Welcome to the morguefile classroom. Do you want to learn the basics of photography or improve certain camera skills? Do you wish to contribute to a growing knowledge base for photo enthusiast. With the morguefile photography classroom you can begin to take better photos of any subject and get more enjoyment from your photography.
Jodie Coston 10 lessons to learning photography. These lessons were originally published in 2004. Jodie Coston is a freelance photographer who lives in northwestern Montana. She has exhibited her work in gallery exhibitions around the world and has won numerous international awards for her images.
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Lesson 1: Composition And Impact - It's A Beautiful Photograph, But Do You Know WHY It's Beautiful?
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Lesson 2: Aperture And Shutter Speed - How They Work Together.
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Lesson 3: The lens - choosing camera optics.
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Lesson 4: ISO, Grain, Transparency vs. Negative, Specialty Films.
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Lesson 5: Fun Effects - Camera Filters, Soft Focus, Zooming And Panning.
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Lesson 6: Landscape, Nature and Travel PhotographyLandscape, Nature and Travel Photography.
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Lesson 7: Portraits And Studio Lighting.
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Lesson 8: Studio Lighting - Still Life and Product Photography.
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Lesson 9: Tying It All Together.
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Lesson 10: Special Requests.
Here are additional lessons from morguefile contributors. If you feel like you would like to contribute to this section and have ideas on how to educate poeple about photography.
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Photographing moving vehicles
By Shaun Quinlan. The art of photography involves many techniques and a wide range of equipment, and depending on your subject or intentions, it's down to the photographer to capture the subject in a suitable environment. A technique that instantly invokes emotion in a photograph is the addition of blur or motion.
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Meaning in Composition
by Kevin Ferrara. The art of photography involves many techniques and a wide range of equipment, and depending on your subject or intentions, it's down to the photographer to capture the subject in a suitable environment. A technique that instantly invokes emotion in a photograph is the addition of blur or motion.