Introduction to Digital Photography
A course by user122880 surname122880 , Photographer
Joined May 2014
Learn to control the basic parameters of your reflex camera
Learn to control the basic parameters of your reflex camera
If you're interested in learning to use the main features of a digital camera in manual mode, discover how alongside Jesús G. Pastor, a journalist and photographer who has worked for clients such as Nikon and Google, as well as international media such as The Sunday Times, Cosmopolitan, and Travel Africa Magazine, among others.
Thanks to Jesús's examples and advice, gain fluency in handling the camera while shooting any situation. With an understanding of the basic fundamentals of photography theory, lose your fear of the multitude of options offered by current cameras to focus on the scene you want to capture.
What will you learn in this online course?
19 lessons & 23 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (1.6K)
- 36,821 students
- 19 lessons (2h 41m)
- 23 additional resources (1 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
At the end of the course, create a photo series by practicing all the parameters you've learned. The subject is up to you, so let your creativity loose in your favorite photographic genre: portraiture, photojournalism, advertising photography, architecture photography, etc.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This is an introductory course on digital photography for beginners who want to learn how to get the most out of their camera in manual or semi-automatic mode.
Requirements and materials
All you need is curiosity and a digital camera, either SLR, bridge, or compact.
Reviews
A course by user122880 surname122880
The path of Jesús G. Pastor, a journalist by training, led him little by little towards images, always with a connection to social assistance. As an inveterate traveler, he spent two uninterrupted years in Asia, in addition to a month or more in Lebanon, Syria, Mexico, and Cuba, and two years living in the Balkans in the former Yugoslavia. It was during his travels that Jesús developed his photographic style.
Currently, he is a professor in a higher-level vocational training degree in Image and Sound. He has taught corporate communication workshops for Amnesty International and on travel photography, authorial photography, and digital retouching (especially Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw).
He has been published in national press (La Vanguardia, Público, Metro, Avui, Interviu, Periodismo Humano, The Huffington Post) and internationally (Travel Africa Magazine, Sunday Times, Corbis, Demotix, ACNUR), has worked for companies and NGOs, and has won awards for his work at a waste disposal site in Phnom Phen.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Jesús G. Pastor and photography
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History of the camera
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References
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U2
The photographic camera
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The camera
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The lenses
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U3
The Most Holy Trinity (ISO, Diaphragm, Shutter Speed)
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The ISO
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Diaphragm
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Shutter Speed
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Simulator
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Semi-automatic modes
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U4
The light
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Compensation
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Measurement
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Color temperature
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Histogram
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U5
Other parameters
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Focus
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JPG vs RAW
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Flash
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U6
Practice on the street
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On the street
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Reportage
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FP
Final project
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Introduction to digital photography
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Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
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Great course! Great tips and a help. Note some of the links are outdated by otherwise awesome
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It was quite concise and direct, important for those who are just starting out.
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