Photographing Nature with Your Digital Camera (Self-Guided)

Photographing Nature with Your Digital Camera (Self-Guided)

Learn how to use your digital camera to take stunning nature photos, including landscapes, flowers, animals, and even macro shots.

3 Months Access / 24 Course Hrs
  • Details
  • Syllabus
  • Requirements
$115.00

$115.00
Self-Guided

Details

Nature photography can be a fun, relaxing, and exciting hobby! In this course, you'll learn about the many aspects of outdoor photography as well as how to master your digital camera's controls and features. With the knowledge you gain in this course, you'll be taking exceptional nature photos in no time.

You'll explore composition and lighting issues and find out how to take beautiful photos of landscapes, flowers, trees, and water. Along the way, you'll delve into your camera's shutter speed and aperture controls so that you'll be able to capture the photos you really want. You will discover how to use your computer to process your photos and digitally correct the most common problems. You'll see how your photos can become works of art rather than just snapshots of nature. By the end of this course, you'll have become the nature photographer you always wanted to be!

Syllabus

  1. The Joy of Nature Photography
  2. Light and Composition
  3. Landscape Photography
  4. Photographing Flowers and Trees
  5. Photographing Water
  6. Telephoto Photography
  7. Large Animal Photography
  8. Small Animal Photography
  9. Photographing Birds
  10. Macro Photography
  11. Post-Processing
  12. Abstract Nature Photography

Requirements

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites to take this course.


Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Self-Guided Course Code: T9599