Basics of Digital Photography
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Course code
HKI5032.HK
old course code
HKI5032
Course title in Estonian
Digifotograafia alused
Course title in English
Basics of Digital Photography
ECTS credits
3.0
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assessment
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To give an overview of the basics of photography, the development of digital photography, handling a digital camera, composition, processing a file.
Brief description of the course
History of photography. Development of the camera. Film and digital camera. Mirror camera and lenses. Principles of taking photos: sensitivity, aperture, shutter speed, sharpness, composition. Photo genres. Hard- and software of the digital darkroom . Photo files. RAW-file. Processing a file. Output devices. Printmedia. Saving files and photos.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- knows about the essence of photography;
- can use a digital camera;
- follows the principles of photo shooting;
- can evaluate results and make choices;
- can process files and choose an appropriate output for one’s photos.

Teacher
Laura Hein
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