This course is an introduction to digital photography and teaches students effective camera and editing software use, artistic design, processing and careers, with a brief history of photography.
What You’ll Learn
- Camera Basics & Composition: Learn how to use camera settings (aperture, shutter speed, ISO) and principles of design to create strong images.
- Lighting & Workflow: Explore lighting techniques, exposure control, and workflow from capture through post-production.
- Image Editing & Post-Production: Use editing software to enhance, retouch, and finalize photographs for presentation.
- Photography & Career Contexts: Study the history of photography and explore career paths and professional practices in the field.
- Credit Hours: 0.5
Notes
We recommend a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera or a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC), but a smartphone camera or a similar device will work nearly as well for most of the course.
Course Features
- Lecture 0
- Quiz 0
- Duration 10 weeks
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
- 16 Sections
- 0 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- Module 1: Technological Advances0 Items
- Module 2: Composition Guidelines0 Items
- Module 3: Camera Basics0 Items
- Module 4: Camera Tools0 Items
- Module 5: Influential Photographers0 Items
- Module 6: Elements and Principles of Design0 Items
- Module 7: Camera Settings0 Items
- Module 8: Lighting0 Items
- Module 9: Workflow0 Items
- Module 10: Organizing Photographs0 Items
- Module 11: Image Editing0 Items
- Module 12: Post-Production Editing0 Items
- Module 13: More Editing and Exhibition0 Items
- Module 14: Copyright Law0 Items
- Module 15: Career Exploration0 Items
- Module 16: Final Exam0 Items






