Photography 101

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Free Online Course: Photography 101 provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Photography 101 is taught by Joseph "PhotoJoseph" Linaschke.

Overview
  • Understand what's going in your camera—one setting at a time. Learn how to control aperture, shutter speed, and ISO and improve your photography skills in this course.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • DSLR vs. DSLM
    1. Carry and Hold A Camera Like a Pro
    • Introduction to handling a camera
    • How to carry a camera
    • Walking and shooting
    • Protect your lens
    • Don't be a chimp!
    • Do you see what I see?
    2. Stabilize the Camera
    • Introduction to stabilizing the camera
    • Handheld shooting
    • Stabilized shooting
    3. P Is Not for Perfect
    • Introduction to modes
    • Fully automatic
    • Aperture priority
    • Shutter priority
    • Manual
    • ISO (ASA)
    4. Settings in the Real World
    • Introduction to real-world settings
    • Changing aperture
    • Changing shutter speed
    • Changing ISO
    • The Exposure Compensation dial
    5. Push Your Buttons
    • Introduction to pushing camera buttons
    • Depth-of-field preview
    • Auto-exposure (AE) lock
    • Autofocus modes
    • Motor drive modes
    • Metering modes
    • White balance options
    • Time lapse mode
    • Panoramic mode
    • Electronic vs. mechanical shutter
    • Transfer photos to smartphone
    6. Control Your Auto Focus
    • Introduction to controlling your auto focus
    • Autofocus point selection control
    • Focus peaking
    7. Flash
    • Introduction to flash
    • The pop-up flash
    • Size matters
    8. Change Your Point of View
    • Introduction to changing your point of view
    • Perspective
    • Angle
    • Detail
    Conclusion
    • Buying your gear
    • Next steps