Great courses (DVD)

Photographer, National Geographic Magazine

Introduction by: Chris Johns

In this collection of 24 lectures (30 min. each), 12 masters lecture on the basics of operating a camera, the elements of a photograph and composition and lighting, as well as analyzing real-life photo opportunities and selecting and preparing photographs for photographic essays

DVD format

Disc 1.

Adventure -- Redefine adventure / Richards -- Broaden your view / Richards -- Show what no one has shown / Alvarez -- Set the scent, get close / Alavarez --

Wildlife --

Understand the animal / Winter -- Use all the tools / Winter --

Disc 2.

Wildlife (continued) -- Make a difference / Sartore -- Go back, get it right / Sartore -- Composition. II, Background and perspective -- Composition. III, Framing and layering -- Let's go to work. Landscapes --

Disc 3.

Let's go to work. Wildlife -- Let's go to work. People and relationships -- Let's go to work. From mundane to extraordinary -- Let's go to work. Special occasions -- Let's go to work. Family vacations -- Advanced topics. Research and preparation --

Disc 4.

Advanced topics. Macro photography -- Advanced topics. Low light -- Advanced topics. Problem solving -- After the snap : workflow and organization -- Editing : choosing the right image -- Telling a story with pictures : the photo essay