Digital Photography

Course Overview

Get the best out of your digital camera

Would you like to know how to get the most out of that new digital camera?

The Cengage Education Digital Photography course is an ideal starting point for those who’ve made the move to digital and who’d like to understand basic digital concepts and techniques. You’ll learn how to transfer photos from your camera to your computer, and gain an introduction to digital printing techniques.

The Digital Photography course teaches the basic concepts of digital photography. It covers the principles for selecting a digital camera and how to take a good picture, as well as how to transfer the image from a digital camera to a computer. The course also covers scanners and image editing software. Organizing and archiving images and using online photo services are also topics included. This course will cover digital printing. It will include defining digital printing, understanding the resources you need for digital printing, choosing a printer, understanding print quality, paper, ink, and printer speed, planning for a digital print, and configuring the print job.

On completion of your course

Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Cengage Education Digital Photography Certificate.

Key areas of learning

Identify advantages and disadvantages of digital photography.

Identify methods of digital photo acquisition.

Identify considerations for selecting a digital camera.

Learn to define digital printing

Identify the advantages of digital printing

List the resources you need for digital printing

Subjects You’ll Cover 

Digital Photography The advantages and disadvantages of digital photography Identify methods of digital photo acquisition Identify types of digital cameras Using online photo albums and libraries Basics of storing, scanning and editing your photos Types of filters and effects you can apply using many types of software

Digital Printing The mechanics of digital printing Identify types of printers and consumables Papers and their effects on printing quality The steps involved in preparing your photos for print Configuring your resources The advantages of digital printing

Assessment details

2 written assessments

1 computer based assignments

Computer requirements

To successfully complete this course you will need access to:

A Pentium 133Mhz or higher

Windows 95/98 or above

At least 64MB RAM

CD-ROM drive

Access to the Internet

CD’s included in this course are not MAC compatible

Extra learning materials included

Photography - Textbook

Entry requirements

No entry requirements apply to this course.