On-Line Photography Courses

 

LEARNING PHOTOGRAPHY - Fundamental Courses

Fundamentals of Photography - Level 1: Creating Images That Inspire (Available Now)

Overview: This course introduces you to your camera’s Image Modes. Then you will learn the full process of using manual settings, to create better images – ISO, shutter speed and f/Stop. You will learn about the advantages and disadvantages and correct selection of the main file formats – RAW, TIFF & JPEG. You will gain a thorough understanding and application of The Rule of Thirds, about the Power of Triangles and managing/controlling Depth of Field. Finally, you will be introduced to the principles and process of defining your emotional perceptions, in order to dramatically improve your image composition. This is a 4 week, on-line course. See Details & Register.

Fundamentals of Photography - Level 2: Elements of A Good Image (Available Now) Overview: This course introduces you to the 4 primary entities which, when applied properly, will help you construct you’re your images and give them significantly improved impact. You will learn to recognize and how to incorporate them into your work – 12 basic Mechanical Elements, 12 primary Emotional Elements, 28 primary Tangible & Intangible Properties and 4 primary Technical Elements. Knowing and applying them, can change your photography forever. This is a 4 week, on-line course. See Details & Register.

Fundamentals of Photography - Level 3: Perception, Definition & Presentation (Available Now) Overview: This course introduces you to the process of visualizing, defining and composing your images. These three steps are the most critical aspects of photography. Not understanding Perception and Definition prohibits all photographers from finishing their images successfully – without a thorough knowledge of the principles and process of Perception & Definition, no effective Composition can occur. This is a 4 week, on-line course. See Details & Register.

Fundamentals of Photography - Level 4: Composition-Putting It All Together (Estimated release date: February-March, 2011)

ADVANCING TO INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - Advancing Your Skills

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES - Dramatic Photography

ANATOMY OF A SHOOT - HowTo White Papers

37 Photography Projects - These White Papers are 4 page documents which describe a particular photography shoot. I discuss, in great detail, my pre-planning and process of how I created a particular image or set of images. I take the reader through 3 Foundational Aspects of Art. An image is comprised of the sum and interaction of its parts. This sum begins with these 3 aspects: (1) Perception of a subject or scene, (2) emotions evoked and their Definition by the artist, and (3) the Presentation (composition) of those perceptions and definitions within a container or image frame. Four additional primary parts are the Mechanical, Emotional and Technical Elements, as well as the Properties, which exist naturally or an artist artificially introduces and includes into an image. The release of these papers is going to be a work in progress. Please check monthly for availability.

1. A Study of Landscapes
2. A Study of Light & Shadow
3. A Sunrise & Sunset
4. Africa In Chicago
5. Angles & Curves
6. Basic Elements of Cropping for Composition
7. Basic Emotional Image Elements
8. Basic Mechanical Image Elements
9. Capturing Color
10. Colors In The Fall
11. Canyons & Water Falls
12. Elements of Interest
13. Entrances, Doorways & Windows
14. Exposure - ISO, Shutter Speed & f/Stop
15. Falling Rain
16. Flowers In Our Soul - How To
17. Foreground
18. Ghosts of Stone & Metal
19. Harbors & Seascapes
20. Landmarks
21. Language In The Streets
22. Life In The Sand
23. Macro Photography - An Exciting Universe
24. Painting The Water
25. Perception, Definition & Presentation
26. Primary Colors
27. Sharpening - What Every Digital Image Needs
28. Still Life
29. Street Photography - Language In The Streets
30. Textures & Shapes
31. The Anatomy of A Portrait
32. The Art of Wedding Photography
33. The Botanic Garden
34. The Critique - Evaluating Your Photography
35. The Hidden Triangle
36. The Human Form
37. The Mask Series