Category: Class Topics (Page 3 of 4)

Needed for this class

• Camera or cameraphone
• Lightroom Classic or Lightroom Photoshop App
• Review: Light quality-direct and diffused, exposure compensation

Light and Dark

The word photography is rooted in Greek meaning “ writing with light “  One of the main … Read More

Needed for this class

• Camera or cameraphone
• White and black cards or paper

Light Quality

Light is either direct or diffused.

Direct light: the light strikes the subject from one angle and creates sharp shadows. Sunlight is an example of … Read More

Needed for this class

Making Dynamic Pictures

These compositional principals help you create a visual hierarchy in your photographs.

Diagonals – Sloping lines

Figure to Ground -the relationship between the subject and the background sometimes described as negative and positive … Read More

Needed for this class

• Camera or cameraphone
• Light source: a window or a desk lamp
• two small objects – An egg or potato or onion (two of the three)

Thinking about the Frame

Framing: How the frame brings together the … Read More

Finding Your Voice

Interview with Dawoud Bey

Interview with Carrie Mae Weems – The Kitchen Table series… Read More