Congratulations! You’ve bought a DSLR! Now comes the exciting, often rewarding (and sometimes frustrating) journey of figuring out how to use the camera and take great pictures.

In this class, you’ll learn the basic elements of photography from award-winning photographer Josh Anon. You’ll gain an understanding of how lenses and your camera capture an image and what settings you can adjust (as well as how to adjust them) to change that image. This course will walk you through basic digital image management strategies to help you get your digital darkroom started. Furthermore, the included assignments will help you develop a real-world understanding of depth of field, exposure, and other core photographic elements.

This course contains 29 pages of text and images.

1. Lenses
   1. Field of view
   2. Focal length and aperture
   3. Types of lenses
2. Camera bodies
   1. Sensors
   2. Autofocus
   3. Shutters
3. Exposure
   1. The three exposure variables, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO
   2. Metering a scene
   3. Exposure compensation
   4. Basic introduction to histograms
   5. Shooting RAW and other digital benefits for your exposure
4. Composition
   1. Lens choice
   2. Depth of field
   3. General Tips
5. Basic Digital Workflow
   1. Basic editing
   2. Basic adjustments
   3. Basic general workflow advice

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