Week 1
Introduction to the class
Place the questionnaire in the drop box on the D2L site.
Read Chapter 1: Getting to Know Your Digital Camera
Week 2
Discuss the following
Types of Digital Cameras
Lens Options
The LCD Screen
The Outside of the Camera
The inside of the Camera
Assignment: Bring at least 30 of your favorite images to class on your USB drive.
Read Chapter 2 in the book
Week 3
Discuss the construction of digital cameras.
Uploading your image to the My Photos folder on the PC.
Click here to view the basic Picasa instructions.
Project 1:The Picasa3 program and how to use it to organize your photos. (30 points)
Read Chapter 3 File Formats, Quality,Settings and Resolution
Week 4
Image File formats
Storage devices for images
Camera Resolution
Review Project 1
Quiz 1
Week 5
Discuss Printing Photographs
Demonstration of Printers
Using Software to Correct Exposure and other problems.
Project 2 Preparing Pictures for Printing (50 points)
Project 2 due by the start of week 7.
Week 6
Demonstration Creating stitched photographs
Images and Special Effects
Project 3 Creating Image Special Effects (30 points).
Project 3 due by the end of week 8.
Week 7
Demonstration Using Scanners to Import Images
Project 2 due
Week 8
Midterm
Using your camera to record video.
Project 3 due
Week 9
Project 4: Changing the camera resolution (20 Points)
Project 4 due by the end of week 10.
Read Chapter 4: Exposure
Week 10
The Exposure Triangle
ISO
Download and organize images from project 4 on to computer.
Project 5: Changing the ISO and viewing its effects (20 points)
Project 5 due by the end of week 11.
Week 11
Download and organize images from project 5 on to computer.
Shutter Speed
Aperture
Exposure Problems
The Histogram
Changing Exposure Settings
Other Ways to Adjust Exposure
Project 6: Alternate ways to Adjust Exposure (20 points)
Project 6 due by the end of week 12.
Read Chapter 5: Light
Week 12
Quiz 2
Download and organize images from project 6 on to computer.
Discuss Chapter 5
The Characteristics of Light
Time of Day
Indoor Light
White Balance
Project 7: Exposure and Lighting (20 points)
Project 7 due by the end of week 13.
Read Chapter 6: Composition
Week 13
Download and organize images from project 7 on to computer.
Discuss Chapter 6
Center of Interest
Digital Zooms
Using Macro Lens and Settings
Rule of Thirds
Vertical VS Horizontal
Cropping in the Camera
Graphic Element
Framing
Project 8: Composing Images: Center of Interest Digital Zoom (30 points)
Project 8 due by the end of week 14.
Week 14
Download and organize images from project 8 on to computer.
Preparing Your Images for Printing
Project 9: Composing: Rule of Thirds Angle of View (25 points)
Project 9 due by the end of week 15.
Week 15
Download and organize images from project 9 on to computer.
Week 16
Class Final
Week 17
Clean Up Week
Spring Class Calendar