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INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY  
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Reading Assignments

BY WEEK NUMBER … YOU SHOULD HAVE READ …

TWO --------------------CHAPTER 1 CAMERA AND GETTING STARTED
lectures = camera types, parts, controls, and functions.

THREE ------------------CHAPTER 2 LENS
lectures = types, effects, focusing, DOF

FOUR -------------------CHAPTER 3 LIGHT & EXPOSURE
lectures = basics, metering, depth of field, light response on film and in digital media.

FIVE --------------------CHAPTER 8 LIGHTING
lectures = qualities, types, applications

SEVEN -----------------CHAPTER 9 SEEING LIKE A CAMERA
lectures = see chapter headings

NINE -------------------CHAPTER 7 ORGANIZATION AND STORAGE
see chapter headings

ELEVEN ----------------CHAPTER 4 (BASIC) DIGITAL DARK ROOM
lectures = color, workflow, equipment and materials

FOURTEEN ------------CHAPTER 6 PRINTING AND DISPLAY
lectures = printers, papers, inks, mounting

EIGHTEEN ------------CHAPTER 10 HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
This chapter will also be addressed throughout the semester.

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