Digital Photography

All-Gender Course; Prerequisite - Successful completion of 8th grade; Full-year course
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Do you wish you could take better pictures? Do you wonder why your photos don’t always work and what you can do about it? Start thinking like a photographer! Whether using a DSLR or a smartphone, students in this course gain an understanding of camera skills, photographic principles, and an intentional image-making process. Students learn the basics of operating a camera with particular attention to the nuts and bolts of exposure: aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Students learn how manipulating these three elements affect the final image. They also explore fundamental concepts such as composition, using techniques like framing and rule of thirds. Activities help students learn to solve a variety of visual problems and put the principles of photography into practice.  Shooting with a phone, students experiment with changing camera settings, improving image composition, and exploring the best apps for both shooting and editing to make targeted adjustments, create depth of field, design multi-exposure images and customize photos with unique effects.  Students implement a digital workflow as they learn how to choose the best images from each shoot, how to use basic digital editing techniques in Photoshop and ultimately how to curate their own images.
WHAT STUDENTS SAY

Digital Photography is a new course for 21/22 school year at One Schoolhouse. To read what students have said about other One Schoolhouse courses, visit our What Students Say webpage!

WHAT STUDENTS DO
Learning is an active process at One Schoolhouse. Students design, create and apply. And, they engage with classmates and connect with their teachers through discussions, video conferences, and projects. Specifically, in this class students will:
  • Set goals that drive their learning. Students reflect regularly on their growth, and meet on video chat with their online teacher to review progress towards their goals.
  • Have choice in how they learn new content and practice new skills. Students are given agency to determine the best ways for them to learn.
  • Apply what they are learning to the real world. Learning is meaningful and connects to concepts outside the classroom.
  • Practice constructive engagement in a diverse and changing world. Students interact with classmates from across the country and around the world.
  • Gain academic maturity. Online learning takes greater discipline and independence than a traditional face-to-face classroom. Teachers support students to build this skill.
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COURSE APPROVAL
One Schoolhouse is fully accredited with the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges through December 1, 2025; we are an approved online publisher for the University of California. ​​
Mavis Agnew
Humanities Teacher
BA State University of New York
​BFA State University of New York