Fundamentals of Photography

Classroom

Did you recently buy a fancy new digital SLR? Have no idea what all those dials and buttons do? Wondering why your pictures are dark, blurry, or just plain boring? Fundamentals of Photography will help you make sense of it all.

Essential components of your camera discussed.

Lenses, Filters, Body, Memory Cards, Batteries and more…

Exposure process explained.

ISO, Shutter Speed, Apertures and Light Meter

The “Creative” Mode
Portraiture
Depth of Field
Introduction to Flash Photography
Landscape
Camera Phone Photography

An Introduction to Composition

Basic Image Processing & Workflow

Taught by Chi Modu

Photographer

Chi Modu chronicled the beginnings of the hip-hop movement, now a global phenomenon. In 1990, he began work at The Source, the definitive magazine of hip-hop culture. Through capturing images of the artists he was able to show them as real people, not one-dimensional celebrities.

Chi Modu’s time...view full bio