Module 1. Getting Started in Digital Photography
Topic 1: Know exactly which digital camera is right for you
Topic 2: Understand what specifications are important in a digital camera
Topic 3: Know the fundamental difference between a digital SLR and a point and shoot digital camera
Topic 4: Explain the advantages and disadvantages of different models of digital cameras
Topic 5: Confidently walk into a camera store and know what to look for without being ‘taken for a ride’ by the salesman
Topic 6: Research on the Internet and find up-to-the-minute information of specific digital camera models
Topic 7: Understand essential photography terminology

Module 2. Getting Technical
Topic 1: Understand the principles of exposure, shutter speed and aperture
Topic 2: Predict the effects of shutter speed on your imagery
Topic 3: Know when to use fast shutter speeds, slow shutter speeds, bulb exposure
Topic 4: Use aperture to control depth of field when you think it’s necessary
Topic 5: Understand how your camera decides what exposure to use, how you can make your own exposure and decide when you need to make an exposure compensation to your automatic camera’s exposure reading
Topic 6: Shoot at night
Topic 7: Use flash to enhance your photographs
Topic 8: Download your images to your computer

Module 3. Looking at Your Digital Camera and its Functions
Topic 1: Understand the different shooting modes
Topic 2: Use the correct resolution and file format
Topic 3: Know how to use different light modes on your camera and when to use them
Topic 4: Understand how to set your white balance
Topic 5: Use memory cards and look after them correctly
Topic 6: Protect images from being erased
Topic 7: Previewing your images on your camera
Topic 8: Understand how to take care of your camera

Module 4. Time to Look at Your Photographs
Topic 1: How to get your images onto your computer
Topic 2: Flatbed scanners
Topic 3: Film scanners
Topic 4: Re-photographing from print
Topic 5: Scanning in old photographs from prints or film
Topic 6: Sorting your images and editing
Topic 7: Basic retouching
Topic 8: Storing your images

Module 5. Discovering Light, Improving Your Photography—Part One (Composition)
Topic 1: Framing/composition
Topic 2: Cropping
Topic 3: Seeing light/the importance of good lighting
Topic 4: Shooting indoors
Topic 5: Using natural light indoors
Topic 6: Using light from a window
Topic 7: Identifying soft light, hard light and contrast

Module 6. Discovering Light, Improving Your Photography—Part Two (Techniques)
Topic 1: Shooting outdoors
Topic 2: Seeing different lighting conditions
Topic 3: Shooting at different times of the day
Topic 4: Shooting with direct sunlight
Topic 5: Shooting into the sun
Topic 6: Shooting with sun over your shoulder
Topic 7: Finding shadows on a sunny day
Topic 8: Shoot on a partially cloudy day
Topic 9: Use natural light creatively
Topic 10: Controlling natural light

Module 7. Back to your Computer, Professional Digital Image Editing— Part One
Topic 1: Burning and dodging
Topic 2: Colour balancing and white balance
Topic 3: Removing digital noise
Topic 4: Using variations
Topic 5: Shadow/highlight
Topic 5: Photo filter
Topic 6: Fun with filters and special effects including

• filter gallery
• gradient map
• photo filter
• replace colour
• perspective
• liquify

Module 8. Professional Digital Image Editing—Part Two
Topic 1: Making selections
Topic 2: Masks
Topic 3: History brush tool
Topic 4: Applying text to your photographs
Topic 5: Metadata and copyright
Topic 6: Photo stitching and panoramic photography
Topic 7: Help!

Module 9. Printing your images and using the Internet as a Digital Photographer
Topic 1: Screen to print calibration
Topic 2: Printing your photos at home
Topic 3: Getting your photos printed at your local camera shop
Topic 4: Large format printing and dpi
Topic 5: Using different types of paper to print your photographs on
Topic 6: Using the Internet as a digital photographer
Topic 7: Helpful Internet websites
Topic 8: Podcasts
Topic 9: Forums and discussion boards
Topic 10: Presenting digital photos on the Internet
Topic 11: Posting your images on the Internet for free
Topic 12: Getting your images seen and getting feedback
Topic 13: Keep your software updated—check for updates online

Module 10. Focusing on Business
Topic 1: Going professional as a digital photographer
Topic 2: Standing out from your competitors—developing your own style and originality
Topic 3: Breaking the rules, experimentation and creativity
Topic 4: How to shoot weddings, parties and special events
Topic 5: Entering competitions
Topic 6: Ways to get work
Topic 7: Ways to sell your work online
Topic 8: Self-promotion
Topic 9: Getting published and credited for your images
Topic 10: When getting exposure is better than getting paid
Topic 11: The importance of making contacts
Topic 12: Places to make industry contacts and how to find work on the Internet