With Prem Mukherjee
Arising Images, Inc. – www.ArisingImages.com
Updated 12/16/2008 v2.2
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Table of Contents
1) INTRO
1.1) Who Am I
1.2) Goals of the class
1.3) Disclaimer and Copyright
1.4) Glossary
2) DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY BASICS
2
.1) Camera
2.2) Computer
2.3) Accessories
2.4) Software
2.5) Image Formats
2.6) Image Backup and archiving
2.7) Useful Websites
3) FUNDAMENTALS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
3.1) Intro
3.2) Aperture
3.3) Depth of Field
3.4) Shutter Speed
3.5) Metering
3.6) Shooting Modes and Exposure Compensation
3.7) ISO
3.8) White balance
3.9) Lenses
3.10) Assignment
3.11) Photography Cheat Sheet
4) SHOOTING TECHNIQUES AND COMPOSITION
4.1) Bracing the camera
4.2) Composition Intro
4.3) Rule of thirds
4.4) Triangles
4.5) Leading Lines
4.6) Repeating shapes
4.7) Patterns
4.8) Juxtapositions
4.9) Complimentary Colors
4.10) Get in Close
4.11) Framing
4.12) Looking for a better shot
4.13) Light and time of day
4.14) Bad Weather
4.15) Flash – bounce, fill
4.16) Histogram
5) PROCESSING
5.1) Saturation and Contrast
5.2) Black and White – Contrast and Glow
5.3) Prem’s Portrait Formula
5.4) Color toning
5.5) Color gradients
5.6) Sharpening
6) FIELD TRIP and CRITIQUE
7) PRESENTATION
7.1) Printing
7.2) Image Sizing and Sharing
7.3) Creating DVD Slideshows
8) Photoshop Elements 3.0 Basic Tips
8.1) Intro
8.2) Cropping
8.3) Exposure
8.4) Color and Saturation