Home
Username:
Password:
Digital Photography Training

CD Contents For This Title

 All the chapters and lesson contents of Digital Photography are listed below.

To help you evaluate our training, we have made some of the tutorials for Digital Photography freely available. Click on any of the linked lesson listings below to preview FREE!

Digital Photography is quickly becoming the new way to capture images because it encourages more freedom and creative experimentation, without the worry and cost of film. This Virtual Training Company tutorial will help you learn the basics of Digital Photography. Authored by Pierre Pretorius, the tutorial begins by introducing you to the proper tools you will need to become involved with digital imaging. He covers the fundamentals of resolution and storage, and helps you find a better understanding of digital output, including enhancing your work using PhotoShop (see ISBN#1930519958, PhotoShop 6 for Photographers for more). He will give you the basic information needed to print your digital photographs. You can start learning the basic fundamentals of becoming a better digital photographer today! Just click on one of the movie topics below.

*This tutorial is narrated by Tammy van der Reijden


Choose your media type:


QT To view the Free Tutorials listed below, you must have QuickTime installed. Please note that the online free samples have been compressed for quicker downloads. Purchased CDs have higher sound and video quality.
Monitor resolution needs to be set to at least 1024 by 768 to view the entire movie.

Background on Digital Imaging
  The Digital Darkroom (03:26)
  Choosing a Digital Camera (00:43)
  Camera Design (02:14)
  Resolution (00:52)
  Lenses (01:53)
  Viewfinders (01:06)
  Digital Media (01:26)
  Shooting Modes (00:58)
  File Types (01:07)
  Misc Features (03:29)
  Photo Sensors (04:31)
  More on Lens Types (06:08)
  Understanding Exposure (04:12)
Understanding Image Quality
  The Lens (01:23)
  Understanding Resolution (03:39)
  How Much Resolution do you Need? (02:35)
  Dynamic Range (02:15)
The Digits Behind Digital Images
  The Binary System (04:01)
  Understanding Storage (02:28)
  File Formats and Compression (04:01)
Understanding Digital Output
  Introduction (00:27)
  Auto Levels Adjustment: Photoshop (01:04)
  Contrast Adjustment: Photoshop (01:43)
  Levels Adjustment: Photoshop (03:00)
  Curves Adjustment: Photoshop (05:12)
  Color Balance adjustment: Photoshop (03:21)
  Sharpness Adjustment (05:07)
  Advanced Sharpening (03:12)
  Cloning: Photoshop (04:41)
  Color Management (04:23)
  Creating Black and White Images pt. 1 (01:57)
  Creating Black and White Images pt. 2 (05:02)
  Creating Toned Monochrome Images (04:22)
Making Good Prints and Electronic Images
  Types of Printers - Dye Sublimation (03:06)
  Types of Printers - Inkjet (03:59)
  Choosing a Printer pt. 1 (04:08)
  Choosing a Printer pt. 2 (03:37)
  Printing Principles pt. 1 (04:54)
  Printing Principles pt. 2 (02:38)
  Printing Tutorial (05:18)
  Interpolation (05:40)
  Introduction to Internet Publishing (03:21)
  Preparing Images for Electronic Transfer (06:12)
The Essence of Imaging
  Basic Visual Qualities of Photography pt. 1 (03:05)
  Basic Visual Qualities of Photography pt. 2 (04:14)
  Thinking Creatively (02:23)
Your Camera\\\\\\\'s Technical Features
  Exposure & Shutter Speed (02:10)
  Capturing Fast Moving Objects (04:54)
  Lens Aperture & Depth of Field (02:20)
  Points of Focus (01:33)
  Lenses (01:21)
  Light Meters (02:11)
The Main Themes
  Portrait Photography Principles pt. 1 (04:02)
  Portrait Photography Principles pt. 2 (04:43)
  Landscape Photography Principles pt. 1 (05:51)
  Landscape Photography Principles pt. 2 (02:48)
  Action Photography Principles (05:55)
  Nature Photography Principles (04:55)
Practical Discussion
  Portrait Discussion pt. 1 (02:38)
  Portrait Discussion pt. 2 (04:15)
  Landscape Discussion pt. 1 (07:02)
  Landscape Discussion pt. 2 (05:57)
  Landscape Discussion pt. 3 (06:18)
  Nature Discussion pt. 1 (04:09)
  Nature Discussion pt. 2 (04:42)
  Abstract Discussion (05:06)
  Action Discussion (03:22)
Accessories
  Accessories (02:40)

Title Information / Pricing

Title: Digital Photography
Author: Pierre Pretorius
SKU: 33366
ISBN: 1932072004
Release Date: 2002-07-25
Price:
Duration: 4 hrs / 68 lessons
Work Files: No
Captions: No
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
QuickTime 7

Online University Access all our Training for only 30

The Online University provides unlimited 24/7 access to ALL of VTC's incredible training content for the low fixed price of just $30/month (USD)


Related Titles

 

Select Bandwidth

Click "High Bandwidth" if you want to view movies at the highest quality available. Click "Low Bandwidth" if on a slow dial-up connection. The low bandwidth movies are slightly more compressed and smaller in file size, allowing for faster streaming.

* Bandwidth selection only available for QuickTime versions of tutorials, not Flash.


Select: