Photography for Graphic Designers

Learn the photography concepts and techniques that graphic designers should know about in order to work with photography more effectively.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Why do you need this course?

1. What's Different Because You're a Designer?

• Knowing the final specs for a design project
• Budgeting for a photo shoot
• Permissions and releases
• Planning and previsualizing your shoot
• Composing for a layout

2. Specific Shooting Assignments

• Preparing your camera
• How the eye sees differently from the camera
• Making exposure easy
• Shooting an individual portrait
• Shooting a group portrait
• Shooting for cut out
• Shooting exterior architecture
• Shooting interior architecture
• Telling a story with pictures

3. Post-Production and Final Product

• Finding the keepers
• Basic adjustments
• Building your own stock library
• Knowing your limits
• The final product

Conclusion

• Where to go next