Learn Photography: A Simple System for Photography Starters
What you'll learn
- Photograph with confidence and understanding
- Hold your camera steady for better photographs
- Apply the mysterious rule of thirds
- Make - not take - great photographs
- Explain how aperture affects the depth of field
- Set the shutter speed for the subject matter
- Choose and ISO setting based on the lighting conditions
- Build a solid foundation to take great photographs
Requirements
- How to turn on the camera
- How to get digital photos from the camera to the computer
- How to make coffee (not really, but it helps)
Description
Are your photos boring? Blurry? Out of focus? Or just plain ol’ ugly? Are you getting frustrated with your camera’s results being different than what’s in your mind’s creative eye?
I understand what you’re experiencing and I can help – I promise. This course will help you first build a rock-solid foundation of the photography basics. Then I will show you how to take control of your photography experience.
Once you’ve mastered the fundamentals we’ll dive into the really good stuff: how to compose your photos to make them more interesting, more likeable, and more enjoyable for you and all the people who’ll look at your art. You’re going to shift from just another person with a camera to an accomplished photographer… and you’re going to love the process of getting from here to there.
You are going to quit taking photos – and you’re going to start making great photos.
In this course I’ll show you how. You’re going to love my simple system for taking great photos – and it’s easy to remember and apply.
Finally, this course will ease into the technical jargon that scares many creative people away from photography: aperture, depth-of-field, shutter speed, exposure, and all those special settings away from the AUTO button on your camera.
In this course I’ll breakdown all the technical mumbo-jumbo into easy-to-digest and apply photography principles. In each section you’ll have experiments – not exercises – to practice, explore, and create new photographs on what you’ve just learned. And the best part? You can keep this course forever as a handy reminder of what you’ve learned.
You can do this. I’ll help! Let’s get started right now.
Who this course is for:
- Beginning photographers
- Photographers looking for a solid foundation
- Photographers who are afraid of leaving AUTO mode
- Professional photographers for Sports Illustrated, National Geographic, and the New York Times should NOT take this course.
Course content
- 02:04The "Big Picture" of this Course
- Preview01:16
- 06:19Any camera will do - Really!
- 05:08Let's talk about your camera addiction
- 11:17How to hold your camera like you know you're supposed to hold a camera
- Preview05:24
- 00:54Section Wrap: I've Talked Enough. You've Listened Enough.
Instructor
![Joseph Phillips](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
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- 152,356 Reviews
- 477,294 Students
- 33 Courses
Joseph Phillips has more than 20 years’ experience as a project management consultant, educator, technology consultant, business owner, and technical writer. He has consulted as a project manager for a range of businesses, including startups, hospitals, architectural firms, and manufacturers. Joseph is passionate about helping students pass the PMP certification exam. He has created and led both in-person and web-based seminars on project management, PMP certification, IT project management, program management, writing, business analysis, technical writing, and related topics. Joseph has written, co-authored, or served as technical editor to more than 35 books on technology, careers, project management, and goal setting for MacMillan, McGraw-Hill, Pearson Education, and AMA Press.
Certifications:
Project Management Professional (PMP)
PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
CompTIA Project+ Professional
CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer+
Certified ITIL Foundations Professional
Professional Scrum Master I
Author of:
PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide, McGraw-Hill
CAPM/PMP All-in-One Exam Guide, McGraw-Hill
PMI-ACP All-in-One Exam Guide, McGraw-Hill
PMP Project Management Lab Book, McGraw-Hill
The Certified Technical Trainer All-in-One Exam Guide, McGraw-Hill
IT Project Management: On Track from Start to Finish, McGraw-Hill
Project Management for Small Business, American Management Association
Software Project Management for Dummies, For Dummies Publisher
The Lifelong Project, Amazon CreateSpace
Vampire Management: Why Your Job Sucks, Amazon CreateSpace