Fundamentals of photography

DVD 2012

In this collection of 24 lectures (30 minutes each), Joel Sartore lectures on the basics of operating a camera, the elements of a photograph and composition and lighting, as well as analyzing real-life photo opportunities and selecting and preparing photographs for photographic essays.

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Photography Digital techniques

Photography Problems, exercises, etc

Photography Technique

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Instructional films Lectures Nonfiction films Problems and exercises Video recordings

Part of a Series:

Great courses (DVD). Fundamentals of photography The great courses The great courses ; 7901

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ISBN:

9781598038897

Description:

4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 158 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
polychrome
digital video
videodisc
DVD
video file DVD

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: NR

Other Title:

National geographic magazine

Notes:

"Topic, better living. Subtopic, arts & leisure" -- Container
"Course no. 7901."
"24 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container
Accompanying course guidebook Includes bibliographical references
Photographer, National Geographic Magazine
Lecturer: Joel Sartore
DVD format

Contents:

Disc 1. Making great pictures
Camera equipment--what you need
Lenses and focal length
Shutter speeds
Aperture and depth of field
Light. 1, Found or ambient light
Disc 2. Light. II, Color and intensity
Light. III, Introduced light
Composition. I, Seeing well
Composition. II, Background and perspective
Composition. III, Framing and layering
Let's go to work. Landscapes
Disc 3. Let's go to work. Wildlife
Let's go to work. People and relationships
Let's go to work. From mundane to extraordinary
Let's go to work. Special occasions
Let's go to work. Family vacations
Advanced topics. Research and preparation
Disc 4. Advanced topics. Macro photography
Advanced topics. Low light
Advanced topics. Problem solving
After the snap : workflow and organization
Editing : choosing the right image
Telling a story with pictures : the photo essay

Control Number:

2772811

Other Authors:

National Geographic Society (U.S.), photographer
Sartore, Joel, speaker
Teaching Company

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