Basic Photography II: Diving Into Digital
© Mark Berndt
This six-week course is a perfect next step for digital photographers who have taken a basic photography class. Basics will be reviewed and participants will learn even more about their digital camera. Classroom discussion covers basic and advanced camera settings, determining perfect exposure, all about white balance, shooting in RAW, capturing images indoors and outdoors, and mastering digital workflow. Weekly shooting assignments and critique provide invaluable feedback about participant’s progress and prompt discussions about, and solutions to, real-world photographic issues.
- Topics covered throughout the class will be:
- Mastering your camera’s menus and settings
- Obtaining perfect exposure and white balance
- Choosing the right lens for your photos
- Improving composition and understanding light
- Creating a simple and efficient digital workflow
- Monitor calibration and printing
- Building a digital darkroom – hardware and software
- Introduction to RAW processing in Photoshop CS3
Participants are expected to have completed “Basic Photography I” or have equivalent experience. Proficiency on either a MAC or PC is required. Lectures will be given using an Apple Macintosh computer with Adobe Bridge CS3 and Adobe Camera RAW.
Mark Berndt (www.markberndt.com) is a fine art and commercial photographer whose work celebrates the circumstance of life through environmental portraiture and documentary visual narrative. With 30 years of experience as a photographer and commercial director, Mark brings his experience and expertise as a visual storyteller to every image. “Digital” since 1993 and an accomplished fine art digital printmaker, he teaches photography and digital imaging at Art Center College of Design, in private workshops and individual consultation.
