Fundamentals of photography

Sartore, Joel, (speaker.). Teaching Company. (Added Author). National Geographic Society (U.S.), (photographer.).

Summary: In this collection of 24 lectures (30 min. each), Joel Sartore lectures on the basics of operating a camera, the elements of a photograph and composition and lighting, as well as analyzing real-life photo opportunities and selecting and preparing photographs for photographic essays.

Record details

ISBN: 9781598038897
ISBN: 1598038893
ISBN: 9781598038903
ISBN: 1598038907
Physical Description: videodisc
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 158 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Publisher: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, [2012]
Copyright: ©2012

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Topic, better living. Subtopic, arts & leisure" -- Container. "Course no. 7901." "24 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Accompanying course guidebook Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Making great pictures -- Camera equipment--what you need -- Lenses and focal length -- Shutter speeds -- Aperture and depth of field -- Light. 1, Found or ambient light -- Disc 2. Light. II, Color and intensity -- Light. III, Introduced light -- Composition. I, Seeing well -- Composition. II, Background and perspective -- Composition. III, Framing and layering -- Let's go to work. Landscapes -- Disc 3. Let's go to work. Wildlife -- Let's go to work. People and relationships -- Let's go to work. From mundane to extraordinary -- Let's go to work. Special occasions -- Let's go to work. Family vacations -- Advanced topics. Research and preparation -- Disc 4. Advanced topics. Macro photography -- Advanced topics. Low light -- Advanced topics. Problem solving -- After the snap : workflow and organization -- Editing : choosing the right image -- Telling a story with pictures : the photo essay.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Photographer, National Geographic Magazine.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lecturer: Joel Sartore.
System Details Note:	DVD format.