TY - ADVS AU - Sartore, Joel ED - National Geographic Magazine ED - The Teaching Company TI - Fundamentals of Photography SN - 1598038893 (dvd) PY - 2012/// CY - Chantilly, VA PB - The Teaching Company KW - Photography KW - Digital Techniques KW - Instructional films KW - fast N1 - Includes 24 x 30 min. lectures. Also includes a Course Guidebook; Course Guidebook includes bibliographical references; "Photographs are more than just snapshots. When taken the right way, they become dramatic personal statements with the power to last forever. They can transport you to distant landscapes, capture fleeting emotions, recall cherished memories, reveal the beauty of daily life, and even change the world. With Fundamentals of Photography, you'll learn everything you need to know about the art and craft of great photography straight from a professional photographer with more than 30 years of experience. Designed for people at all levels, these 24 lectures are an engaging guide to how photographs work and how to make them work better for you. National Geographic contributing photographer Joel Sartore has crafted a course that will hone your photographer's eye so you can capture the greatest moments in nearly every situation and setting imaginable, from a field of flowers to a friend's birthday party to a grand mountain range. Taking you both inside the photographer's studio and out into the field, this course is a chance to learn, in a way anyone can grasp, the basic insights and hidden secrets of photography." (Publisher's Website); CONTENTS ; Disc 1 ; Lecture 1. Making Great Pictures ; Lecture 2. Camera Equipment - What You Need ; Lecture 3. Lenses and Focal Length ; Lecture 4. Shutter Speeds ; Lecture 5. Aperture and Depth of Field ; Lecture 6. Light I - Found or Ambient Light ; Disc 2 ; Lecture 7. Light II - Color and Intensity ; Lecture 8. Light III - Introduced Light ; Lecture 9. Composition I - Seeing Well ; Lecture 10. Composition II - Background and Perspective ; Lecture 11. Composition III - Framing and Layering ; Lecture 12. Let's Go to Work - Landscapes ; Disc 3 ; Lecture 13. Let's Go to Work - Wildlife ; Lecture 14. Let's Go to Work - People and Relationships ; Lecture 15. Let's Go to Work - From Mundane to Extraordinary ; Lecture 16. Let's Go to Work - Special Occasions ; Lecture 17. Let's Go to Work - Family Vacations ; Lecture 18. Advanced Topics - Research and Preparation ; Disc 4 ; Lecture 19. Advanced Topics - Macro Photography ; Lecture 20. Advanced Topics - Low Light ; Lecture 21. Advanced Topics - Problem Solving ; Lecture 22. After the Snap - Workflow and Organization ; Lecture 23. Editing - Choosing the Right Image ; Lecture 24. Telling a Story with Pictures - The Photo Essay N2 - "Photographs are more than just snapshots. When taken the right way, they become dramatic personal statements with the power to last forever. They can transport you to distant landscapes, capture fleeting emotions, recall cherished memories, reveal the beauty of daily life, and even change the world. With Fundamentals of Photography, you'll learn everything you need to know about the art and craft of great photography straight from a professional photographer with more than 30 years of experience. Designed for people at all levels, these 24 lectures are an engaging guide to how photographs work and how to make them work better for you. National Geographic contributing photographer Joel Sartore has crafted a course that will hone your photographer's eye so you can capture the greatest moments in nearly every situation and setting imaginable, from a field of flowers to a friend's birthday party to a grand mountain range. Taking you both inside the photographer's studio and out into the field, this course is a chance to learn, in a way anyone can grasp, the basic insights and hidden secrets of photography." (Publisher's Website); DVD CONTENTS: Disc 1 Lecture 1. Making Great Pictures Lecture 2. Camera Equipment - What You Need Lecture 3. Lenses and Focal Length Lecture 4. Shutter Speeds Lecture 5. Aperture and Depth of Field Lecture 6. Light I - Found or Ambient Light Disc 2 Lecture 7. Light II - Color and Intensity Lecture 8. Light III - Introduced Light Lecture 9. Composition I - Seeing Well Lecture 10. Composition II - Background and Perspective Lecture 11. Composition III - Framing and Layering Lecture 12. Let's Go to Work - Landscapes Disc 3 Lecture 13. Let's Go to Work - Wildlife Lecture 14. Let's Go to Work - People and Relationships Lecture 15. Let's Go to Work - From Mundane to Extraordinary Lecture 16. Let's Go to Work - Special Occasions Lecture 17. Let's Go to Work - Family Vacations Lecture 18. Advanced Topics - Research and Preparation Disc 4 Lecture 19. Advanced Topics - Macro Photography Lecture 20. Advanced Topics - Low Light Lecture 21. Advanced Topics - Problem Solving Lecture 22. After the Snap - Workflow and Organization Lecture 23. Editing - Choosing the Right Image Lecture 24. Telling a Story with Pictures - The Photo Essay; COURSE GUIDEBOOK CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION Professor Biography Course Scope LECTURE GUIDES Lecture 1: Making Great Pictures Lecture 2: Camera Equipment - What You Need Lecture 3: Lenses and Focal Length Lecture 4: Shutter Speeds Lecture 5: Aperture and Depth of Field Lecture 6: Light I - Found or Ambient Light Lecture 7: Light II - Color and Intensity Lecture 8: Light III - Introduced Light Lecture 9: Composition I - Seeing Well Lecture 10: Composition II - Background and Perspective Lecture 11: Composition III - Framing and Layering Lecture 12: Let's Go to Work - Landscapes Lecture 13: Let's Go to Work - Wildlife Lecture 14: Let's Go to Work - People and Relationships Lecture 15: Let's Go to Work - From Mundane to Extraordinary Lecture 16: Let's Go to Work - Special Occasions Lecture 17: Let's Go to Work - Family Vacations Lecture 18: Advanced Topics - Research and Preparation Lecture 19: Advanced Topics - Macro Photography Lecture 20: Advanced Topics - Low Light Lecture 21: Advanced Topics - Problem Solving Lecture 22: After the Snap - Workflow and Organization Lecture 23: Editing - Choosing the Right Image Lecture 24: Telling a Story with Pictures - The Photo Essay SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Bibliography UR - https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/fundamentals-of-photography.html UR - https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S26C701371 ER -