Course Summary
This course is designed to help beginner photographers develop their skills and create their own photography project. Learn about lighting, composition, and storytelling techniques to capture images that tell a story.Key Learning Points
- Learn how to tell a story through photography
- Understand lighting and composition techniques
- Create your own photography project
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- USA: $32,000 - $74,000
- India: INR 200,000 - INR 500,000
- Spain: €18,000 - €36,000
- USA: $32,000 - $74,000
- India: INR 200,000 - INR 500,000
- Spain: €18,000 - €36,000
- USA: $25,000 - $92,000
- India: INR 300,000 - INR 800,000
- Spain: €18,000 - €45,000
- USA: $32,000 - $74,000
- India: INR 200,000 - INR 500,000
- Spain: €18,000 - €36,000
- USA: $25,000 - $92,000
- India: INR 300,000 - INR 800,000
- Spain: €18,000 - €45,000
- USA: $26,000 - $81,000
- India: INR 200,000 - INR 500,000
- Spain: €14,000 - €36,000
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Develop skills in lighting and composition
- Understand how to create a photography project
- Learn how to tell a story through photography
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- A camera (can be a smartphone)
- Basic knowledge of photography concepts
Course Difficulty Level
BeginnerCourse Format
- Self-paced
- Online
Similar Courses
- Introduction to Photography
- Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR
- Fine Art Photography: Creating Signature Styles
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Chase Jarvis
- Annie Leibovitz
- David LaChapelle
Related Books
Description
The Capstone Project is your opportunity to take advantage of the knowledge you have gained through our journey in learning about photography, to develop a meaningful project of 10 well formed photographs based in your passion for artistic expression, or a subject for documentary exploration, insightful portraiture, imaging for work-related subjects, or some other aspect of photography. We are confident that it will be a project that you will be excited to share with fellow Learners. You should plan on spending more time on this Course per week than any other in this Specialization, and much of it will be in making photographs.
Outline
- CAPSTONE PROJECT LAUNCH!
- Planning and starting your Capstone Project
- Baker Woodlot Series: A failed plan but a successful ending
- Photographing Light Itself:-U-Turn
- Lesson Review: "Making not Taking Photographs," from Course 3
- The Capstone is a Journey, not a Race!
- Learning from others
- Lesson Review: "Responding to Photographs," from Course One
- Analyzing the MSU Student project by Amy Davis
- Analyzing the MSU student project by Haley Kooistra
- MSU Student Photographer's Statements: Amy Davis and Haley Kooistra
- A Sample Review of a Photograph - Mark
- Learning more about critically analyzing
- What is a "critique?"
- Analyzing the MSU Student Project by Dennis Kennedy
- Analyzing the MSU Student Project by Lauren Nalepa
- Lesson Review: "Composition is a 'Map,' Balance is bike riding," from Course 3
- MSU Student Photographer's Statements: Lauren Nalepa and Dennis Kennedy
- The Critique/Review
- Mid-Term review time!
- Midterm Peer Review Process
- Mark discusses the development of his Cuba photography projects - past, the present, and the future
- Peter discusses the development of his photography project: Flora, Fauna, Florida
- Lesson Review: Working a Scene from Course One
- Capstone Success Tips from Previous Learners!
- Critique Practice Quiz
- Questions and Answers
- The Photographer's Statement: from ideas to pictures to questions and answers
- The Photographer's Project Statement: www.gyst-ink.com
- Inspiration and Perspiration!
- PETER discusses 2 different statements he wrote for 2 different projects.
- MARK - Examples of Project and Artist Statements
- Peter's 2 Statements, each created to address different audiences and very different projects
- Reveal the Capstone Projects!
- Our 2-part process for Capstone Project review
- Checklist Quiz: Posting Project Pictures
- Review, Reflect, and Go Beyond!
- Go Beyond! a final lecture from Peter and Mark
- Photography Competition Exhibits Questions
- Reading: Books to Go Beyond With!
- LINKS to Book and Competition sites
Summary of User Reviews
This photography project course on Coursera has received positive reviews from users. Many users found the course to be informative and engaging, and it has an overall high rating. One key aspect that many users thought was good is the hands-on approach to learning photography.Pros from User Reviews
- Informative and engaging course
- Hands-on approach to learning photography
- Good for beginners
- Great instructor
- High-quality course materials
Cons from User Reviews
- Some technical issues with videos
- Not advanced enough for experienced photographers
- Limited interaction with instructor
- Course content could be more in-depth
- Some users found the course to be too basic