Digital Photography

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Digital Photography

• Part 0
• The administrative stuff

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The basics

• This is a lecture. Attendance is optional. (But
  if you are not interested, why did you take it?)
• There will be a written exam at the end. Oral
  exam on demand.
• Previous knowledge is not assumed.
• Having a camera to try out things for yourself
  helps.
• Ill make the slides available as we go along.
• There are excellent books and online resources
  available on the topic.
• If you have questions during the lecture, ask.

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Books stuff

• The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby
• The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2 by Scott
  Kelby
• Complete Digital Photography by Ben Long
• The Betterphoto Guide to Digital Photography by
  Jim Miotke
• The Book of Digital Photography by Chris George
• The Digital Photography Handbook by Doug Harman
• etc.
• Lecture notes http//fizikatsz.nyf.hu/digital_pho
  tography.html
• Wikipedia
• Photo sharing sites
• etc.

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Course plan, part 1
Week 1 Properties of light, reflection and
refraction. Imaging with lenses and
mirrors. Week 2 Real lenses. Types of
cameras. Week 3 How digital cameras work (part
1) Week 4 How digital cameras work (part
2) Week 5 Basic handling of cameras. Week
6 Creative controls shutter speed, aperture,
depth of field.
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Course plan, part 2

• Week 7
• Creative controls focal length. Composition.
• Week 8
• Lighting. Style and subject (part 1).
• Week 9
• Style and subject (part 2). Processing images
  from camera to PC, printing pictures, using them
  in programs and the web.
• Week 10
• Basic image editing.
• Week 11
• Advanced image editing
• Week 12
• Advanced image editing