BASIC & ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY TRAINING COURSE MANUAL CD

Principles of Photography Course

Lesson 1: Identify the Basics of Photography
Learning Event 1: Describe the Basic Steps in Making a Photograph
Learning Event 2: Describe the Behavior of Light
Learning Event 3: List the Colors of Light and their Wavelengths
Learning Event 4: Determine the Intensity of Illumination
Learning Event 5: Identify the Basic Types of Single Lenses
Learning Event 6: Describe the Cause and the Correction of Lens Flare
Practice Exercise 1

Lesson 2: Determine the Application of Optics
Learning Event 1: Describe the Optical Terms of Focal Length, Focal Plane, Optical Center, and Infinity
Learning Event 2: Determine the Effect on Image Size for a Given Focal Length Lens
Learning Event 3: Determine the Angle of View for a Given Focal Length Lens
Learning Event 4: State the Effect on Perspective for a Given Focal Length Lens
Practice Exercise 2

Lesson 3: Apply the Fundamentals of Exposure and Focusing
Learning Event 1: Determine the Light Sensitivity of Film
Learning Event 2: Identify the Two Common Types of Mechanical Shutters
Learning Event 3: Calculate Shutter Duration
Learning Event 4: Calculate Aperture Openings
Learning Event 5: Calculate Shutter Speed, Aperture, and Film Speed
Learning Event 6: Determine Daylight Exposure
Learning Event 7: Calculate Daylight Exposure
Learning Event 8: Define Focus
Learning Event 9: Define Depth of Field and Hyperfocal Distance
Learning Event 10: Calculate Hyperfocal Distance
Learning Event 11: Select Appropriate Focus
Learning Event 12: Calculate Depth of Field
Practice Exercise 3

Lesson 4: Basics of Composition
Learning Event 1: Define Composition
Learning Event 2: State the Principles of Composition
Practice Exercise 4

Lesson 1: Introduction to Basic Color Photography Principles
Part A: Theory of Light, Additive and Subtractive Processes and Color Characteristics
Part B: Color Film Structure, Color Conversion and Color-compensating Filters, and Handing
Practice Exercise

Lesson 2: Color Negative Films: Characteristics, Exposure, Processing Procedure, and Chemistry
Part A: Color Negative Film Characteristics and Exposure
Part B: Color Negative Film Processing, Chemical Mixing, and Certification
Practice Exercise

Lesson 3: Color Negative Printing Techniques
Part A: Standard Negative and Color Printing
Part B: Color Print Paper Characteristics and Color Print Processing
Part C: Troubleshooting for the EP 2 Process
Practice Exercise

Lesson 4: Color Reversal Film Processing
Part A: Color Reversal Film Characteristics and Types of Color Reversal Films
Part B: Color Reversal Film Processing
Part C: Mixing and Certifying the E6 Process and Identifying Process Faults
Practice Exercise

Lesson 5: Color Reversal Printing Techniques
Part A: Making the Standard Transparency and Color Reversal Printing
Part B: Silver-Dye Bleach (Dye Destruction) Color Print Process
Practice Exercise

Lesson 6: Slide Duplicating Techniques
Part A: Slide Duplicating Films and Equipment
Part B: Duplicate Color Slide Exposure
Practice Exercise

Lesson 1: Determine Photographic Exposure
Learning Event 1: Describe the Theory of Exposure and Explain the Significance of the Exposure Formula
Learning Event 2: Describe How to Control Light Intensity
Learning Event 3: Describe How to Control Time
Learning Event 4: Describe How to Determine Equivalent Exposures
Learning Event 5: Describe the Use of a Daylight Exposure Table
Learning Event 6: Describe How to Use a Light Meter
Light Meter Mock-Up (Needed for Practice Exercise)
Practice Exercise

Lesson 2: Photographic Filters
Learning Event 1: Describe the Color of Light
Learning Event 2: Describe the Color Sensitivity of Film
Learning Event 3: Describe the Construction and Effects of Filters
Learning Event 4: Explain the Theory of Filters
Learning Event 5: Identify Filters for Black-and-white Photography
Learning Event 6: Use Ultraviolet (UV), Neutral Density (ND), and Polarizing Screens
Learning Event 7: Use A Combination of Filters
Practice Exercise

Lesson 3: Principles of Photographic Composition and Perspective
Learning Event 1: Use the Basic Principles of Composition
Learning Event 2: Creating the Illusion of Depth
Learning Event 3: Use Advanced Compositional Techniques
Practice Exercise

Lesson 1: Introduction to Portraiture, Portrait Equipment, and Lighting
Practice Exercise

Lesson 2: Directing the Subject and Finishing the Print
Practice Exercise

Lesson 1: Use and Purpose of Filters in Copy Work
Learning Event 1: Use of Filters
Learning Event 2: Filter Factors and Types of Filters
Practice Exercise

Lesson 2: Copy Films
Learning Event 1: Describe the Types of Copy Films
Learning Event 2: Film Speeds and Contrast
Learning Event 3: Film Selection and Characteristics of Various Films
Practice Exercise

Lesson 3: Perform Copy Photography
Learning Event 1: Mount Original for Exposure
Learning Event 2: Placing the Lights
Learning Event 3: Exposing and Processing the Film
Learning Event 4: Making the Print
Practice Exercise

Lesson 1: Chemical Mixing and Storage

Lesson 2: Determining pH and Specific Gravity

Lesson 3: Sensitometry and Photographic Process Control

Lesson 4: Operate Sensitometer, Densitometer, and Plotting Control Chart

Lesson 1: Prepare to Print Color Negatives
Learning Event 1: Visually Identify Color Negative Emulsion Sensitive Layers and
Learning Event 2: Identify Color Negative Requirements
Learning Event 3: Identify Printing Equipment
Learning Event 4: Perform Darkroom Inspection Procedures
Practice Exercise

Lesson 2: Color Printing Filters
Learning Event 1: Describe Color Paper and Its Characteristics
Learning Event 2: Explain the Uses of Color Printing Filters
Practice Exercise

Lesson 3: Printing Color Negatives
Learning Event 1: Procedures for Making the First Test Print
Learning Event 2: Judging and Modifying the Test Print
Learning Event 3: Determine the Type of Evaluation Method
Practice Exercise

Lesson 1: The Photographic Process
Learning Event 1: Prepare Photographic Chemistry
Learning Event 2: Describe Film Processing
Learning Event 3: Describe Photographic Paper
Learning Event 4: Describe Print Processing
Learning Event 5: Describe Ektamatic Print Processing
Practice Exercise

Lesson 2: Produce a Photographic Print
Learning Event 1: Describe Contact Printing
Learning Event 2: Describe Projection Printing
Learning Event 3: Describe Print Finishing
Practice Exercise

Lesson 3: Photographic Quality Control
Learning Event 1: Need For Quality Control
Learning Event 2: Quality Control During Processing
Practice Exercise

Lesson 1: Perform Organizational Maintenance on Projection Printers
Learning Event 1: Define Organizational Maintenance
Learning Event 2: Describe Procedures for Performing Monthly Maintenance
Learning Event 3: Locate and Describe Organizational Lubrication Points
Learning Event 4: Identify Methods of Troubleshooting Projection Printers
Practice Exercise

Lesson 2: Perform Organizational Maintenance on Photographic Contact Printers
Learning Event 1: Identify the Steps Necessary to Perform Maintenance
Learning Event 2: Describe the Steps Necessary to Perform Lubrication Services
Learning Event 3: Identify Methods of Troubleshooting Contact Printers
Practice Exercise

Lesson 3: Perform Organizational Maintenance on Photographic Print Driers
Learning Event 1: Describe the Procedures Necessary to Perform Maintenance
Learning Event 2: Identify Lubrication Points and Procedures
Learning Event 3: Identify Methods of Troubleshooting
Practice Exercise

Lesson 4: Perform Organizational Maintenance on Photographic Print Washers
Learning Event 1: Describe the Steps Necessary to Perform Monthly Maintenance
Learning Event 2: Identify the Steps Necessary to Perform Lubrication Services
Practice Exercise

Lesson 1: Prepare Continuous Film Processor for Operation
Learning Event 1: Describe the Function, Capability, and Operation of the Automatic Film Processor
Learning Event 2: Describe the Major Systems of the Automatic Film Processor
Learning Event 3: Identify Basic Areas of Safety
Learning Event 4: Identify the Steps Necessary to Prepare Film Processor for Operation
Practice Exercise
 

Lesson 2: Operate Continuous Film Processor
Learning Event 1: Describe the Versamat 11C-MW Film Processor
Learning Event 2: Describe the Major Systems of the Versamat 11C-MW Film Processor
Learning Event 3: Locate and Describe the Functions of the Controls and Indicators with Versamat 11C-MW Film Processor
Learning Event 4: Describe the Preoperational Inspection, Daily Start-up, and Shutdown Procedure
Practice Exercise

Lesson 1: Photographic Still Cameras

Lesson 2: Photographic Printing Equipment

Lesson 3: Photographic Finishing Equipment

Operation of Automatic Print Processors Course

Lesson 1: Prepare an Automatic Print Processor
Learning Event 1: Define the Capabilities of the Automatic Print Processor
Learning Event 2: Describe the Operation of the Automatic Print Processor
Learning Event 3: Identify the Major Components of an Automatic Print Processor
Practice Exercise

Lesson 2: Operate and Automatic Print Processor
Learning Event 1: Describe the Operation and Controls of the Kodak Royalprint Processor
Learning Event 2: Describe the Start Up Procedure for the Kodak Royalprint Processor
Learning Event 3: Describe the Processing Procedure Using the Kodak Royalprint Processor
Learning Event 4: Describe the Shutdown Procedure for the Kodak Royalprint Processor
Learning Event 5: Describe the Procedure for Changing Chemicals in the Kodak Royalprint Processor
Learning Event 6: Identify the Importance of Silver Recovery
Practice Exercise

Lesson 3: Process Paper in an Automatic Print Processor
Learning Event 1: Describe the Conventional Process of PrintProcessing
Learning Event 2: Describe the Stabilization Process
Learning Event 3: Describe the Activation - Conventional Processing
Practice Exercise

Lesson 1: Introduction to Photojournalism
Part A: News/Sports Photography
Part B: Picture Story
Part C: Photo Essay
Part D: Basic Photojournalistic Techniques
Part E: Photo Layout/Captions
Practice Exercise

Lesson 2: Group and Awards Photography
Part A: Formal and Informal Group Photography
Part B: Recognition Photographs
Practice Exercise

Lesson 3: Investigative Photography
Part A: Aircraft/Vehicle Accidents
Part B: Criminal Investigations
Part C: Fire and Arson Investigations
Practice Exercise

Lesson 4: Clinical/Medical Photography
Part A: Types of Clinical/Medical Photography
Part B: Autopsies
Part C: Photographing Surgical Procedures
Practice Exercise

Lesson 5: Architectural Photography
Part A: Types of Architectural Photography
Part B: View Camera Operation and Perspective Control
Practice Exercise

Tactical Documentation Photography Course

Lesson 1: Perform Operational Record Photography
Learning Event 1: Define Terms Related to Tactical Documentation Photography
Learning Event 2: Describe Types and Techniques of Tactical Documentation
Practice Exercise

Lesson 2: Perform Aerial Documentation Photography
Learning Event 1: Explain What is Meant by Aerial Documentation Photography
Learning Event 2: Explain the Uses and Capabilities of Aerial Documentation Photography
Practice Exercise

Photography in Climatic Extremes Course

Lesson 1: Photography in Desert Regions
Learning Event 1: Operate Cameras in Desert Conditions
Learning Event 2: Operate Laboratory Equipment in Desert Conditions
Practice Exercise

Lesson 2: Operating and Storing Photographic Equipment and Supplies in Tropical Climates
Learning Event 1: Operate Cameras and Laboratory Equipment in Tropical Climates
Learning Event 2: Storing, Packing, and Handling Photographic Film and Paper
Learning Event 3: Processing in High Temperatures
Learning Event 4: Using Color Films in Tropical Climates
Practice Exercise

Lesson 3: Photography in Cold Climates
Learning Event 1: Describe the Difficulties of Photography in Cold Climates
Learning Event 2: Describe the Winterization of Equipment
Learning Event 3: Store and Operate Camera Equipment in Cold Weather
Learning Event 4: Process Film in Cold Temperatures
Practice Exercise

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