Digital Photography
Fundamentals of Digital Camera Handling and Photography Art
What you'll learn
- Get to know cameras and the history of photography
- Compare the types of sensors
- Control aperture and depth of field
- Set the shutter speed
- Control sensor sensitivity with ISO
- Set the white balance
- Choose the picture style
- Compose a photo correctly
- Use studio lighting
About this course
This course explains the fundamentals of digital photography and how to use a digital camera correctly. You start by getting to know cameras and the history of photography, then compare the types of sensors. After that you learn the most important camera settings: aperture and depth of field, shutter speed, and controlling sensor sensitivity with ISO. Then you move to white balance, controlling the picture style, how to compose a photo, studio lighting, and finish with a close look at the camera. The course suits anyone who has just bought a new camera and wants to understand it, photography hobbyists, beginners, and anyone who wants better pictures than automatic mode gives. You need no previous experience, as the explanation starts from zero and links each setting to its result in the picture. Afterward you will be able to set up the camera yourself, control light and colors, and compose balanced, clear photos.
Expected outcomes
- Ability to professionally adjust camera settings.
- Capture high-quality images using correct composition techniques.
- Enhance your photography skills using studio lighting.
- Master handling different camera settings to improve results.
- Understand how to choose the right settings for each shooting situation.
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Course content
1Photography Art
10 lectures
- Cameras and the history of photographyPresents the history of photography, from Ibn al-Haytham and the dark room idea to Joseph Niepce and the first fixed image, then explains how light enters the lens inside the camera, and how the viewfinder works.9:59
- Comparison of sensor typesCorrects common misconceptions about megapixels and compares crop sensor and full frame: pixel structure and the three colors, how the crop factor is calculated, and its effect on field of view and equivalent lens.12:01
- ApertureExplains aperture and the F number, how the diaphragm controls the amount of light, its effect on depth of field and background blur, and other factors that influence it such as focal length and distance.13:39
- Shutter SpeedExplains shutter speed and its role in blocking light from the sensor, and how fast and slow speeds affect freezing motion or producing motion blur, and its relation to adjusting exposure.8:25
- ISOExplains sensor sensitivity (ISO) as the third factor for controlling exposure, how it brightens the image but adds noise, so it is used last within a reasonable range, and how it can create a grainy look for vintage photos.10:56
- White BalanceExplains what White Balance means, how it relates to color temperature in Kelvin, and how to choose the right setting in the camera for each type of lighting to get natural-looking colors.12:45
- Picture StyleCovers the Picture Style settings inside the camera before shooting, such as controlling sharpness, contrast and color, shooting in black and white, and the filter and toning effects that change the look of the image.11:02
- How to composeExplains the elements of photo composition such as lines, texture, color and storytelling, and how thinking about where each element goes makes an image stronger and more distinctive.19:01
- Studio LightExplains natural and artificial lighting in photography, the role of the Key Light and backlight, the difference between soft and hard light, and the types of lighting equipment used in the studio.16:19
- A closer look at the cameraWalks through the camera's buttons and parts one by one, such as the Mode Dial and preset shooting modes, AF and MF focus, focus modes, continuous shooting modes, ports, and the battery and card compartments.10:59
Instructor
Dr. Peter George
