Photography 101

Understand what's going in your camera—one setting at a time. Learn how to control aperture, shutter speed, and ISO and improve your photography skills in this course.

Introduction

• Welcome
• DSLR vs. DSLM

1. Carry and Hold A Camera Like a Pro

• Introduction to handling a camera
• How to carry a camera
• Walking and shooting
• Protect your lens
• Don't be a chimp!
• Do you see what I see?

2. Stabilize the Camera

• Introduction to stabilizing the camera
• Handheld shooting
• Stabilized shooting

3. P Is Not for Perfect

• Introduction to modes
• Fully automatic
• Aperture priority
• Shutter priority
• Manual
• ISO (ASA)

4. Settings in the Real World

• Introduction to real-world settings
• Changing aperture
• Changing shutter speed
• Changing ISO
• The Exposure Compensation dial

5. Push Your Buttons

• Introduction to pushing camera buttons
• Depth-of-field preview
• Auto-exposure (AE) lock
• Autofocus modes
• Motor drive modes
• Metering modes
• White balance options
• Time lapse mode
• Panoramic mode
• Electronic vs. mechanical shutter
• Transfer photos to smartphone

6. Control Your Auto Focus

• Introduction to controlling your auto focus
• Autofocus point selection control
• Focus peaking

7. Flash

• Introduction to flash
• The pop-up flash
• Size matters

8. Change Your Point of View

• Introduction to changing your point of view
• Perspective
• Angle
• Detail

Conclusion

• Buying your gear
• Next steps