Concepts
- Aperture**
- Shutter speed**
Exposure
- Exposure triangle*
- Exposure compensation*
- Exposure stop*
- ISO Speed**
- Dynamic range*
- HDR and bracketing**
- Metering*
Focus
- Depth of field
- Manual focus
- Autofocus*
- Bokeh
- Viewfinder*
- Phase detection AF*
- Live view*
Composition
- Rule of Thirds
- Golden Ratio*
- Negative space*
- Leading lines*
- Balance and symmetry*
- Perspective and angle*
- Photo resolution
- White Balance*
- Light temperature
- Picture profiles and in-camera adjustments
- Light**
- Color**
- Focal length
Facts
- Anatomy of a camera
- Camera scene modes
- Camera sensor
- RAW vs JPEG
- Burst mode (Continuous mode)
- DSLR vs mirrorless
- Histogram
- Lens
- Prime vs. Zoom lens
- Kit vs. Pro lens
- Lens stabilization
- Lens filters
- Chromatic aberration
Procedures
- Choosing a camera*
- Setting up a camera kit*
- Memory cards
- Batteries
- Chargers
- Stabilization
- Flashes
- Lighting
- Cases
- Bags
- Hard drives
- Developing a vision**
- Capturing an image**
- Using LR mobile camera
- Using manual settings
- Modes
- Composing an image*
- Choosing the right background
- Creating depth with layering
- Using shapes in composition
- Shooting portraits with wide vs telephoto lens
- Shooting fast objects
- Focusing on lowlight
- Understanding bokeh
- Learning light**
- Editing**
- Editing in Snapseed
- Editing in Photoshop
- Editing in Photoshop Express
- Editing in Apple Photos
- Editing in Light Room mobile
- Editing in Light Room Classic
- Reading exposure with the histogram*
- Shooting for black and white*
- Shooting in natural light
- Using Natural Light from a Window
- Shooting in Artifical Light
- Shooting with Your Camera’s Flash
- Shooting with an External Flash
- Shooting with a Flash Outdoors
- Shooting with a Lighting Kit: 3-Point Lighting
- Shooting silhouettes
- Capturing sunset
- Using artistic flares
- Getting rid of glare in glasses
- Dealing with chromatic aberration
- Cleaning your camera lens*
- Sharing on Instagram*
- Digital workflow management*
- Metadata creation*
- Saving and backing up photos
- Printing photos
- Choosing a photography focus*
My question I guess is, how do you start learning photography? Do you start with learning the technical knowledge or do you start with establishing your vision?
Other areas
- Photography theory
- Vision (1 month)
- Photo capture
- Post-production (1 month)
- Using photos in essays (1 month)
3 AREAS
- Technical mastery
- Aesthetic development
- Vision