Photography Foundations: Refining Your Skills
41mIntermediate2017-05-26
Authors

Steve Simon
Photographer, Author
Course details
You know your gear and your software tools. But as a photographer, how well do you know yourself? In this course, photography expert Steve Simon helps you discover your photographic passion as he lays out a roadmap for advancing your photographic skills. He covers getting personal in your work, finding your inspiration, and turning to books as a source of inspiration. He also shares an approach for making a good photo essay, and shows how a professional photographer would grapple with the challenges of photographing cities.
Learning objectives
Finding your photographic passion
Getting personal in your work
Books as a source of inspiration
Documenting a cause
Exploring the work of Barb Davidson
The order and disorder of cities in photos
Learning objectives
Finding your photographic passion
Getting personal in your work
Books as a source of inspiration
Documenting a cause
Exploring the work of Barb Davidson
The order and disorder of cities in photos
Skills covered
Analog PhotographyPhotography
Concepts
Introduction
- Welcome
Finding Your Photographic Passion
- Getting personal in your work
- Finding your inspiration
- The brainstorming session
- Books as a source of inspiration
- Documenting a cause
- Photo essay blueprint
- Exploring the work of Barb Davidson
- The order and disorder of cities in photos
Conclusion
- Next steps