfolio Website
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