Below is a document that describes how to get your flickr account and join the LightShine/NPHS Photo Pholks group
Joining flickr group LightShine
How to make an album on flickr
How to add images to the Group Pool on Flickr
Tentative Schedule of Topics for Classes
If and when it works out, I plan to have you work in Photoshop to do some basic editing. This depends on time, honestly.
Oct 7
Technical Lesson: What is a Photograph? and Short History of Photography
Composition Lesson: Photographic Composition Guidelines
Assignment for week:
six images applying the Photographic Composition Guidelines
Put your images in an album on flickr titled Week One: Composition
Put your best 2-3 images in the Group Pool on flickr
PowerPoint: Week One Click Here
Oct 14
Video to Explain the Exposure Triangle of Photography
Photography pholks- PowerPoint – Week 2
Week 2 – Assignment – Exposure Triangle
Connecting Text and Image: Bible verse and the photograph
Technical Lesson: the Holy Trinity of Photography: the Exposure Triangle = ISO + Shutter Speed + Aperture
Compositional Lesson: Editing on Photoshop Basics (cropping, adjusting contrast, putting text on a photo)
Assignment for week:
If you have a camera that shoots on manual mode, practice using the light meter, adjusting your ISO, shutter speed and aperture manually when you shoot photos
Shoot six new photos this week (any topic)
Connect one or more to a Bible verse if possible
Bring in three table top objects for the next class’s lesson on Depth of Field
Oct 21
Watch this video before class:
Video Explanation on Depth of Field
Watch these video after class:
Video that Explains the Circle of Confusion
Video on Using a Large Depth of Field
Video on Getting a Large Depth of Field
I highly suggest you read this article:
PowerPoint Week 3 click this link:
Potential Bible Verses to Pair with a Photo
Technical Lesson: Aperture and Depth of Field
Composition Lesson: Best Light Use
Assignment: Six portrait photos some with shallow depth of field and some environmental portraits using a larger depth of field
This is a good website to see photography combined with Bible verses:
http://www.visualforces.com/category/christian/photography/landscape/
Oct 28
Some videos to watch before class:
Video on Freezing Motion and Blurring Motion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIpmYdpMYZU
Video on Freezing and Blurring Motion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x25oqcFXnjs
Video on Panning Motion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI3ca72W3eM
Here is the lesson PowerPoint:
Here are handouts that explain how to shoot the three kinds of motion photography:
Motion Photography Handout – Blur and Pan
Motion Photography Hanodout – freeze
Technical lesson: shutter speed
Composition lesson: freeze, pan and blur motion
Assignment for week:
If you have a camera where you can control shutter speed, shoot two freeze, two pan, and two blur motion photos
If you only have an auto exposure mode camera, shoot your freeze motion in bright light conditions, shoot your pan and blur in lower light conditions and it just might work. Or you can shoot images of your own choosing
Nov 4
Video on Very Slow Shutter Speed Use
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkkV1MUjnW8
Bulb Exposure Samples and Explanation Webpage
The second half of this portfolio is the bulb exposure part, although the first 12 images are stunning as well:
Andy Cho’s Portfolio – Bulb Exposures
Technical lesson: Bulb Exposure: advanced shutter use
Compositional lesson: demonstrate bulb exposure
Assignment for week:
If you have a camera with manual control, shoot six bulb exposure images, if not, shoot six images of your own choosing
Nov 11
Potpourri day – Bracketing, Exposure Compensation, White Balance, File types
PowerPoint for this week:
LightShine-NPHS Photo – Final Week
This is a PowerPoint that has visuals and explanations of much of what we covered in the course:
This is a packet of Camera Tool and Functions Definitions and Explanations. It is great for a quick refresher and maybe you would want to print it out:
Photo One/Two Camera Tools Entire Packet
Select images for reception/party
Nov 18
Celebration with friends and family at someone’s house.