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Understanding Light

From the enigma of capturing light to sense its nature, the direction, color, and the quality – one needs to understand light to be a successful photographer. Knowing the camera metering mode or getting the perfect toned photograph are not always the only criteria, we learn and practice endlessly to get the most decisive moment on a perfect light condition to revel the subject in the most artistic way into a photograph with near to perfect highlights and shadows.

From: $15.00 / month for 4 months

Understanding Light - Monthly Commitment

$15.00 / month for 4 months

Understanding Light - Two Installments

$30.00 every 2 months for 4 months

From the enigma of capturing light to sense its nature, the direction, color, and the quality – one needs to understand light to be a successful photographer. Knowing the camera metering mode or getting the perfect toned photograph are not always the only criteria, we learn and practice endlessly to get the most decisive moment on a perfect light condition to revel the subject in the most artistic way into a photograph with near to perfect highlights and shadows. The aim of the course is to explore that vast area of light along with mastering the light metering mode as well as different tonal contrasts in different light condition and in different locations.

Course Identifier
PHO 205
Faculty
Nasrul Eam
Dean, Department of Art and Photography
Credits
3
Number of Lessons
19
Department
B.F.A. in Photojournalism & B.S. in Photography
Prerequisites
PHO 109, 190, 191, and 192

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Course Overview

Modules

Basic

Lessons

  • 205.1: The Enigma of Capturing Light
  • 205.2: The Color of Light
  • 205.3: Sense the Nature of Light
  • 205.4: Direction of Light
  • 205.5: Quality of Light
  • 205.6: Dealing with Dull Light

Advanced

Lessons

  • 205.7: Light Metering
  • 205.8: Knowing Your Camera Metering Mode
  • 205.9: When Photographing Landscape and Nature
  • 205.10: The Best Way of Getting Perfectly Toned Photograph
  • 205.11: Focusing for Metering Light
  • 205.12: The Most Decisive Moment on Perfect Light

Aesthetic

Lessons

  • 205.13: Contrast That Reveals the Subject
  • 205.14: The Highlights and Shadows
  • 205.15: High Tonal Contrast
  • 205.16: Light That Makes Color Visible
  • 205.17: Mastering Contrast

Presentation

Lesson

  • 205.18: Presenting Your Practice Photographs to Everyone

Completing Your Course

Lesson

  • 205.19: Final Quiz and Assignments

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