Instructors: Sarah Nichols and Kelsey Kremer

With Additional Videos By:
Jim Streisel and Vanelli

• What makes a great photo?
• Camera handling
• You’re in control: Light, background, rule of thirds
• Know your gear
• Practice: One object, 20 shots
• Photo composition techniques
• Three angles: High, low, normal eye view
• Three distances: Close, medium, wide
• ISO: Sensitivity to light
• Understanding shutter speed
• Adjusting aperture: What’s an f-stop?
• Basic color correction in Adobe Photoshop
• Cropping, file size and resolution in Adobe Photoshop
• Social media photography
• Composition and camera settings refresher
• Making photos with your phone
• What is photojournalism: Telling stories with one photo
• The photo story: Telling stories with multiple photos
• Using light and shadow in photography
• Making portraits
• How to shoot sports
• Writing good photo captions
• The basics of video storytelling
• Preparing photos for publication
• Designing a photo essay
• Photo sequencing: The 5 shot rule
• Capturing great action sports photos
• Capturing Great Sports Portraits