Week 1

Introduction to the class

Read Chapter 1: Getting to Know You 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 1: Bring some 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.

Project 1 (30 points):The Picasa3 program and how to use it to organize your photos.


Week 4

Using Software to Correct Exposure and other problems.

Project 2 (50 points) Preparing Pictures for Printing


Week 5

Printing Photographs


Week 6

Images and Special Effects

Project 3 (40 points) Creating Image Special Effects.


Week 7

Using a scanner to import pictures

Read Chapter 3 File Formats, Quality,Settings and Resolution


Week 8

Midterm


Discuss

Image File formats

Storage devices for images

Camera Resolution

Review Project 1

Project 4: (35 points) Changing the camera resolution

Read Chapter 4: Exposure


Week 9

Discuss

The Exposure Triangle

ISO

Transfer project 4 pictures to your class computer.

Project 5: (40 points) Changing the ISO and viewing its effects


Week 10

Download and organize images from project 5 on to computer.  

Discuss

Shutter Speed

Aperture

Exposure Problems

The Histogram

Changing Exposure Settings

Other Ways to Adjust Exposure

Project 6: (35 points) Alternate ways to Adjust Exposure

Read Chapter 5: Light


Week 11

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: (40 points) Exposure and Lighting

Read Chapter 6: Composition


Week 12

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: (30 points) Composing Images: Center of Interest Digital Zoom


Week 13

Download and organize images from project 8 on to computer.

Project 9: (35 points) Composing: Rule of Thirds Angle of View


Week 14

Download and organize images from project 9 on to computer.

Using your camera to record video.


Week 15

Using Windows Movie Maker.


Week 16

Class Final



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