Basic Digital Photography Lessons

Photographers can find basic digital photography lessons online.

Seasoned photographers and new photo enthusiasts alike can benefit from instruction when getting started in digital photography. While composition, metering and lens operation have similarities in both film and digital photography, image-editing and storage are different. Photographers searching for basic digital photography lessons can find online coursework, live workshops and printed materials to help them get started.

DC Views

DC Views offers basic digital photography lessons in free online tutorials. New photographers can learn the basics of photography, such as controlling depth of field, achieving optimum image quality and photographing in low-light situations. Additional lessons explain such issues as connecting digital cameras to computers and printers, with information regarding Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. DC Views also offers links to other websites, where photographers can a wealth of additional tutorials to help explain the basics of digital photography. In addition to basic camera and computer interface, DC Views provides lessons on using Adobe editing systems, cleaning digital SLR sensors and color calibration of computer monitors. The site features other sections of interest to photography enthusiasts, such as camera technology information, photography news and user forums, where they can find opinions and advice from other site users.

Better Photo

Better Photo provides online digital photography lessons for a fee. Students can find four- and eight-week courses organized by subject categories and skill levels, such as beginner, serious hobbyist, intermediate and advanced. Basic digital photography courses teach students fundamental photography concepts, including composition, exposure and image-editing. Camera-specific lessons guide students through step-by-step instructions in the operation of widely sold camera models such as the Canon Digital Rebel series and Nikon D series equipment. In addition to online coursework, Better Photo offers live digital photography workshops in select U.S. cities. The Better Photo site also includes an archive of free photography articles, along with interviews with photographers. Articles feature wildlife photography, portrait photography, photographing children, digital photography and landscape photography.

Short Courses

Short Courses has a variety of free online digital photography lessons. Coursework covers how to use a digital camera, exposure modes, available light photography, overriding automatic exposure settings and understanding image quality and size. In addition to camera operation and photography basics, Short Courses also provides lessons about photo sharing and image printing. The digital photography work-flow section covers such topics as in-camera image storage, photo management, computer image storage and photo editing. Online materials also provide information about aspects of digital photography that differ from film photography, such as image sensors, selecting image sizes and how pixels relate to image resolution. Internet-based guides include information about choosing digital photographic equipment, how digital cameras work, camera lenses, photo flashes and camera accessories. The online bookstore also offers pdf versions of course materials and guides, which users can download for a fee.

References

• DC Views
• Better Photo
• Short Courses