Advanced digital photography for those familiar with the
operations of their camera. This session will deal with
artistic expression using your camera. We’ll cover studio
lighting with models, advanced photoshop and advanced digital
printing. The class project is to produce a coffee table
book and print the book with on-demand publishing. Limit
12.
Week 1:
Review manual photography techniques, f.stops and shutter
speeds. Discuss photojournalism and fine-art photography.
Assignment.
Week 2:
Review assignment. Continue discuss of fine art photography;
techniques and equipment.
Week 3:
Review assignment. Introduce studio lighting; techniques
for still life and preparation for model shoot. Assignment
(bring in clipping of photo styles you want to photograph
with model).
Week 4:
Studio lighting techniques – small flash, one light, two
lights, three lights, four lights. Assignment (edit images
and bring best 12 photos to class week 7). Assignment
II - collect and bring project images to next class.
Week 5:
Review assignment. Discuss advanced printing techniques.
Discuss and demonstrate Adobe Photoshop portrait techniques.
Assignment – assigned pages for coffee table book.
Week 6:
Review assignment. Prepare book for printing. Assignment,
see week 4 .
Week 7:
Review studio lighting images, Advanced Photoshop techniques
for editing, color correction and enhancements.
Week 8:
Review and critique of coffee table books.