Digital Photography

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  Welcome to Digital Photography
  
  Your computer is your darkroom.
  Your software is free.
  The world is your gallery.
  
   
  This lesson is a sample course writen by Paul Nelson. The content and photographs are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License. That means that you can use it, improve it and share it.
  
  ;-) pnelson@nwresd.k12.or.us
  
  

  • Digital Photo Discussion Forum Fórum
  • How to add links to your photos in assignments... Stránka
  • Photo wiki
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  Assignment:
  The People In Your Life
  

  
  

  This is your first photo assignment. We'll start with something important, the people in your life. During this course we'll learn about lighting, composition, camera options and photo editing but none of those skills alone can make a great photograph. It takes YOU to make a great photograph. Enjoy your first lesson!
  

  • Portrait Photography Introduction Stránka
  • The People In Your Life Zadanie
  • All About Digital Cameras Zadanie
  • Portrait Tips Stránka

  
  
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  Assignment:
  Senior Photo Shoot
  You have seniors in your school who will enjoy posing for this assignment. Consider everyting you're learning about light, lines, texture and composition and you'll end up with some great photos.
  
  #1 Tip: USE A TRIPOD. Nothing ruins a great photo like camera shake. Don't risk blurry photos. Use a tripod.
  

  • Senior Portraits Zadanie
  • Portraits on Flickr.com URL
  • Gallery Day #1 Zadanie

  
  
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  Assignment:
  Lines Pattern Texture
  
  Look around and you'll find interesting patterns and lines everywhere around you. One of the best places to look is in the school parking lot. Use your macro setting and get up close to shoot some tail light lenses.
  

  • Line Texture Pattern Introduction Stránka
  • Texture - Lines - Pattern Zadanie
  • Lines Texture and Patterns on Flickr.com URL
  • Gallery Day #2 Zadanie

  
  
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  Assignment:
  Backgrounds
  
  What is the perfect background? Most are sized at 1024x786 pixels and have interesting shapes and patterns. Some are landscapes or funny scenes. Find yours and you can upload it to Flickr's collection.

  • Create a Desktop Background Zadanie

  
  
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  Assignment:
  Still Life Photography
  
  A still life is a portrait of a thing as opposed to a person. The good news is that things don't complain when you pose them in odd positions for long periods of time. Be sure to explore shooting from different angles under different lighting conditions.
  

  • Still Life Photo Tips Stránka
  • Still Life Photography Zadanie
  • Ebay Photography Zadanie
  • Gallery Day #3 Zadanie

  
  
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  Assignment:
  Themed Photo Shoots
  
  Turn your photographer's eye loose on your city this week. The first theme is street photography. The second theme is age.
  

  • Themed Photo Shoot #1 Zadanie
  • Gallery Day #4 Zadanie
  • Themed Photo Shoot #2 Age Zadanie

  
  
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  Assignment:
  Framing
  
  We're not talking about the framing that holds up the walls of a house and we ARE talking about more than picture frames. Framing in photography can be around, behind and/or in front of the subject. See the framing tips resource for some good examples.
  

  • Tips on Framing Stránka
  • Framing Zadanie

  
  
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  Assignment:
  Exploring Light
  
  Backlight, sidelight... In this lesson you'll explore how to take advantage and even create interesting lighting for your photographs. It doesn't take expensive equipment to make a lighting studio. Just borrow the livingroom table lamp and use a tripod to eleminate camera shake.
  
  
  

  • Introduction to Light Stránka
  • Exploring Light Zadanie
  • Gallery Day #5 LIGHT Zadanie

  
  
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  Assignment:
  Panoramic Photography
  

  
  

  
  Panoramic photographs were popular 100 years ago. Take a look at the fill-size version of the photo above and you can see there are lots of ways to have fun with these kinds of photographs.
  

  • Panoramic Photography Zadanie
  • Gallery Day #6 - Photo Journalism Photo Essays Zadanie

  
  
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  Assignment:
  Photo Essay
  
  Your final project will be a photo essay. First we'll take a look at photo essays from other photographers. Then you will create your own photo essay. Your work in this assignment will showcase much of what you have learned in this course.
  

  • Photo Essay - Part 1 Essay Critique Zadanie
  • Photo Essay - Final Project Zadanie

  
  
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