Digital Photography Fundamentals
X405 (2 semester units in Architecture)
Digital cameras require the same knowledge, skills, and artistry as conventional photographic equipment. Learn the basics of digital cameras through an overview of the fundamentals of photography and photographic terminology. The instructor covers the software available for image editing and demonstrates digital effects you can create with your camera. You receive one-on-one time with the instructor to help you learn about your particular make and model of digital camera.
Note: A Digital DSLA Camera with interchangable lenses and "Raw Capture" capability is recommended but not required.
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Sat. June 21, San Francisco
DAVID PAPAS is a commercial and fine art photographer working in the Bay Area. His client list includes Hewlett-Packard, Ford Motor Company, and T-Mobile. He has been working with digital photography since 1998.
- 10 meetings
- June 21 to Aug. 30: Sat., 9:30 am-12:30 pm (no meeting July 5)
- San Francisco: Room 219, South of Market Center, 95 Third St.
- $435 (EDP 014761)
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Real World Digital Photography
Author: Katrin Eismann, Sean Duggan, and Tim Grey
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Edition: 2nd
Publication Year: 2003
ISBN: 0321223721
Thurs. June 26, San Francisco
BRYAN HEWITT, M.F.A., is an artist living and working in Sausalito and San Francisco. He has shown both nationally and internationally, and is represented by Chandra Cerrito, art advisor. He works as a freelance photographer, graphic designer, and independent curator.
- 10 meetings
- June 26 to Aug. 28: Thurs., 6:30-9:30 pm
- San Francisco: Room 219, South of Market Center, 95 Third St.
- $435 (EDP 014779)
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Textbook(s) for this course:
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Wed. Feb. 27, San Francisco
MARISA ARAGONA, M.F.A., has had her work exhibited in New York, San Francisco, Oakland, Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Birmingham and Montgomery, Ala. Recent venues include Southern Exposure, Swarm, Intersection for the Arts, and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
- 10 meetings
- Feb. 27 to April 30: Wed., 6:30-9:30 pm
- San Francisco: Room 219, South of Market Center, 95 Third St.
- $435 (EDP 023234)
Courses begin every month. A new edition of our catalog is published
three times a year in early April, July and December.