Digital Photography I

Course Outline
Skyline High School, Ann Arbor Public Schools

Section 1 - Introduction to Photographic Imaging

Lesson 1 - History of Photography

Lesson 2 - Elements & Principles of Art in Photography

Lesson 3 - Photography: Composition


Section 2 - Digital Photography

Lesson 4 - Building a Personal Photo Library

Lesson 5 - The Basics Know your Digital Camera

Lesson 6 - Technical Issues: Downloading Photos (Folder D)/Image Size (Folder G)/ Resize (Folder H)

Lesson 7 - Photographing People Selfies, Figures, Portraits & Groups

Lesson 8 - Working with Objects

Lesson 9 - Still-life Photography

Lesson 10 - Photographing Environmental and Nature

Lesson 11 - Architecture and Location Photography


Section 3 Photo Manipulation - Adobe Photoshop CS6

Lesson 12 - The Basics Workspace & Toolbox (Folder C)

Lesson 13 - Collage (Folder E) and Cropping (Folder F)

Lesson 14 - Unity and Balance (Folder K)

Lesson 15 - Layers, Masks & Channels (Folder M)

Lesson 16 - Transforming Digital Photos with Photoshop Techniques (Folder R)


Section 4 Final: Photographer Research Project Part 1 and Part 2

Part 1- Complete your PowerPoint or Prezi and present to the class. Please see handout for details and
checklist.
Part 2 Take images inspired by the Photographer you did your research on. You will need 3 prints.
Please see handout for details and checklist.