Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

DINS-0023

Organization's ID:

DINFOS-BSP

Organization:

Defense Information School

Location:

Classroom-based

Length:

12 weeks (480 hours)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Basic Photography
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Introduction to Digital Photography
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Fundamentals Of Photojournalism

This course is recommended for a total of 9 semester hours in the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category.

Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide instruction in theory and application of photographic fundamentals, captioning, optics, light sources, camera operations for controlled and uncontrolled photography, exposing, and processing. Electronic imaging with digital cameras, imaging-editing and captioning software. Training includes theory and applications applied to image transmission and archiving and applications for documentation and communication of DoD themes and messages.

Learning Outcomes:

Document and communicate DoD themes and messages
Explain color theory
Use digital camera to record/acquire images
Use photographic lenses to control image size, depth of field, and focus
Demonstrate theory and application of photographic fundamentals
Apply DoD Regulations for captioning and transmitting imagery, gather, verify, and write photo captions, optics, light sources and lighting techniques, camera operations for controlled and uncontrolled photography, exposing, digital processing, and printing color images
Demonstrate electronic imaging with digital cameras, imaging and graphic software, image transmission, archiving, and editing
Apply DoD guidelines concerning ethics, copyright restrictions and other legal issues affected by electronic imaging processes
Use direct and off camera flash techniques
Apply creative techniques to enhance images
Create balanced compositions for photographic stories