College Classes
Take Fabulous iPhone Photos
Sandhills Community College
January 17 - March 7, 2023
Tuesdays, 9 am - Noon
Course Code: 1041
To register or for more information: (910) 695-3980 or 1-800-338-3944, ext. 3980
8 weeks (24 hours total)
Course Description
Make your photos stand out from among the millions of other photos taken with the iPhone every day.
Do you want to take better pictures of your family or even want to use the iPhone camera professionally? This class is for you. You will learn how to take pictures with the iPhone, how to troubleshoot the most common issues, and use the best photo apps available.
Besides learning how to use the iPhone camera and apps, you'll learn techniques that can be used to create amazing images. You'll learn the art of composition, how to find great lighting and advanced techniques like long exposure and more.
Upload Folder
Week 1
Introduction
Assignment: Take photos of what you love.
Week 2
Photo Review
Assignment: Photograph the Mundane
Week 3
Photo Review
Panoramas, Burst Mode, Long Exposure, Time-Lapse
iPhone Photography School (YouTube)
Assignment: Pop of Red
Week 4
Photo Walk
Assignment: Patterns, Details and Texture
Week 5
Photo Review
Photo Review
Tips and Tricks
Assignment: Black & White
Week 6
Photo Review
Editing Your Images
Incredible Apps
Assignment: Water
Week 7
Photo Walk
Week 8
Photo Review: Photo Walk
Memories
Slideshow
Memory Movie
Digital Photography Fundamentals
Fayetteville Technical Community College
January 12 - March 2, 2023
Tuesdays, 6 - 9 p.m.
Course Description, Overview. and Portfolio
At the end of this class, students will be able to take their digital photography from good to great, understand their camera controls and learn to put a little bit of themselves into every photo.
Classes will be made up of lectures, demonstrations, critiques and discussions. Students will be encouraged to share their work with the class. Each class will last 3 hours
Photo Upload Folder - Thursday Class
Week 1
Topics: Composition, Visual Story Telling, Shooting Modes and Exposure Triangle
PowerPoint
G Drive Materials
Inspiration - The Photographic Eye
Week 2
Topics: Shutter Priority Mode, Exposure Triangle, File Formats, White Balance and Histogram
Power Point
G Drive Materials
Inspiration - Johnny Horne
Week 3
Topics: Aperture Priority Mode, Exposure Triangle, Depth of Field, Lens and Light Metering Modes
PowerPoint
G Drive Materials
SnapSeed Photo Editing
Inspiration - Rick Sammon
Week 4
Photo Walk
Inspiration -Margaret Bourke-White
Week 5
Topics: Manual Mode, Auto ISO, Focus, Camera Equipment and MetaData
PowerPoint
G Drive Materials
Street Photography
Inspiration - Diane Wehr
Week 6
Topics: Flash
Introduction to Flash Photography
Environmental Portraits
Panoramas
Inspiration - Joe McNally
Week 7
Photo Walk
Inspiration - Jay Maisel
Week 8
G Drive Materials
Topics: Organizing, Storing and Backing Up Photos
Post Processing, Editing in LightRoom and SnapSeed
Cropping, Golden Crops
SnapSeed - the Perfect Tool for the Reluctant Post-Processor (PDF)
Inspiration - Fred Herzog
The Art of Photography
Fall of 2023
Course Description
Raise your photography to the next level by learning how to capture amazing images. Students will learn by a combination of lectures, demonstrations, hands-on workshops and fun photo challenges. Everyone is encouraged to share their work with the class. Each class will last 2 hours.
Students are expected to have a working knowledge of photography fundamentals such as the exposure triangle, depth of field and composition. An understanding of their camera's controls is also very important, as is how to take images in Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Manual Modes.
Shooting in RAW will be encouraged as will be editing photos in SnapSeed App or any other free software. A tripod, cable release are recommend. Using LightRoom or PhotoShop is optional.
Review PDF
Review PowerPoint
1. Stunning Landscapes
2. Panorama Workshop
3. Eight Things I Wish I Knew at the start
4. Low Light Workshop
5. Sunset, Sunrise and the Night Sky
6. Taking Great Photos of Mundane Things
7. Take Interesting Candid Photos
8. Flash Photography Workshop
9. High Dynamic Range (HDR), Focus Stacking and Hyperfocal Distance
10. Long Exposure Workshop - Meet at the Carolina Hotel
11. Visual Story Telling
12. Backlight/Silhouettes