Introduction to Photography/ ART DEPT./ MCHS

I                 History of Photography

II.        Types of Cameras

                        Camera Basics

                        Getting to know your camera

III.             Composition

Use of lighting

Color theory in photography

The Golden Mean in composition

IV.  Shooting with film

Types of film

                        Lighting & contrast with black and white photos

                        The darkroom/ black & white film processing

                                     Dodging, Burning, Cropping

V.        Film vs. the Digital Revolution

                        Photoshop Basics for Photographers

VI.       Types of Photography

                        Portraiture

                        Photojournalism

                        Graphic Design/ Advertising Photography

                        Landscape/ Nature Photography

Architectural photography  

VII.              Advanced Photoshop techniques for Photographers

                        Panoramic photos

                        Duotones, Tritones, Quadtones

                        Preparing photos for the web