This is our catalog of courses. We will occasionally adjust the course listing to reflect the addition of new courses and the retirement of others.
During this photography bootcamp course, you will learn all the photography basics! You will learn how to take excellent photographs in camera (without editing/post-production), how to shoot in manual, how to find good lighting, and how to pose your subjects!
Total classes: 6
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th
Suggested credit: ½ semester Photography
Description
During this photography bootcamp course, you will learn all the photography basics! You will learn how to take excellent photographs in camera (without editing/post-production), how to shoot in manual, how to find good lighting, and how to pose your subjects!
Outline
Class I – What is photography & why it’s important
Class II – How to shoot in manual, the exposure triangle
Class III – Lighting
Class IV – Composition/Rule of Thirds
Class V – Posing
Class VI – Beginning steps of starting a Photography Business & Class Critique of images
Materials and Homework
Course materials: Students are required to have a camera that has a manual (“M”) setting. Students may not use smartphones as their camera.
Homework: There will be 3 quizzes (after Classes II-IV). There will also be a photography “challenge/assignment” after each class. Students will be required to upload 3-5 pictures (depending on the assignment). Students can expect homework to take approximately 30-45 minutes after each class.
